Mexican passport - AbsoluteAstronomy.com

Mexican passports are issued to Mexican

Mexico

The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...

citizens for the purpose of traveling abroad. The Mexican passport is also an official ID and proof of Mexican citizenship.

Types of Passports

Personal Passport - Issued for ordinary travel, such as vacations and business trips
Diplomatic Passport - Issued to Mexican diplomats, top ranking government officials and diplomatic couriers.
Official Passport - Issued to individuals representing the Mexican government on official business

Physical Appearance

Mexican passports are dark green, with the Mexican Coat of Arms

Coat of arms of Mexico

The current coat of arms of Mexico has been an important symbol of Mexican politics and culture for centuries. The coat of arms depicts a Mexican Golden Eagle perched upon a prickly pear cactus devouring a snake. To the people of Tenochtitlan this would have strong religious connotations, but to...

in the center of the front cover and the official name of the country "ESTADOS UNIDOS MEXICANOS" (United Mexican States) around the coat of arms. The word "PASAPORTE" is inscribed below the coat of arms, and "MEXICO" (as the country is known) above. Older versions of the Mexican passport are also issued by embassies and consulates abroad. The Mexican passport contains many different security features, some of them visible only under a black light.

Identity Information Page

Mexican passports includes the following data:

Each passport has a data page and a signature page. Illustration: data page and signature page – right.
Each passport has a data page and a signature page. Illustration: data page and signature page – right.

Photo of passport Holder
Type (P)
Country code (MEX)
Passport No.
Surnames (Both Father and Mother's maiden name)
Given Names
Nationality
Observations
Date of birth
Personal ID Number (CURP)
Sex
Place of birth
Date of issue
Authority
Date of expiration
Electronic Bar Code
Hologram picture in the center-right

The information page ends with the Machine Readable Zone.

Passport Note

The passports contain a note from the issuing state that is addressed to the authorities of all other states, identifying the bearer as a citizen of that state and requesting that he or she be allowed to pass and be treated according to international norms. The note inside the Mexican passports state:

In Spanish

Spanish language

Spanish , also known as Castilian , is a Romance language in the Ibero-Romance group that evolved from several languages and dialects in central-northern Iberia around the 9th century and gradually spread with the expansion of the Kingdom of Castile into central and southern Iberia during the...

La Secretaría de Relaciones Exteriores de los Estados Unidos Mexicanos solicita a las autoridades competentes que permitan al titular de este pasaporte de nacionalidad mexicana su libre paso sin retraso u obstáculo alguno y, dado el caso, le otorguen toda la asistencia y protección posibles.

in English

English language

English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the United Mexican States hereby requests all competent authorities to permit the holder of this passport, a Mexican national, free transit without delay or hindrance and in case of need to give him all lawful aid and protection.

and in French

French language

French is a Romance language spoken as a first language in France, the Romandy region in Switzerland, Wallonia and Brussels in Belgium, Monaco, the regions of Quebec and Acadia in Canada, and by various communities elsewhere. Second-language speakers of French are distributed throughout many parts...

Le Ministère des Affaires Etrangères des Etats-Unis Mexicains prie les autorités compétentes de bien vouloir laisser passer librement et sans entrave le titulaire du présent passeport, de nationalité mexicaine, et du lui prêter toute aide et assistance possibles.

Languages

The textual portions of the Mexican passports is printed in Spanish

Spanish language

, English

English language

and French