Islandbuilder
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Tecate FMM?
I know I've read advice about where to get our FMM in Tecate, but I can't find it after repeated search attempts.
I'm sorry to ask again, but, where is the visa office, the bank, and where should I park? I remember some have said to park in the US side and walk
across to get the visa, then walk back and get the truck.
That seems complicated to me....
Please be specific, and use pictures and maps. Thank you so very much!
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baronvonbob
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as you go through the border it is on right hand side, they now have a small bank across the street. i went early am and bank was not open and inm
gave me a form and i paid several days later in san quintin, i pulled through and parked on an area on the first side street, and ran in, but it was
6:30 a.m.
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Thanks Bob! Sounds pretty easy. We'll probably going through about 0700, so I'll probably have to my bank visit in Ensenada or SQ as well. Is that all
that's needed, the FMM and the receipt proving that we paid the fee? The immigration folks don't have to stamp the receipt or anything?
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Use Google Earth and look up Tecate. Then switch to street view and you can pan 360 degrees and see the locatons of everything. The images are so
clear that you can actually read the signs over the doorways on the buildings . You can see the border gate, the aduana office, the INM office, the
bank, and even the red/green lights!
Forget about walking over and walking back. Everything is within a 50 yard radius and there are about ten parking spaces.
[Edited on 1-26-2012 by RnR]
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Thank you!! I've never used the street view feature, (not sure why?!). That's very cool. Any idea what time the bank opens?
| Quote: | Originally posted by RnR
Use Google Earth and look up Tecate. Then switch to street view and you can pan 360 degrees and see the locatons of everything. The images are so
clear that you can actually read the signs over the doorways on the buildings . You can see the border gate, the aduana office, the INM office, the
bank, and even the red/green lights!
Forget about walking over and walking back. Everything is within a 50 yard radius and there are about ten parking spaces.
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Make sure you don't cross on a Mexican holiday (there are lots of them) - all the banks will be closed. I'm not aware of the bank that baronvanbob
mentions, but there are also 2 more banks straight down the main street about 3-4 blocks - an easy walk.
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Islandbuilder
Thanks Bob! Sounds pretty easy. We'll probably going through about 0700, so I'll probably have to my bank visit in Ensenada or SQ as well. Is that all
that's needed, the FMM and the receipt proving that we paid the fee? The immigration folks don't have to stamp the receipt or anything?
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The bank is across the street, 80 feet a small office. The guy will stamp the FMM and the bank gives a receipt paid. .the bank is new, just a small
room, againn I was there before anything opened and all I had to do was get it stamped paid at another bank, I did 3 days later. The INm guy gave me
paperwork to do that. took five minutes, i parked in front and was out, he spoke english... worked for me.
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| Quote: | Originally posted by ElCap
Make sure you don't cross on a Mexican holiday (there are lots of them) - all the banks will be closed. I'm not aware of the bank that baronvanbob
mentions, but there are also 2 more banks straight down the main street about 3-4 blocks - an easy walk. |
Crossing on Holidays is no problem. Just pay later at a Bank at your destination.
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