bajajudy
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Senior Discounts copied from the BPE
If this information has already been posted, disculpe. If not, pretty good thing to know:
Senior Card
The card is available to anyone 60 or over providing that they are a citizen or possess a valid FM 2 or FM 3 visa.
Originally issued by INSEN (Instituto Nacional de la Senectud) it has now been take over by INAPAM (Instituto Nacional de Las Personas Adultas
Mayores.)
Where:
The INAPAM office is in the Rehabilitation Center at the NW corner of Abasolo and Colosio. Entrance is in the middle on the east side of the
building. You need two 'infantile' size photos, copies of all written pages of your FM2 or FM3, copies of all written pages of your passport, a copy
of a utility bill showing your address, and a copy of your drivers license. Process takes about 1/2 hour and you leave with the card. Wait time may
be quite long as there is only one agent issuing cards. Show up before 9:00 am for shortest wait.
Benefits:
• Property taxes – 50% discount
• SAPA – 50% discount
• Ferries – 50% discount
• Bus – 50% discount
• Transito - discount on one car license
• INAH (National Institute of Anthropology and History) – free
• Cinepolis – currently 8 pesos
• Stores throughout La Paz offer varying discounts
Further Information:
Web site: http://www.inapam.gob.mx/ - INAPAM
Web site for list of locations offering discounts: http://www.inapam.gob.mx/directoriodebeneficios.xls - Directorio de Beneficios
(note: The web site is in Spanish http://www.inapam.gob.mx/
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thanks for that Judy... I didn't know FM2 & 3 holders were eligible. I will let some of our amigos know that.
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Shari,
Yes, that is true.. .. I have an FM3 and also have the Third Age Card ....
It was good to see that you also get 50% off on the ferry to Matzalan .... does anyone know if you also get a discount on a cabin or is it only on
the passage ?
CaboRon
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Very interesting---thanks Judy---good information for those of us who will admit we are over 60.
Diane
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Have had the INSEN card for years. Do get 50% of property taxes and water bill, 10% of medication at regular farmacy ( ISSST excluded ). Tried the
discount for bus and ferry ticket and was plainly refused. Have to admit that this was several years ago, so maybe that has changed.
My take on it was, just because it's stated, doesn't mean it gets honored. If anyone tries, please post the result.
Also,I remember, that a few years ago, they were questioning the property tax discount for non Mexican nationals here in Loreto. Was resolved in our
favor, but in the future, quien sabe.
[Edited on 8-25-2008 by vandenberg]
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We went to the office in Santa Rosalia in March and were told that without a residence card we were not eligible. They indicated that an FM2 would
not qualify. So hopefully this has changed very recently.
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Pescador
We went to the office in Santa Rosalia in March and were told that without a residence card we were not eligible. They indicated that an FM2 would
not qualify. So hopefully this has changed very recently. |
Then again, maybe the information is different in different locations???? When in doubt, say no. 
Diane
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bajajudy
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I cannot vouch for the veracity of this information.
I just copied it from the Baja Pony Express news letter.
I am going to see if there is an office in San Lucas or here.
Will let you know what I find out.
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CaboRon
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| Quote: | Originally posted by jdtrotter
| Quote: | Originally posted by Pescador
We went to the office in Santa Rosalia in March and were told that without a residence card we were not eligible. They indicated that an FM2 would
not qualify. So hopefully this has changed very recently. |
Then again, maybe the information is different in different locations???? When in doubt, say no.
Diane |
The information is not different in different locations, BUT the petty office staff is different.
Have never had trouble with either long distance busses or colectivos.
One lady called who was refused at the La Paz office. I think she peeed off the clerk. I have never had a problem at the La Paz office. Went
there with three friends a couple of weeks ago and I got my updated new card and they got their first cards.
I have found that you must treat these Mexican clerks like children otherwise they seem to drum up a lot of their own rules.
And it seems they are allowed to get away with this passive agressive behavior by their superiors.
So the key words are patronize with a smile.
CaboRon
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Pescador
We went to the office in Santa Rosalia in March and were told that without a residence card we were not eligible. They indicated that an FM2 would
not qualify. So hopefully this has changed very recently. |
Got my card in Ensenada, just had to show FM-3
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CaboRon
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| Quote: | Originally posted by bajaguy
| Quote: | Originally posted by Pescador
We went to the office in Santa Rosalia in March and were told that without a residence card we were not eligible. They indicated that an FM2 would
not qualify. So hopefully this has changed very recently. |
Got my card in Ensenada, just had to show FM-3 |
What is a residence card ?
Have never had to show one (whatever it is) for anything.
My FM3 has (on page six) my residence informtion.
CaboRon
[Edited on 8-25-2008 by CaboRon]
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A friend took early retirement several years ago, on the mainland. He talks about all the discounts all the time, travels by bus, movie discounts.
Loves the medical care, maybe not all the high tech bells and whistles, but his doctor has time to sit and talk with him for half an hour a visit at
least, If they exhaust details of his condition, they talk sports.
All my childhood I wanted to be older. Now I\'m older and this chitn sucks.
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INAPAM Card
Ron:
When I obtained my card in Ensenada, I needed a valid/current FM-3, a color copy of the photo page of the FM-3 and one color ID card size photo (2cm
wide, 2.5 cm high). Took it to the INSEN office, now the INAPAM office, issued the same day while I waited.
Discounts also available at grocery stores and some eateries.
Good luck
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CaboRon
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| Quote: | Originally posted by bajaguy
Ron:
When I obtained my card in Ensenada, I needed a valid/current FM-3, a color copy of the photo page of the FM-3 and one color ID card size photo (2cm
wide, 2.5 cm high). Took it to the INSEN office, now the INAPAM office, issued the same day while I waited.
Discounts also available at grocery stores and some eateries.
Good luck |
I have had my Third Age Card (INAPAM) for a long time....
My question was "what is a residence card"?
Never heard the term.
CaboRon
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Hubby got 1/2 off all the busses when traveling the mainland, free admission to most museums (or at least a big discount at others), discount on
groceries at Calimax. It is much more widely accepted on the mainland than Baja and the govt seems to push it more on the mainland. If you go to the
website it is almost 100% DF focused.
Friends don't let friends drink white zinfandel.
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elizabeth
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| Quote: | Originally posted by jdtrotter
Very interesting---thanks Judy---good information for those of us who will admit we are over 60.
Diane |
I've never understood people who were afraid to give their age and told people they were younger. All that does is make people think you look old for
your age...what you need to do is tell people you are 10 years older than you really are, and they all fall all over themselves telling you how great
you look!!!
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| Quote: | Originally posted by CaboRon
It was good to see that you also get 50% off on the ferry to Matzalan .... does anyone know if you also get a discount on a cabin or is it only on
the passage ?
CaboRon |
Baja Ferries offers only 70 peso off the fare to Topolobampo, and about the same to Matzalan. In the Yucatan, we got the full 50% off on the ferries
to Isla Mujeres and Cozumel. We never failed to get 50% off the buses, however, there are only 4 INAPAM seats per bus so we did have to take a later
bus on some occasions. I can also confirm that FM3's qualify (in La Paz). I was going to post the web link to the INAPAM site that stated the
qualifications but the link is no longer vaild. (I find most Mexican government site are rewritten by the time I get back to them.)
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