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donato
Joined: 05 May 2010
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Location: Mexico City, Mexico
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 Posted: Thu Dec 15, 2011 10:19 pm Post subject: FM3 for Tourist Visa |
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| My FM3 is expiring in a couple months and I am going home to visit. I was thinking about coming back with a tourist visa after a vacation home for the holidays. How would this be done exactly? Do I just turn in the FM3 at the airport and fill out the tourist visa upon reentry? It's still 180 days, yes? |
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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: Thu Dec 15, 2011 10:24 pm Post subject: |
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| But if your FM3 expires after you return, and you mean to stay in Mexico, why would you want to start over with a tourist visa. In any case, that would mean having an FMT and FM3 at the same time, which I think could cause a lot of confusion down the line. Or have I misunderstood? |
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Prof.Gringo
Joined: 07 Nov 2006
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Location: Dang Cong San Viet Nam Quang Vinh Muon Nam!
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| Posted: Fri Dec 16, 2011 10:06 pm Post subject: Re: FM3 for Tourist Visa |
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| donato wrote: |
| My FM3 is expiring in a couple months and I am going home to visit. I was thinking about coming back with a tourist visa after a vacation home for the holidays. How would this be done exactly? Do I just turn in the FM3 at the airport and fill out the tourist visa upon reentry? It's still 180 days, yes? |
Yes, when you leave Mexico, you can turn your old FM-3 in at the INM booth. When you come back to Mexico, you can get a tourist card good for 180 days.
The FM-3 has I think, a validity of 90 days after the expiration date (which means you have a grace period to enter Mexico under the expired FM-3) but after the 90 days you would need to enter as a tourist and start the whole process over again to get another FM-3.
There might be a fine if you come back into Mexico on an expired FM-3. If you are not sure of your return date, just keep the FM-3 and then either enter on it or if it has been too long, come in as a tourist. |
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Samantha
Joined: 25 Oct 2003
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Location: Mexican Riviera
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| Keep your FM3 and visit Immigration when you return. You won't get fined if you show them you were away when it expired. There is a procedure that takes that into account. Don't muddy the waters if you intend to stay in Mexico, would be my advice. |
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