tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9465120.post9057552647365051422..comments2023-05-06T01:43:05.009-06:00Comments on Sparks Mexico: Retirees forced out of Mexicosparks_mexhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00164875979449223368noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9465120.post-22836057138399920432012-11-27T23:22:12.861-06:002012-11-27T23:22:12.861-06:00As a Mexican citizen this is utter BS. Reminds me ...As a Mexican citizen this is utter BS. Reminds me of how the PRI pre-Fox used to act without using common sense. Towns that rely on ExPat business be damned. Would the US or Canadian Embassy care enough to raise some concern?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9465120.post-51213636422860052072012-11-10T22:24:50.152-06:002012-11-10T22:24:50.152-06:00I guess we need to come there to get our FM3s conv...I guess we need to come there to get our FM3s converted.Axixicnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9465120.post-18999777270242624022012-11-10T11:25:59.537-06:002012-11-10T11:25:59.537-06:00Both Manzanillo and Mazatlan are giving time in co...Both Manzanillo and Mazatlan are giving time in country credit to FM3 holders. Easy renewals with only 3 months of "copies" of bank statements. No mention of income level requiredsparkshttp://sparksmex.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9465120.post-7870361720121575712012-11-10T10:47:27.408-06:002012-11-10T10:47:27.408-06:00Yup, I just wrote about this fiasco today also. A...Yup, I just wrote about this fiasco today also. An FM-3 holder can go to the border, get a tourist visa that is marked correctly, not just as a tourist, bring that in to apply for FM-3 in the town they are going to live in, according to the INM office here in SMA. What a mess!barbara eckrotenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9465120.post-4751025161930349512012-11-09T17:13:31.736-06:002012-11-09T17:13:31.736-06:00Those of us who are not tied down with property ne...Those of us who are not tied down with property need to find another country. Obviously Mexico doesn't want our business.Axixicnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9465120.post-46349414730005013422012-11-09T13:52:14.424-06:002012-11-09T13:52:14.424-06:00Didn't even think of new applicants .... that&...Didn't even think of new applicants .... that's too badsparkshttp://sparksmex.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9465120.post-62401777913048944522012-11-09T13:50:42.064-06:002012-11-09T13:50:42.064-06:00I found a copy of my 2006 application and my old b...I found a copy of my 2006 application and my old booklet. Fingers crossedsparkshttp://sparksmex.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9465120.post-19786939682330847352012-11-09T12:57:27.629-06:002012-11-09T12:57:27.629-06:00As Nancy suggests - this is a real mess! Perhaps s...As Nancy suggests - this is a real mess! Perhaps someone will come to their senses? My brother-in-law ran to the IM oficina trying to get his FMT coverted - but NO - mow you must return to your state of origin and go to a Mexican Consulate to apply for an FM3/2.. He was turned away saying he was a day late.<br /><br /><br />He planned on getting the FM3 in January - but now must spend the money to return to the U.S and get papers there (it used to be that way and then no FM's from a U.S. consulate - not it is mandatory - smacks of some homeland security scenario.John Calypsohttp://vivaveracruz.com/blognoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9465120.post-23008441909978072202012-11-09T10:36:49.653-06:002012-11-09T10:36:49.653-06:00I think you should be able to prove through immigr...I think you should be able to prove through immigration that you have been here longer than 4 years. I'm on my second FM3 also and have been here about 7 years. I'm sure it's in the computer but if not I still have copies of my first booklet.Axixicnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9465120.post-85743425845255062902012-11-09T10:05:11.682-06:002012-11-09T10:05:11.682-06:00Hopefull some adjustments and/or exceptions for pe...Hopefull some adjustments and/or exceptions for people that have been in Mexico awhilesparkshttp://sparksmex.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9465120.post-89700920674856837472012-11-09T10:03:47.264-06:002012-11-09T10:03:47.264-06:00That would be nice but there's also the questi...That would be nice but there's also the question of giving past years credit. Like I'm on my second renewal but actually here 7 yearssparkshttp://sparksmex.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9465120.post-86399252052604388142012-11-09T09:47:26.379-06:002012-11-09T09:47:26.379-06:00If you have been here legally longer than 4 years ...If you have been here legally longer than 4 years you can convert to permanante without the income requirement (I think.)<br /><br /><br />Article 44.Tab of the process for change of condition of stay at the modality, resident temporary to permanent resident:<br /><br /><br />Resolution criteria:<br />I. Stay of temporary resident status holder able to change the status of resident standing by:<br />( to) System of points;<br />( b) Be retired or pensioner that you perceived the outer sufficient resources to live in national territory, or<br />( c) Four years that have elapsed since it has temporary resident permit.<br />II. In the case of applications submitted by four years as a temporary resident, having passed the immigration authority will verify such circumstance.<br />III. The immigration authority may cancel the status of resident temporary by the above-mentioned causes in the 64 articles of law and regulation 163.<br /><br /><br />Important information for the user:<br />- In case of positive resolution foreign person must submit requirements corresponding to issue immigration document for authorization of <br />condition of stay in terms of article 33 of the present guidelines.<br />- The foreign person who changes temporary resident, permanent resident shall continue inform any change of status, change of a different <br />nationality to which entered, domicile or workplace as set forth in section 63 of the Act.<br /> In case of failure to comply with this obligation shall be creditor to the penalties provided for in article law 158.Axixicnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9465120.post-50665774105475043222012-11-08T17:51:18.131-06:002012-11-08T17:51:18.131-06:00Yikes, this is going to really make a mess of thin...Yikes, this is going to really make a mess of things. I know lots of retirees who own their own home (many worth nowhere near $195,000) and have pensions but don't have huge amounts of money in the bank or ownership in Mexican corporations. This is really scary.Nancy Dardariannoreply@blogger.com