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[*] posted on 10-28-2014 at 07:10 PM


Got one in SY about 2 weeks ago. Paid the guy $25. No bank. 5 minutes.
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[*] posted on 10-29-2014 at 01:41 PM


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Originally posted by Sandlefoot
The big reason to pay at the bank is that is the only way you will get a receipt! I had to fly out one time and did not have a receipt and the INM official said "No receipt, you did not pay!" I did not get a receipt because I got the FMM on the way in on the plane!!!!

When you're landing in international airport like Loreto or Cabo, you get FMM blank on the plane, yes. But only the blank. INM officer will stamp it - with a big green stamp that has small red date in the middle - and give it back to you.

There is never bank teller involved and there is never any "receipt" other than the stamped FMM , in this case, because FMM fee is included in the ticket price. And they apply same stamp to your passport.

Stamped FMM together with stamp in passport is your proof of status, you don't need anything else. If you had a properly stamped FMM, and the officer at departure wanted some "receipt", he is an idiot because tourists are supposed to return and he is supposed to collect stamped FMM forms, not "receipts".


[Edited on 10-29-2014 by Alm]
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