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colamexc
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FM3 - Day trip to San Diego
Quick question (I hope):
If I live in Rosarito and want to drive up to San Diego for the day, do I need to stop at a Mexican immigration office at the US border and get my FM3
stamped as an exit? And then get an FM3 entry stamp later that day when I re-enter Baja?
Thanks.
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rts551
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Supposed to. but there are a lot of people who don't
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Dave
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| Quote: | Originally posted by colamexc
Quick question (I hope):
do I need to stop at a Mexican immigration office at the US border and get my FM3 stamped as an exit? And then get an FM3 entry stamp later that day
when I re-enter Baja?
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No...and...No.
And...No, you're not 'supposed' to, either.
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Bob and Susan
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funny you ask...
the guy at imn office in tj at the border friday said fm3's
need to be stamped out and in
but where????
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BAJA.DESERT.RAT
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hola, i was told by my accountant that i only need to get it stamped going into and out of mexico if i am working on being a mexican citizen.
things seem to have changed or are being changed now.
BIEN SALUD, DA RAT
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gnukid
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| Quote: | Originally posted by colamexc
Quick question (I hope):
If I live in Rosarito and want to drive up to San Diego for the day, do I need to stop at a Mexican immigration office at the US border and get my FM3
stamped as an exit? And then get an FM3 entry stamp later that day when I re-enter Baja?
Thanks. |
By car once a year, by plane each passing.
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DianaT
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| Quote: | Originally posted by gnukid
| Quote: | Originally posted by colamexc
Quick question (I hope):
If I live in Rosarito and want to drive up to San Diego for the day, do I need to stop at a Mexican immigration office at the US border and get my FM3
stamped as an exit? And then get an FM3 entry stamp later that day when I re-enter Baja?
Thanks. |
By car once a year, by plane each passing. |
Quick question---not this one. There just does not seem to be a consistent answer. We sure wish there was a quick and consistent answer.
The only consistent one seems to be if you are traveling by plane.
[Edited on 3-16-2010 by DianaT]
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Dave
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Here's a thought:
Why don't you visit the immigration office in Rosarito?
Have them tell you what you're 'supposed' to do. 
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k-rico
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I've been crossing the border almost weekly for five years with an FM-3. Never had it stamped and there have never been any renewal problems. In fact
I usually don't even have it with me.
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Dave
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Shhhhhh!
| Quote: | Originally posted by k-rico
I've been crossing the border almost weekly for five years with an FM-3. Never had it stamped and there have never been any renewal problems. In fact
I usually don't even have it with me. |
Let's make it difficult. The idea is to keep as few people as possible crossing the border. 
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DENNIS
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This is all nonsense, these people here who suggest that you not do the required thang.
Park your car in the line going north, five spaces from the gate, and lock the doors. Carry your paperwork to the Mexican side and request closure on
your document.
It may seem a nuisance to the three hundred cars behind you, but it's the proper thing to do, in spite of the fact that the inept Mexican government
won't give anybody explicit directions as to how they should close out their contract.
Just do the right thing...whatever it may be. 
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k-rico
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Dave
| Quote: | Originally posted by k-rico
I've been crossing the border almost weekly for five years with an FM-3. Never had it stamped and there have never been any renewal problems. In fact
I usually don't even have it with me. |
Let's make it difficult. The idea is to keep as few people as possible crossing the border. |
Well, you know the rules are changing - there is a whole thread about that - and the Mexicans are getting more picky about smuggling stuff instead of
declaring it. Plus they're moving to biometrics. Tongue print readers are being installed.
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DianaT
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| Quote: | Originally posted by DENNIS
This is all nonsense, these people here who suggest that you not do the required thang.
Park your car in the line going north, five spaces from the gate, and lock the doors. Carry your paperwork to the Mexican side and request closure on
your document.
It may seem a nuisance to the three hundred cars behind you, but it's the proper thing to do, in spite of the fact that the inept Mexican government
won't give anybody explicit directions as to how they should close out their contract.
Just do the right thing...whatever it may be. |
After you are the first to do this, please let us know how it goes.
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Don Alley
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OK, last summer, I drove north to the US. I did not get stamped out, as usual.
A few weeks later, I flew to Loreto. Showed them my FM3. The immigration guy said I should have gotten an exit stamp and red form. Next time, he says,
check out with immigration when I drive out. If the border is too complicated, he said I could do it at the Loreto office.
He had to leave his job at immigration, so this year, well, we'll see what happens.
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k-rico
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"inept Mexican government"
tridundant??
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rts551
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What are the rules Dave
| Quote: | Originally posted by Dave
| Quote: | Originally posted by colamexc
Quick question (I hope):
do I need to stop at a Mexican immigration office at the US border and get my FM3 stamped as an exit? And then get an FM3 entry stamp later that day
when I re-enter Baja?
Thanks. |
No...and...No.
And...No, you're not 'supposed' to, either. |
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Dave
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Good question
| Quote: | Originally posted by rts551
What are the rules Dave
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I know there are restrictions on how much time can be spent out of the country when holding an FM2. So one would
assume a record would be mandatory.
But signing in/out with an FM3?
Perhaps you could point to an official Mexican government publication or law that states the requirements.
I can only tell of my experience. I've traveled in/out of the country by all manner of conveyance and have never
been questioned about a failure to have my FM3 stamped.
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rts551
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I can only point to my immigration official who signs my paper work off.
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arrowhead
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The FM-3 is a multiple entry and exit visa. No need to get it stamped each time you come or go. You can read the regulations here:
http://www.inm.gob.mx/marcojuridico/circular1/CIRCULAR_Manua...
Artículo 42 de la LGP y 163, 168 y 169 del RLGP Page 29
"Se autorizará hasta por un año y podrán concederse hasta cuatro prórrogas por igual temporalidad cada una, con entradas y salidas múltiples cuando el
extranjero Visitante durante su estancia: a) viva de sus recursos traídos del extranjero, de las rentas que éstos produzcan o de cualquier ingreso
proveniente del exterior; b) su internación tenga como propósito conocer alternativas de inversión o para realizar éstas; c) se dedique a actividades
científicas, técnicas, de asesoría, artísticas, deportivas o similares; d) se interne para ocupar cargos de confianza, o asistir a asambleas y
sesiones de consejos de administración de empresas."
No soy por ni contra apatía.
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rts551
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Yes multiple entries and exits, but doesn't talk about the tracking process. for me its best not to argue with the official (and meaningless since
at the current time they can't track it anyway). For the rest of you ...go for it.. let me know the outcome
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