Mexican criminal record certificate from the US: MXN $240 online

Mexico’s federal criminal record certificate (Constancia de Antecedentes Penales Federales) is issued by the Órgano Administrativo Desconcentrado Prevención y Reinserción Social (OADPRS), and from the United States you request it online at constancias.oadprs.gob.mx using your CURP (Mexico’s population registry key). It costs a fixed MXN $240.00 (Mexican pesos), with a response in 72 hours, or 10 business days if the system detects people with the same name (official gob.mx procedure page, checked October 3, 2026). According to the Los Angeles consulate, payment is the tricky part from the US. And the consulate route is not a reliable fallback: the Atlanta consulate reported it suspended.

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Key facts

ItemDetail (gob.mx page, checked October 3, 2026)
Issued byÓrgano Administrativo Desconcentrado Prevención y Reinserción Social (OADPRS)
Procedure code (homoclave)OADPRS-2021-255-001-A
WhereOnline: constancias.oadprs.gob.mx
FeeMXN $240.00, fixed amount, paid before the procedure starts
Payment methodsPayment reference (línea de captura), or online by credit or debit card
Response time72 hours; 10 business days if name matches are found
DeliveryDownload link by email, available for 10 calendar days
Validity“No aplica” (not applicable)
Portal accessLlave MX, or “continue with your CURP”

Step by step (per gob.mx)

  1. Go to constancias.oadprs.gob.mx.
  2. Enter the applicant’s (current) CURP.
  3. Validate the information and enter the name of the person who registered the birth (father, mother or guardian).
  4. If other people share the applicant’s name, also attach the birth certificate and a current official ID in PDF format.
  5. Select the institution that requested the certificate and the reason it is needed.
  6. Register a valid email address that can receive notifications.
  7. Choose the payment method: a payment reference (línea de captura), or online with a credit or debit card.
  8. When the certificate is ready, you receive an email with a download link; the link is available for 10 calendar days from receipt of the email.

Documents required

DocumentWhen gob.mx asks for it
CURP or the holder’s detailsAlways
Current official photo ID (INE card or valid passport)If the system detects a name match, and to prove the applicant’s identity
Birth certificateIf the system detects a name match
PaymentAlways; made within the system

If you need a copy of your birth certificate as a PDF, see Mexican birth certificate from the US. If you lack a current Mexican ID, see Mexican INE voter ID from the US or renewing a Mexican passport.

Paying from the United States

The gob.mx page says only “credit or debit card.” The Los Angeles consulate (page updated February 3, 2025) is more specific: you can do the procedure “from your computer or phone as long as you can pay with a Mexican credit card, or you can choose the option to obtain a payment reference (línea de captura) and share it with a relative in Mexico so they can help with the payment.” The Los Angeles page also shows a peso amount that differs from the current one; the current figure is gob.mx’s MXN $240.00.

From the US, the Los Angeles page describes two routes: pay online with a Mexican credit card, or generate the payment reference and share it with a relative in Mexico, who pays it at Banorte. The Boston consulate FAQ (checked October 3, 2026) says OADPRS has indicated that online payment can only be made with a card from a Mexican bank, which does not have to be in your name.

What about the consulate?

The Atlanta consulate’s page explains that, under a collaboration agreement between the SRE (Mexico’s foreign ministry) and OADPRS, Mexicans abroad could obtain this certificate at consulates. The same page (updated January 16, 2025) states that “due to connection problems between the consular administration system (SIAC) and the OADPRS system, the service for issuing federal criminal record certificates (CAPF) is temporarily suspended,” and refers people to the online procedure.

That notice is Atlanta’s, from January 2025. If you prefer to go to a consulate, confirm first whether your office offers the service.

Who it is issued for

gob.mx explains that the document “serves to confirm that there are no federal criminal records in your name” and lists four situations in which OADPRS may issue it, including “when requested by a foreign embassy or consulate in Mexico, or through a Mexican embassy or consulate abroad.” In step 5 you state which institution asked for it and why.

What can’t be done from the US: the state-level record

The federal certificate is not Mexico’s only “no criminal record” document. The Constancia de Datos Registrales is a state-level record that, according to the Los Angeles consulate, “is processed and obtained only in Mexico.” The same page describes it as a “procedure carried out only at the Fiscalía General de la República in the State of your birth through a trusted person with a simple power of attorney (carta poder simple),” and elsewhere says each person must file the request “before the Fiscalía of each State.” The consulate notes it can only help by issuing the consular letter and putting the file together.

If the institution asking for the document specifies a state-level record, the online federal certificate does not replace it. Confirm with that institution which of the two it needs. For signing a power of attorney at a consulate, see Mexican power of attorney at a US consulate.

Not the same as an FBI check

The Mexican certificate covers Mexico’s federal criminal records. US records are requested separately: see FBI background check.

Your US immigration status

The procedure is based on the CURP and, if there is a name match, on the birth certificate and a Mexican ID (INE card or passport). gob.mx does not ask Mexican nationals for US immigration documents. If your US immigration case depends on this certificate, an immigration attorney can confirm exactly which document is required; see find pro bono legal help.

Official sources

Last verified: 2026-10-03. General procedural information for educational purposes. The fee and timeframes are set by OADPRS and can change. Verify directly on gob.mx or constancias.oadprs.gob.mx before paying. Not legal advice.