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dune155551
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bajabound2005:
Did you have to have your statements from Smith Barney notarized or authenticated in an way?
If not this will work well as we have a Rydex account in the U.S. with more than sufficient funds to satisfy the income requirements.
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mikeintj
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In Rosarito they have never asked for 3 months of statements, just a single statement from a bank (our Mexican one) that you have deposits greater
than $1000 (approx).
As a sidenote, we initially had a chicken and egg situation (being non-American). To get an FM-3 we needed a Mexican bank account, to get a Mexican
bank account we needed an Fm-3!
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dune155551
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mikeintj:
That is what I think we might run into as well; the chicken and egg situation with respect to trying to open a Mexican bank account without an FM-3
and trying to get an FM-3 without a Mexican bank account.
Could you tell us how you worked around this? Would be much appreciated.
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bajaguy
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Dune:....if your Rydex account has a California office, get a notarized copies of the account info, then take to the California Secretary of State
Office in San Diego. They will do "over the counter" Apostilles in one hour.
I am using an Apostilled, notarized letter from the State of Nevada Retirement Board showing source of income.
The written info from the Mexican Consulate states ....bank statements or other documentation proving source of income.
[Edited on 4-20-2007 by bajaguy]
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dune155551
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bajaguy
Hola neighbor! Sent you an email.
Our Rydex accounts are in Rockville, MD so not sure if I would be able to get an apostille in CA to certify those statements or not.
I think our current plan is to forward copies of all our various accounts to Aida and hopefully she can make some sense of the whole thing and come up
with a plan.
I'm hoping given the unique situation she can take those copies, run them through the local immigration department in Ensenada before our next trip
out and have them agree to some sort of "pre-approval" of the docs before we are out next.............it's a long walk home if they require something
else and probably wishful thinking that they will in principle ok something like this in advance but we'll see.
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| Quote: | Originally posted by dune155551
mikeintj:
That is what I think we might run into as well; the chicken and egg situation with respect to trying to open a Mexican bank account without an FM-3
and trying to get an FM-3 without a Mexican bank account.
Could you tell us how you worked around this? Would be much appreciated. |
It was just a matter of finding a welcoming bank. In Rosarito we ended up at Scotiabank Inverlat, they let us open an account without the FM-3.
If you can afford it I would recommend using a local intermediary who will go to the immigration office for you and get the FM3. You will still need
to complete the paperwork but the advantages are
1. It saves a lot of time and running around and queueing.
2. The immigration office will know the intermediary (if you choose an experienced one, ask around or check Gringo Gazette) and this will expedite the
process.
3. The intermediary will most likely have banks that he has a relationship with who can help you to set-up a bank account.
The intermediary will probably charge about $60 - $100. For your first time and not being American, I would recommend it. In future years you could
renew it yourself - it is straightforward once you have your bank account and FM-3, and have sorted out your marriage certificate!
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Bob and Susan
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remember after 5 years it starts all over again as NEW!!!
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