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Flying to Mexico with permanent residency

ligui - 5-14-2023 at 07:12 AM

Hi everyone.

I'm going to book my next trip to Mexico. I was wondering how I do it and not be charged for a visitor visa since I do now have permanent residency

Thanks for your help

Ligui

surabi - 5-14-2023 at 08:46 AM

You have to ask the customer service dept. of the airline- some do it differently than others. When I used to fly Alaska Airlines, they had forms at the boarding gate you filled out and then within a few weeks there was a reimbursement for the tourist tax to my credit card. But with Westjet, I have to phone them to make the booking, rather than do it online (altho I find the flight I want online first , of course) and they deduct the tourist tax from the payment.
And with another airline, I had to send a copy of my permanent residency card to their refunds dept. after the flight to get reimbursed.

Udo - 5-14-2023 at 08:53 AM

Just make SURE that you NEVER check anything that has to do with TOURIST

charliemanson - 5-15-2023 at 07:44 PM

Quote: Originally posted by surabi  
You have to ask the customer service dept. of the airline- some do it differently than others. When I used to fly Alaska Airlines, they had forms at the boarding gate you filled out and then within a few weeks there was a reimbursement for the tourist tax to my credit card. But with Westjet, I have to phone them to make the booking, rather than do it online (altho I find the flight I want online first , of course) and they deduct the tourist tax from the payment.
And with another airline, I had to send a copy of my permanent residency card to their refunds dept. after the flight to get reimbursed.



Not anymore as they have done away with all of that...a couple years back. They no longer charge for any tourist entry.

surabi - 5-15-2023 at 08:12 PM

Quote: Originally posted by charliemanson  
Quote: Originally posted by surabi  
You have to ask the customer service dept. of the airline- some do it differently than others. When I used to fly Alaska Airlines, they had forms at the boarding gate you filled out and then within a few weeks there was a reimbursement for the tourist tax to my credit card. But with Westjet, I have to phone them to make the booking, rather than do it online (altho I find the flight I want online first , of course) and they deduct the tourist tax from the payment.
And with another airline, I had to send a copy of my permanent residency card to their refunds dept. after the flight to get reimbursed.



Not anymore as they have done away with all of that...a couple years back. They no longer charge for any tourist entry.


They certainly do. The flight I took from Canada to Mexico in Sept. had tourist tax added to the cost of the flight. Where did you get the idea that Mexico no longer charges tourist tax?

Santiago - 5-16-2023 at 05:02 AM

Also, you must enter Mex thru the citizen (national) gate, not the tourist. I made that mistake once and was politely but firmly re-routed.

surabi - 5-16-2023 at 10:10 AM

No, that isn't a "must", that's just what happened to you at one airport with one agent on one day. I go through the non-citizen line at the Puerto Vallarta airport all the time and no immigration officer has ever directed me to do otherwise.

Santiago - 5-16-2023 at 10:53 AM

Quote: Originally posted by surabi  
No, that isn't a "must", that's just what happened to you at one airport with one agent on one day. I go through the non-citizen line at the Puerto Vallarta airport all the time and no immigration officer has ever directed me to do otherwise.


I was not clear, I do the same thing because SWMBO does not have a Permanent Residence card. I happened to show the card one time and I was directed to the other line. Do you show them your card in PVR?

surabi - 5-16-2023 at 12:41 PM

Quote: Originally posted by Santiago  
Do you show them your card in PVR?

Yes, of course. How would they know to check me through as permanente otherwise?