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Mexico or Colombia passport “in 60 days” ads

Ads promising a Mexican or Colombian passport in two months for tens of thousands of dollars do not match normal naturalisation rules.

Landing pages such as the passport-mexico.com-style pitch sell speed: citizenship of Mexico and Colombia “in 60 days”, residence permits from roughly $12,000, passports from about $45,000–$55,000, staged payments, WhatsApp handlers. The story often walks through CURP numbers, birth paperwork and voter ID (INE) as if those were products you can buy on the way to a passport office.

Ordinary Mexican naturalisation after residence is measured in years, not weeks, with language and civics checks and documents that prove lawful stay. Shorter paths (certain family or regional links) still assume real residence measured in years, not a two-month package. INE is a voter credential for people who already hold Mexican nationality; CURP can be issued to foreign residents and is not a passport. Mexico’s foreign ministry has also warned applicants about intermediaries selling “help” around appointment systems.

Visa-free travel boasts and “US visa in 14 days” add-ons are marketing, not guarantees — consular decisions are not sold as SKUs. If the only contacts are messengers and first names, you are not looking at a transparent licensed practice. Do not send identity packs or staged crypto/wire fees for a passport timetable that official rules do not support.


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