cathart
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FM3 Update!
Just thought this information might be useful to some others: Since we had to get our FM3 rather quickly, and couldn't take the chance that it could
take a month, which I heard it could take in Rosarito, we decided to go ahead and get it in Los Angeles. Of course, I never could get
anybody on the phone at the Mexican Consulate to verify exactly what we needed! So we went there yesterday with what we
thought we needed, which of course was not everything. We were missing just one thing, a letter, stating why we wanted the FM3. BTW,
nothing needed to be notarized! We did need the clearance letter from the police department. So we had to go home, write the letter, and come back
this morning. We arrived there at 8:30 am, and by 11:00 am, were out the door with FM3 in hand! Of course, we now have to take our FM3's to Ensenada
to have them verified, but all in all, it wasn't difficult, and it didn't take long.
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sylens
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i am impressed
and unbelievably envious. it took us five years to get fm3 for my husband here in ensenada. that's misleading because we began in 2000 and then gave
up because of hassles trying to get letter from bank. started again in 2005 and finally got it after 5 or 6 trips to immigration, each time certain
we had everything we needed, only to be advised we needed one more document or one more copy of something. anyhow. renewed first time last month and
it was a breeze. now that we have a local bank account.
congratulations to you. enjoy your success
lili
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bajajudy
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Michael Mercer said it best.....
How many copies and papers do you need for your FM3.....
one more than you have!
Still waiting for my renewal
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comitan
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I'll be waiting for the fat lady to sing.
Strive For The Ideal, But Deal With What\'s Real.
Every day is a new day, better than the day before.(from some song)
Lord, Keep your arm around my shoulder and your hand over my mouth.
“The sincere pursuit of truth requires you to entertain the possibility that everything you believe to be true may in fact be false”
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Dave
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I haven't seen the inside of the migra office in over four years. I have a preparer that does everything. I give him my passport, FM2, receipt showing
all my corporate taxes are current and a copy of my electric bill. He prepares the forms, brings them to me to sign and then files everything with
migra. A couple of weeks later he brings me my FM2...Done!
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Bruce R Leech
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Dave
I haven't seen the inside of the migra office in over four years. I have a preparer that does everything. I give him my passport, FM2, receipt showing
all my corporate taxes are current and a copy of my electric bill. He prepares the forms, brings them to me to sign and then files everything with
migra. A couple of weeks later he brings me my FM2...Done! |
hay Dave there was a guy selling copies of your passport here in Mulege last week.
Bruce R Leech
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Dave
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Speaking of passports
| Quote: | Originally posted by Bruce R Leech
hay Dave there was a guy selling copies of your passport here in Mulege last week. |
Today, gave my passport to the border guard and instead of looking at it and handing it back he first slid it through a scanner.
I asked him, "What does that tell you?"
He said, "What we need to know."
Big Brother is watching. 
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bajalou
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That's why I won't show my passport until it's the only thing accepted.
No Bad Days
\"Never argue with an idiot. People watching may not be able to tell the difference\"
\"The trouble with doing nothing is - how do I know when I\'m done?\"
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Geronimo
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Coming home after the Code 500, I was asked for my passport or Drivers licence, I had both, showed my licence. That was the first time ever....
\"The only cure is to be perpetually South Bound\"
~Roger Clyne and the Peacemakers from the song Mexicosis
Geronimo
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Bajame
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I plan to make a move to Baja at the end of summer. is it possible to rent a place and then renew my Visa every 6 months instead of getting a FM3?
We all want a peaceful world, filled with love and laughter, but we fill ourselves with anger and hate trying to fiqure out how to achive it.
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cathart
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Sylens, since we need to have our FM3's verified in Ensenada, can you give me the address of where we need to go to do that, and do we need an
appointment, or can we just walk in?
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bajajudy
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Bajame.
You can only legally be in Mexico 180 days a year on a tourist visa. Probably if you come and go a lot no one would ever notice but that is the rule.
You cannot renew a 180 day visa.
Dave
I have a preparer too, he has no idea what happened to my FM3 but is headed down to San Lucas today to check again.
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Marinero
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I got my FM3 through the La Paz office a couple of months ago. I hired a local agent in Los Barriles and paid her about $100 US for her services. No
letter from the police, three months worth of bank statement, a copy of my bank trust and water bills and only a copy of my passport and the pictures
were all I gave her. It was ready in 10 days. I had to go to La Paz to be fingerprinted and sign the book. I went without an appointment and was in
and out in about a half hour.
Someone who went the next day had similar luck, except the fellow who had to sign the FM3 was not there. He did all that was required and left. His
agent was able to pick up the FM-3 at a later date and hold it for him. They gave him some document to replace the tourist card, which they retained.
My suggestion is to hire a helper.
Bill
Si estás buscando la person que cambiará su vida, échale una mirada en el espejo.
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But Oz never did give nothing to the Tin Man
That he didn't, didn't already have..... |
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villadelfin
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| Quote: | | My suggestion is to hire a helper |
did you have to sign a power of attorney for your agent to help you?
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Marinero
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I signed all the application forms in her office. One of them was sort of a power of attorney, limited to her submission of the documents.
Bill
Si estás buscando la person que cambiará su vida, échale una mirada en el espejo.
Fish logo from www.usafishing.com, used w/permission.
But Oz never did give nothing to the Tin Man
That he didn't, didn't already have..... |
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bajajudy
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I agree. Get someone to help you, especially the first time.
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DanO
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Ensenada migracion
The office is on what used to be the main road into town by the shipyard, before they built the new road up the hill. When you get to the first light
coming into town (i.e., across from the fish market), make a right. The office is a few dozen yards down, on the right, in the building after the
office of the capitano del puerto.
\"Without deviation from the norm, progress is not possible.\" -- Frank Zappa
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