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corporatehuman
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Yeah I just think have a big smile, be friendly, be yourself and youll be fine. Make sure to act a bit confused, but not at all angry.
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Phil_K
Joined: 25 Jan 2007
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Location: A World of my Own
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| Posted: Wed Mar 07, 2007 3:39 pm Post subject: |
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Yeah, I think so...afterall, Mexico is the land of "No pasa nada".  |
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Samantha
Joined: 25 Oct 2003
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Location: Mexican Riviera
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| Posted: Wed Mar 07, 2007 4:38 pm Post subject: |
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| Please do report back to us on the outcome of this situation. |
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Phil_K
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| Posted: Thu Mar 08, 2007 4:25 pm Post subject: |
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| Will do. I am going to immigration on Monday 12 March so I guess it will be a few weeks after that. I will dig out this thread then. |
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Phil_K
Joined: 25 Jan 2007
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| Posted: Wed Mar 28, 2007 8:31 pm Post subject: |
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I have the result of my application.
I got hammered with a fine of $5057!!!!  but they didn't ask what I had been doing for a year |
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Samantha
Joined: 25 Oct 2003
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Location: Mexican Riviera
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| Posted: Wed Mar 28, 2007 8:44 pm Post subject: |
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| Wow! Thanks for checking back in...It's good for everyone to know these things. Do you recall the per diem rate they used for the fine and is this Guadalajara INAMI? |
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ls650
Joined: 10 May 2003
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Location: British Columbia
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| Posted: Wed Mar 28, 2007 9:02 pm Post subject: |
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| Phil_K wrote: |
| I got hammered with a fine of $5057!!!! |
Ouch! |
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Phil_K
Joined: 25 Jan 2007
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| Posted: Wed Mar 28, 2007 9:25 pm Post subject: |
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| Wow! Thanks for checking back in...It's good for everyone to know these things. Do you recall the per diem rate they used for the fine and is this Guadalajara INAMI? |
No, they just told me this was the maximum fine. The immigration office is in DF. |
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corporatehuman
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Location: Mexico City
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| Posted: Wed Mar 28, 2007 11:23 pm Post subject: |
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Man thats a ridiculous fine. Did you argue or pay it right away? That's grounds for just walking out off the office. But your situation was tough, I realize, but damn. I'm surprised. Did you make jokes? Sorry I keep asking these questions, trying to think what I'd do in that situation. I just think that's too much. At least everything is clear now.
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Phil_K
Joined: 25 Jan 2007
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| Posted: Thu Mar 29, 2007 12:57 am Post subject: |
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CorporateHuman
There is no point in any of that if you want to be legal. I just have to accept it. I will pay, smile and not be a bad boy again. |
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ls650
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| Posted: Thu Mar 29, 2007 1:46 am Post subject: |
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| corporatehuman wrote: |
| That's grounds for just walking out off the office. |
If someone were caught working illegally for a year in your home country, what would the penalty be?
Only a fine of about $500 US, and told not to do it again? |
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Phil_K
Joined: 25 Jan 2007
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| Posted: Thu Mar 29, 2007 4:38 pm Post subject: |
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Exactly!
I think in Mexico there is a lax attitude to the law, but if we break it (which I didn't do on purpose), we must expect to be punished. ls650's comments made me think...I guess we are lucky to be in Mexico! |
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Samantha
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| Posted: Thu Mar 29, 2007 5:46 pm Post subject: |
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| Right on! |
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Dragonlady
Joined: 10 May 2004
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MELEE
Joined: 22 Jan 2003
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Location: The Mexican Hinterland
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| Posted: Thu Mar 29, 2007 7:07 pm Post subject: |
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I think Phil was very lucky not to have been deported. It's good to know that there is a maximum fine, I suspect the per diem rate would have been higher.
But what I want to know is...
...how did you let your FM3 expire and a year go by, in a way that was "not on purpose"?
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