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capt. mike
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fastest way to get an FM3?
how can i get one asap? what's involved?
new rules, some old, actually now to be inforced for private aircraft entries and exits force this action, the FMTs are now basically useless for
frequent travelers by air.
what a crock. so, now i finally have to get an FM3.........
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Bob and Susan
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here in Mulege it takes 1-2 weeks...
our accountant in town does it for a very reasomable fee...
http://www.despachocontable.com/
his email is...
orendainsalvador15@hotmail.com
i would email him before your trip this weekend...
you need a couple of small pictures (available in santa rosalia) and a trip to the IMN office in santa rosalia
They are only open till 2PM M-F
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Pescador
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Mike, I would go directly to the immigration office in Santa Rosalia. Javier and staff are very helpful and professional and things go pretty
quickly. Make sure that you have the following:
1.Filled out application (which you get from them)
2. Valid Passport
3.Proof of your income, last 3 monthly bank statements
4.Letter of no criminal record from the police department where you live in US.
5. 4 front passport photos, and 2 right side photos, in color
6. Bring all original documents and one copy of each.
7. If your wife is applying, make sure to have marriage certificate.
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DianaT
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Pescador
Mike, I would go directly to the immigration office in Santa Rosalia. Javier and staff are very helpful and professional and things go pretty
quickly. Make sure that you have the following:
1.Filled out application (which you get from them)
2. Valid Passport
3.Proof of your income, last 3 monthly bank statements
4.Letter of no criminal record from the police department where you live in US.
5. 4 front passport photos, and 2 right side photos, in color
6. Bring all original documents and one copy of each.
7. If your wife is applying, make sure to have marriage certificate. |
Does the letter from the police department need to be in Spanish? For how long is the letter good?
We may use an agent, do we have to send him our Passport? Hate to part with it.
Thanks
Diane
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roundtuit
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Mike, I did my own in Feb. 3 hrs in santa rosalia first time and two weeks later 1 hour. They were very helpful and curtious to me and my wife They
have a form letter telling you what you need
1.Filled out four applications each (which you get from them)
2. Valid Passport and copies of every page(same for wife)
3.Proof of your income, last 3 monthly bank statements two copies(one for wife)
4.Letter of no criminal record from the police department where you live in US
5. 4 front passport photos, in blk and white (2 blocks up from bank digital cam)
this took about 5 min
Just glanced at marriage lic
Go there and get paper work (which you have to go to palpaeria and replace)
go for pics, replacment forms --#5, then to bank with paper work and $ 1618
pesos each then back to office. More paper work and signatures
If you hire some one you will still make 2 trips to Santa Rosalia
As I said they were very helpful as I speak very litte spanish
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David K
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Mike... because you leave property behind in Mexico (the fifth wheel) you should have one, anyway. Let us know how it goes for you!
Someday I will get one because I want to work there, even voluntary work requires an FM-3. FM-Ts are only for people on vacation who don't work in
Mexico or leave any property behind in Mexico at the end of their trip.
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Loboron
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Bob and Susan
here in Mulege it takes 1-2 weeks...
our accountant in town does it for a very reasomable fee...
http://www.despachocontable.com/
his email is...
orendainsalvador15@hotmail.com
i would email him before your trip this weekend...
you need a couple of small pictures (available in santa rosalia) and a trip to the IMN office in santa rosalia
They are only open till 2PM M-F |
The quickest way to obtain an FM-3 (24 hours) is at the Mexican Consul on India street in Little Italy, San Diego.
You go there prior to 1 pm with simple paper work and return B/T 12 noon and 1 pm the next day and they hand you the FM-3.
When you cross the border go through the declaration line and stop in the first parking space. The office of Immigration is the first office. Present
your Passport and new FM-3, he stamps it and your done.
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Bob and Susan
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you're only done if you live in tijauna
you MUST have it stamped in the area you live
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Loboron
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Bob and Susan
you're only done if you live in tijauna
you MUST have it stamped in the area you live |
Not true, the only thing you need to have done in the area in which you live is for office of immigration there to verify your local address, you take
them your water and electric receipts and then they write in local address on the FM-3.
I've done this for the last 4 years.
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Bob and Susan
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"you take them your water and electric receipts"
i wish i had receipts for those items
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The Gull
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Mike,
Bring Water and electric bills and the list provided earlier in Rosarito Beach and it is three weeks. You do not have to bring the letter from the US
cops in Rosarito Beach.
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DENNIS
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Here we go again, looking for absolutes, order and consistancy in Mexico. The quest continues. We never learn.
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flyfishinPam
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My best advice is to retire and go fishing
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Loboron
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| Quote: | Originally posted by DENNIS
Here we go again, looking for absolutes, order and consistancy in Mexico. The quest continues. We never
learn. |
This is some what true. The regulations are pretty much consistent through out Mexico. How the rules are governed depend on the jurisdiction you're
in.
For the most part it's about money. When you go to the Mexican consul for the FM3 it will cost you only $134.00. When you go to the various
jurisdictions the costs vary, but are usually higher.
The Mexican consul issues all the FM3's. When you apply in your area the appication is sent to the nearest Consul for approval and issuance. That's
why it takes 2-3- weeks to get it back and it generally costs more. Going to the Consul in San Diego eliminates the middle man. Thus only 24 hours and
you have the FM3.
You then have 90 days to have the FM3 activated. This can be done at ANY office of immigration. The San Diego / Mexican border is a quick in and out
for this. The ONLY other requirement you have is to go to the office of immigration in your jurisdiction. On page 6 of your FM3 is the page where the
local immigration offical will fill out the information on you and for your address in that jurisdiction, once you have given them a copy of your
Water & Electric bills to show that it's you who is being billed for that location. If you are renting, you will need a letter from your landlord.
Those are the facts.
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tripledigitken
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Loboron
| Quote: | Originally posted by DENNIS
Here we go again, looking for absolutes, order and consistancy in Mexico. The quest continues. We never
learn. |
This is some what true. The regulations are pretty much consistent through out Mexico. How the rules are governed depend on the jurisdiction you're
in.
For the most part it's about money. When you go to the Mexican consul for the FM3 it will cost you only $134.00. When you go to the various
jurisdictions the costs vary, but are usually higher.
The Mexican consul issues all the FM3's. When you apply in your area the appication is sent to the nearest Consul for approval and issuance. That's
why it takes 2-3- weeks to get it back and it generally costs more. Going to the Consul in San Diego eliminates the middle man. Thus only 24 hours and
you have the FM3.
You then have 90 days to have the FM3 activated. This can be done at ANY office of immigration. The San Diego / Mexican border is a quick in and out
for this. The ONLY other requirement you have is to go to the office of immigration in your jurisdiction. On page 6 of your FM3 is the page where the
local immigration offical will fill out the information on you and for your address in that jurisdiction, once you have given them a copy of your
Water & Electric bills to show that it's you who is being billed for that location. If you are renting, you will need a letter from your landlord.
Those are the facts. |
How about this variation?
We only have a lot no improvements, yet for many reasons we want to get the FM3. How do we get around not having electrical/water bills. Can a
property tax receipt do or a copy of the bank trust? Thanks in advance for the response/s.
Ken
[Edited on 5-7-2007 by tripledigitken]
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Don Alley
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Loboron
The Mexican consul issues all the FM3's. When you apply in your area the appication is sent to the nearest Consul for approval and issuance....
...Those are the facts. |
A consul is a government representative in another nation. The nearest Mexican consul to Loreto is in San Diego. But Loreto sends them to Los Cabos
now. No wonder we've been waiting 2 months to get our renewels back.
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bajalou
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Where does the consul come in? My FM2 is issued by the "Secretaria de Gobernacion Instituto National de Migracion, Mexicali, B.C" and whild I no
longer have a copy of the FM3, am reasonably sure it was issued at the same place.
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beercan
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LOu, We got ours in one day at the
Mexican consulate right here in Yuma.
We have them renewed in Algodones and that usually takes about a week.
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Minnow
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Mike, seems you would be best off by doing it in Rosarito. No police report required. Just kidding. For some, that might be very useful information though.
The locals have a saying in the area I live. "there are only two kinds of gringos who live full time here, the wanted, and the unwanted".
Proud husband of a legal immigrant.
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DENNIS
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OUCH....
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