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Yes, you need to bring your birth certificate to the consulate.
Also, check the regulations specific to Mexico. For me, the required process was:
Mail the passport, original birth certificate, and application form to the embassy using a specific courier.
- No flexibility on this. The embassy was serving many walk-ins by sending them to a counter inside the embassy, where they had the privilege of mailing the materials to the same embassy. The courier was the same and, I assume, the fees.
- Wait for e-mail confirmation of the application.
- Go to the embassy in person. Solemnly swear that you are whom you claim to be.
- They mail your old passport and application to Washington. It gets mailed back together with the new one.
- The new passport is mailed to you using the same courier.
Sounds pretty straightforward, but can be a slow process. Getting to step 2 took a month for my friend. In between steps 3 and 4, they lost my application and passport, but did not tell me so. After a month, I got suspicious and visited again, which is an all-day trip. After an hour of investigation, they found my materials inside a desk drawer. They did not even apologize. In the meantime my visa expired and I accrued penalties. Be ready for a little aggravation.
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Per http://travel.state.gov/content/passports/english/passports/renew.html:
From Outside the United States:
- U.S. citizens residing abroad (except those living in Canada) should renew their passports at the nearest U.S. Embassy or U.S. Consulate. For more information on Applying for a U.S. passport from outside the United States, please click here.
- U.S. citizens residing in Canada may submit Form DS-82: Application for U.S. Passport by Mail to the address listed on the form.
- Passports renewed by mail in the United States may only be mailed to United States and Canadian addresses.