No one clarifies if you are a couple if your income requirements are per each person or if the couple has a joint bank account do they count it together? Do you have to be married? What if one person is on social security and the other is not, but you have joint acct. trying to plan our escape from high priced Los Angeles right now!
Congratulations! We got our permanent residency visas in December. I can't stress enough how much easier it is to hire a company to do everything for you. Yucatan Expat Services was excellent. They make the appointments for you and everything. No stress. Actually not that expensive.....a lot less than if you have to fly back to your home country to correct something.....others should think about that. We were in and out of the immigration office in 20 minutes with our PR visas in hand. Good for you for sorting it out yourselves!
THANK YOU!! I got stressed just watching this wondering if I really wanted to do all this. 😆 I would rather pay someone to make sure it's less stressful.
Hi, I was wondering how long it takes from the moment I arrive in Merida and have the card in my hand? I will hire a company to help me even that Spanish is my language. Tomorrow I have my appnt in the Atlanta office for the Permanent visa. Thank you!
Congratulations! I suggest that unless people are very fluent in Spanish, they hire a host relocation service to help them navigate the in’s and out’s-all I had to do was show up
Thanks for the shout out ♥️🧡💛💚💙💜 so glad I was able to help out with this crazy mysterious process! That blog post is SO thorough and literally the only guide that exists. It's so frustrating that you couldn't make an appointment within the 30 days! You'd think they would relax that rule if it's impossible to do. I'm very glad I booked the appointment right after leaving the consulate in Canada, a month before we even left for México.
Just an fyi - after the first year, you can renew for the full 4 year term all at once. You don't have to do a year-to-year thing, saving you trips to INM. REMEMBER - Dates in México are Day, Month, Year - Don't misread your residency expiration date!!!! You can start the renewal a month before your expiration. And yes, names have to be exactly what they are on your passport - as does your signature. You might want to check your residency cards and make sure they issued you a CURP number (like a social security number). It's usually printed on the front of the card somewhere. You'll need this number to do things like open a bank account. If you didn't get one, go back to INM. Congratulations! Edit: Day, Month, Year ... Day, Month, Year! Posting before the morning coffee = not a good thing! :)
@@SunnivavinnuS I believe you have up to 180 days to enter México and start the process at immigration after receiving your approval from a consulate. Once in México you have 30 days to get the ball rolling.
Congratulations Travis and David ! Also I think there is an option after the year is over you can renew the residency for 3 more years instead of 1 year and Í´ve heard is cheaper and then its easier to get the permanent with less haggle !
Salutations from my hometown of Covina, California USA! Great information for people that require to apply for temporary residency… fortunately I have dual-citizenship. As always, be safe and stay healthy!
Great video. Best I've seen of these. It's rare but you CAN get the visas from inside Mexico. You just have to hire a lawyer with connections to immigration (i.e. not just any lawyer). I've heard of people in Merida getting residency visas this way and I know a lawyer in La Paz that can do it. Connected lawyers can get all sorts of stuff done in Mexico. Also, if you're Murican try to get appointments in Vegas or Phoenix. They have pretty solid reputations for making the process easier.
Thank you for this tip. I keep keeping my eye out for a good office to start the process stateside. Vegas has come up before, but didn’t know about Phoenix. I’m in Los Angeles. Have yet to hear from anyone who’s done it here. Good or bad… but my guess would be it may not be easy and quick in LA.
@@rochellebassarear9078 All the California offices have reputations for being difficult for whatever reason. How much of it is real and how much of it is the over the top CA bashing that goes on these days I don’t know.
Congratulations 🎉. Great video. I know in SMA there are businesses that will help you through the process so congrats to you guys for doing it on your own !
Congratulations on your visas and thanks for your videos on this process! We just got through the first steps in Houston. Very easy to get appointments- we emailed the consulate, they replied a day later, and we booked appointments for the following week. We needed to have 12 months of stamped or signed bank statements, copies of our passports, $48 each (only credit cards accepted), our marriage certificate (so we only needed one set of bank statements and a copy), and passport photos, which our consulate officer reviewed carefully during our appointments. Note that the lines to get into the Houston Consulate can be very long (and the parking lot packed) - we were late making it inside as a result. But the consulate is so busy that we had to wait once we got inside so it all worked out. The staff at the consulate were super nice and friendly! Next up, finishing the process once we get to our new home in San Miguel in a few weeks. Thank you for all of the extremely helpful tips!
Im Mexican so i really dont need this information, however... I love your channel and its always a pleasure watching you 🙂 Saludos and best wishes always!
Thank you for sharing this video. It's super helpful. There's so much information out there about the temporary residency process and hard to know what's the most complete source of information. Just mentioning that I told them multiple times that I work online for a software company in the US during my interviews both at the consulate in the US and at immigration in Mexico and they didn't have any issues with that. Just my experience!
FELICIDADES!!!! Que padre, me da mucho gusto 😍 So happy for you guys!!! I am lucky as I have a citizenship there thanks to my dad registering me, and one in Spain thanks to my mom. But when I was a student at UAG I decided to take my car with me and I had to constantly go back to renew my car's "tourist visa"😁, and I was required to get a Drivers License and a Citizen Voter card and those took SO MUCH PAPERWORK!
Yay! Congratulations you guys thank you so much for always keeping it honest and straightforward, I really appreciate your smiles and wish you the very best. Mexico is my 5 year plan, and you have made it seem possible.
Congrats to you both. Thanks for the very informative video! I definitely plan to visit a few areas in Mexico before considering a move. Glad to know that there are LGBT-friendly areas in Mexico 🇲🇽 🏳️🌈
Way to go guys!, Congrats!, next step dual Citizenship ;), You video will be very helpful for those who want to apply!, I am Mexican and I applied long time ago for the Canadian residence and eventually for the Citizenship, I got both and there are so many papers and information involved about your life it takes time to put all on place but it's rewarding when you love 2 countries! Cheers from Vancouver! :)
One very important thing you forgot to mention is that you have only 180 days from consulate application approval to enter Mexico. I don't know about other cities in Mexico but the INM office in mine only allows payments to be made at a few banks, not all of them. And appointments aren't necessary at the office in my city either. Man, are you guys lucky regarding the 3 mistakes! Congratulations guys! - Anne
That video is gold, as well as the blog. Thank you so much guys for sharing your experience and supporting so many of your audience! I only wonder, the process can ONLY start before entering Mexico? I am already here for 3 months and was hoping I could do it without having to leave the country and re-enter. I'd appreciate your advice!
Congratulations on getting your residency. FYI: you just need to secure an appointment within your 30 days, but your appointment can be after the 30 days and this is due to many INM officers not having appointments within the 30 days. And next year you can extend for 3 years, not 1 year
Thanks! And that’s what we thought too about the appointment (they were closed for a bit because of the holidays, which is why we couldn’t get one within the 30 days), but our agent told us that was incorrect 😬
Fantastic. Congrats! Interesting, well explained, and well organized video. I've seen a couple of videos of people discussing getting temporary residency, but not more of the specifics beyond some of the financial documentation. Your mistakes may save a lot of people serious headaches.
Congrats Gents... It's a stressful process but one that is SOOOO Much easier for Mexican nationals attempting to come to the US. KEEP your privledge in check! As a former long time resident of Mexico... and about to return AGAIN! WOOT WOOT! One thing I would add is make sure your Signature is EXACTLY the same as it is in your passport! Your passport will be the baseline for all legal verifications; banks, mobile service, tittles, leases, utilities etc. I have literally had an representative deny my signature as i signed it in front of them!!! GOOD LUCK EVERYONE! I can't wait for a Cafe Con Leche Meet UP in CDMX!
I just realized my note sounded like I was telling the gents to keep it in check... NOT AT ALL.. Cafe con leche does a brilliant job of keeping it all real and honoring the privledge that we have as Americans/Canadians. My comment was intended to keep those of us who get frustrated (me too!) that we are guests in a country that is not our own. They welcome us in a way they are not always welcomed in the US/Canada but espeically the US. Humimility goes a long way! HAPPY TRAVELS ALL!
haha we totally hear you and are always trying to remind ourselves (and anyone who will listen) how lucky we are to live these lives and how grateful we are that Mexico allows us to be here! ❤️❤️❤️
Congratulations and thanks for your very detailed information. I’m STILL stuck in Los Angeles. Complications with my building… but can’t wait to get there. And have been constantly following info on immigration changes in Mexico as well as everyone’s processes with the temp residency. I have yet to hear of anyone who’s gone through it in Los Angeles. I’m willing to go wherever it’s easiest though… it’s just my visits stateside will be to CA… but keep hearing Vegas is quick & easy process. So maybe there. And on the Mexico side you did it right in Merida? I’ve heard some people have gone to Progresso or Campeche for some reason.
Yes, we’ve heard LA can be trickier than most (we tried before we first left LA in 2020 but they required the income *plus* savings account, which meant they wanted us to show $35K in our savings account for the last year 😬). And we did go to the INM office in Mérida - we’re sure you could go to Progresso or Campeche as well, but this one was the easiest for us. Good luck on your process!!
Easy Legal (I have no connection to them!) in Norte Merida will handle the Mexico end of your visa application for like 300 bucks. Definitely letting someone else freak out about it instead of me LOL!
CONGRATULATIONS, Guys! That's GREAT! 🥂🍾🇲🇽 Thanks for yet ANOTHER "CconL" video that is both INFORMATIVE and ENTERTAINING! I am marrying my Mexican citizen fiancee in CDMX this autumn and then we will ultimately end up in Mérida -- me some months after him. Hopefully, marrying a Mexican citizen will put this Gringo in the "Express Lane" for Temporary Residency. ¡HASTA LLUEGO! ☕+🍼
The video os very helpful. Thank you! The only challenge we are having is finding the link to book our appointment with the INM office in Merida. You reference the appointment at the 6:10 mark. Can you clarify where to book the appointment? Thanks!
Travis a& David, Love your videos perspective and taste in homes! just found you guys! We are in LA the West Valley, and wanting to move to Mexico to retire. We have questions about the financials and its very confusing about do you need the pensions for x dollars and the cash in the bank I thought it was either OR. But hoping to find a facilitator who can guide us to the right consulate so we can get residency. Seems the requirements are changing and going up all the time. Have you decided where you will make your home base? We are considering either San Miguel de Allende, Guanajuato, or Queretaro for the temperate climate less hot than LA at least, and hot less often.. and love the mountain/city views. Absolutely love your pick of places to stay the homes themselves stunning! Keep up the tours of the homes and adventures we will be watching!
Hey guys! Yes, the financial stuff can be a bit confusing (it’s typically OR, unless you go to the LA consulate in which case it’s AND 🤦♂️). There are people to help navigate the process - we didn’t use any so can’t recommend anyone, but if you search the expat Facebook groups for different cities, there are a bunch of recs! Good luck and keep us posted on your journey!
Good stuff!! Thanks for your help. Couple questions: upon initial entry after receiving remontes visa pre-approval from MX Consulate in the US: do you select “tourism” for the purpose of visit on the FMM FORM? Also, do you need to bring proof of economic solvency again to your INM appt in Mexico? TIA!!
Congrats! I hope you're both loving it. Thank you for such a helpful video. Question: How did you decide to go to DC? I live in seattle and cannot get a response from our consulate. I thought there were specific consulates based on your zip code?
Would also like to share my experiences with the up-to 180 day stay on the FMM. We're not ready for temporary residency as our trips are never more than 3-4 weeks at a time. Since the "changes" in the process of the up-to-180 days, which appears to have been around last September or so, I've entered Mexico four times: once in Mexico City, once in Veracruz, once in Cancún and once in León, Guanajuato. In both Mexico City and Cancún I was asked the purpose of my trip and how many days I was staying. Each time, the agent put on my FMM two days more than the number of days I told them. In Veracruz the agent asked the purpose of my trip. I said vacation and she said enjoy the sunshine and wrote 180 days. In León the agent didn't say a word. He just wrote 180 and I was on my way. We're not residents in any way. Just serial tourists for now so we haven't been negatively impacted by the process.
Love your stuff, guys. Always informative, fun and helpful. Constructuve criticism, and feed free to discard: those zoom jump cut edits tweak me out like a Japanese kid having a seizure from a video game. I understand you want to engage the user and challenge their focus. But, from my perspective, a mi cuenta, it's disorienting and distracts. Has the COVID surge in Merida affected you? Departing US next week, concerned about uptick.
Congrats! But you baffled me with the “consulate” in Washington DC remark. Consulates are generally kind of like subsidiaries of a diplomatic mission in cities other than the location of the mission’s embassy. Mexico’s U.S. embassy-as with most countries-is in Washington DC. I see that within the embassy there is a consular division, so okay. But I still think you went to the Embassy, not the Consulate.
Haha teeechnically we went to the consular section of the embassy, but in DC the Mexican embassy is in a different building (a couple blocks away from where we went).
As usual, this "Cafe con Leche" had very useful information -- especially for the future expat. I AM confused about one thing, though... 🤔❓ Which one of you is "Cafe" and which one is "Leche"?!? 😂🤣😂🤣
One thing we have had issues trying to figure out, if the financial requirements for monthly income per person? And what happens if your a retired couple? Our situation is our primary pension is on one of our names, the rest of our income is funded by individual payments in both our names. So hard to tell what really need? Anyone have the answer to that? We live in Canada.
One way can be: the one with more assets applies for residency, and the other as tourist, then, when the one with more assets qualifies, you apply for family reunification. Good luck ✌️
Thank you! So, get your stamp in the U.S. and sit down and make your appointment online before you even get on the plane to go back to Mexico?...good info...
In your wonderful video, you state that "you can only make an appointment online" to exchange your visa for a card. Where's the link to make an appointment online?
Hey Travis and David! Amazingly informative videos. My family and I just completed part one of the temporary visa process at the consulate in Philadelphia a few weeks ago. We leave for Mexico on May 1st. Headed to Cancun first, for vacation, then Merida on the 8th to live. I knew we had to make an appointment at INM but now I'm nervous about getting one within the 30 days. How can we schedule before arriving in Mexico? After a million calls to INM offices across Mexico we talked to someone in Guadalajara (husband is Puerto Rican and I speak decent Spanish as well). She said we had to wait to schedule once we arrived in Mexico. We were also told that we need Apostilles for our birth certificates and marriage certificate and to get them translated by a Perito Traductor. Did you two have to do this too? So sorry for all the questions! It was easier to prepare for the consulate visit. Unlike the D.C. consulate, in Philly they not provide any info about the next steps in Mexico. Been depending on vlogs and blogs.
Hey Allison! Congrats on the first step! We made the appointment through this site (mexitel.sre.gob.mx) and you should be able to schedule it in advance (when you get to the INM offices in Merida, there's a sign on the door saying make the appointment online sooooo 🤷♂️). And as far as the birth/marriage certs, we didn't have to show our birth certificate and aren't married, so we're not sure what's all required for that! Hope that helps a bit and sorry we couldn't be more helpful!
You've been extremely helpful! Only reason they may need all the extra stuff from us is because we have a kid. Need to prove the familiar relationship. Gonna blow a fuse if they don't ask for any it. Very expensive and overwhelming gathering all of these documets. I will try to make the appointments now. Thanks for your help 😊
Some you tubers are saying they are applying and being approved for Temp Residency all on the US side. They did not have to travel to Mexico to finish the process. Im confused and my appointment is coming soon in McAllen Tx
We just got part 1 done in Atlanta. We had to show assets since we are a couple years from getting social security and will retire early. We are still working for 10 months. Our big concern is if we take 2 weeks off and go to Mexico for part 2, will we be able to get it done in that 2 week period ? We also heard there may be some RUSH service available ? We’ll be moving to San Cristobal de las Casas….I guess we can do part 2 there ??? Thx for all you do !
Ah that all depends on the local INM office and their procedures - we'd recommend definitely reaching out to someone in the San Cristobal area who knows more than we do about that specific office! Congrats and good luck though!
@@TravelWTravis We have contacted a couple people in San Cris and a San Cris Facebook group. We think they may still be taking walk ins which I believe should quicken the process, but if we can’t get it done in two weeks we will be in a bit of a pickle because we will have to fly back and get back to work. I guess at that point we’d have to start all over again. UGH !
Great video guys. My only comment would be that, at the start, you rather underplayed the issue of NOT getting a 180 visa. You’re right that it has almost been automatic to get 180 days until recently. But, if the Facebook groups are any indication, for all the “lots” of people still getting 180 day visas, just as many are not. People report personal anecdotes of not even getting what they ask for when it’s LESS than 180. So, expectations must be managed. Best place to gauge how INM is doing is to jump into a FB group, like Expats in Mexico, and search on “visa” or “180” and start reading. You’ll start to get a sense for what each point of entry *generally* seems to be doing, what some of the key behaviors are that people think may have swung it in their direction, or not. Don’t just join the group and post a “hey, guys tell me how to get 180 days” kind of post (even though people do that every day). First, there is no definitive answer. And, responses will more than likely just give you a snapshot in time. You’ll get much more information reading dozens of posts/comments already posted. EVERY day. And then you can form your own conclusion based on what you want/need and what your point of entry is. Also, want to add that EVERY consulate literally does their business differently. My experience with the consulate in Seattle from start to finish, was different from yours in DC because the Seattle consulate’s process was different. Another good reason to do lots of reading in FB groups, a wealth of info on knowing what to expect. I recently posted, in detail, my experience with the Seattle consulate.
Hi...I have an interview with the Mexican embassy in Dublin ( Ireland ) on 25 February for temporary residence visa...do they tell you or give you the visa on the same day or when do you know ?
I was so excited to use the tourist visa for 6 months or a year and then if I wanna stay longer do a temporary visa. And then I found out that was probably not a possibility and I about cried. I don’t make much now and am trying to work remote, so I could not afford to get a temp visa right now. So my heart was legit broken
Ah so sorry to hear that! To be clear, we had friends come directly after us who got 180 days with zero questions asked at the airport, so it's a possibility (although harder to bank on for sure!). Buuuut we'll keep our fingers crossed for you and trust you can find a way to make it work!!!
@@TravelWTravis thanks i appreciate that. I'm trying to get something figured out! I might have to go somewhere else first and then come to mexico, maybe a year or so after that, once i make some more money.
hi guys!love your channel. does Mexico offer permanent residence straight away or only temp? thanks!!! My partner and I visited Merida a couple of years ago and loved it but we are from Santa Fe NM (very dry) and didnt think we could survive a summer in the humidity!!! Other than that we really loved everything about Merida.
Hey guys Wife and I enjoy watching your videos. We are particularly interested when you meet with the embassy in DC. My wife would like to know what questions were asked. We have been in Puerto Morelos since 3/21 , and like you sold almost everything and been back twice to the USA on boarder runs. We have an appointment with the Mexican consulate 2/18, so any information would help my wife's anxiety. We have two back to back appointments, we thought we would be going in together, maybe we will, they have just blocked off two 30 minute appointments. Well keep up the great work 👍 Ashton and Gerrit
Hey guys! They didn't ask us any questions - just looked over all our docs and made sure they were good. Tell your wife she has nothing to worry about! And good luck!
@@TravelWTravis filling out the application line 21 has 3 choices less than 180 days, more than 180 days and less than 4 years, or definitive. Line 25 purpose of visit We are curious what you choose. Gracias
@@gerritdendekker1844 we put less than 4 years and we think for line 25 we followed what that blog said (sorry - we totally forget what we put there!). The blog post link is in the description and it walks you through everything!
We met with the Mexican consulate in Houston Fri and we received our temporary residency visa..we did our Mexican ceblatory 🕺 💃 . Now for we need to complete part two in mexico. Can you tell us what we need to bring to INM? Do we have to bring all the documents we gave to the consulate office in Houston? Any information you can provide would be greatly appreciated. Thanks
@@gerritdendekker1844 Congrats! Check out the blog post linked in the description - they lay out everything you need to bring and how to fill out the forms you'll need. If you haven't already, be sure to make an appointment online for INM so you complete the second half in the 30 day window!
Question please….I went and did part 1 in Atlanta, but I am still working until March and most people told me I could not get part 2 done in Mexico over a 2 week vacation. So, going to go back to Atlanta in November and go through part 1 all over again. I got that big thing in my passport the first time but then never went to Mexico….is there anything I need to do to cancel the first go round I did ? I am worried I will get there in November and they’ll tell me I did not complete the process the first time so now they won’t give me the visa ???? Am I worried about nothing ??? Thx !!!
Question please! When I entered Mexico the other day with my temporary visa pre-approval, the official did NOT write CANJE on my FMM. He merely checked the Canje box on the FMM. Do you know if this is enough?? Now I'm nervous. Help please!
Ah we think that should be enough! Buuuuut maybe double check with someone who knows more than us 😬 Fingers crossed for you and let us know what happens!
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Congrats!
@@shesoonstar90 Gracias!
@@TravelWTravis I heard you can file for 4 years first...then you'll be able to get a permanent Visa? Yes or no?
Marry a Mexican citizen?
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No one clarifies if you are a couple if your income requirements are per each person or if the couple has a joint bank account do they count it together? Do you have to be married? What if one person is on social security and the other is not, but you have joint acct. trying to plan our escape from high priced Los Angeles right now!
That person who helped you out was mesmerized by your obvious charm and those beautiful faces, like all of us are!
Haha we’ll take it however we can get it!
Congratulations! We got our permanent residency visas in December. I can't stress enough how much easier it is to hire a company to do everything for you. Yucatan Expat Services was excellent. They make the appointments for you and everything. No stress. Actually not that expensive.....a lot less than if you have to fly back to your home country to correct something.....others should think about that. We were in and out of the immigration office in 20 minutes with our PR visas in hand. Good for you for sorting it out yourselves!
Amazing - congrats!
Todd8731 Do you have their contact number ?
THANK YOU!! I got stressed just watching this wondering if I really wanted to do all this. 😆 I would rather pay someone to make sure it's less stressful.
Hi, I was wondering how long it takes from the moment I arrive in Merida and have the card in my hand? I will hire a company to help me even that Spanish is my language. Tomorrow I have my appnt in the Atlanta office for the Permanent visa. Thank you!
@@marialokuan I guess it depends on how quickly you can get an appointment at the immigration office in Merida. Good luck!
Congratulations!
I suggest that unless people are very fluent in Spanish, they hire a host relocation service to help them navigate the in’s and out’s-all I had to do was show up
Hi, who did you hire to help you? It was in Merida?
Thanks for the shout out ♥️🧡💛💚💙💜 so glad I was able to help out with this crazy mysterious process! That blog post is SO thorough and literally the only guide that exists.
It's so frustrating that you couldn't make an appointment within the 30 days! You'd think they would relax that rule if it's impossible to do. I'm very glad I booked the appointment right after leaving the consulate in Canada, a month before we even left for México.
Thank YOU! Fellow resident!! ❤️❤️❤️
Just an fyi - after the first year, you can renew for the full 4 year term all at once. You don't have to do a year-to-year thing, saving you trips to INM. REMEMBER - Dates in México are Day, Month, Year - Don't misread your residency expiration date!!!! You can start the renewal a month before your expiration. And yes, names have to be exactly what they are on your passport - as does your signature. You might want to check your residency cards and make sure they issued you a CURP number (like a social security number). It's usually printed on the front of the card somewhere. You'll need this number to do things like open a bank account. If you didn't get one, go back to INM. Congratulations! Edit: Day, Month, Year ... Day, Month, Year! Posting before the morning coffee = not a good thing! :)
Oh wonderful - thanks so much for those tips!!!
just received our INM appointment in Playa del Carmen May 23rd ...They are really really backed up same with Cancun
Thank you🙏 How long do I have from I get my papers from the embassy to having to go to Mexico for the canje?
@@SunnivavinnuS I believe you have up to 180 days to enter México and start the process at immigration after receiving your approval from a consulate. Once in México you have 30 days to get the ball rolling.
Congratulations Travis and David ! Also I think there is an option after the year is over you can renew the residency for 3 more years instead of 1 year and Í´ve heard is cheaper and then its easier to get the permanent with less haggle !
Ooooh yeah, we just found that out! Thanks so much!!
Salutations from my hometown of Covina, California USA!
Great information for people that require to apply for temporary residency… fortunately I have dual-citizenship.
As always, be safe and stay healthy!
Luuuuucky!!
Great video. Best I've seen of these.
It's rare but you CAN get the visas from inside Mexico. You just have to hire a lawyer with connections to immigration (i.e. not just any lawyer). I've heard of people in Merida getting residency visas this way and I know a lawyer in La Paz that can do it. Connected lawyers can get all sorts of stuff done in Mexico.
Also, if you're Murican try to get appointments in Vegas or Phoenix. They have pretty solid reputations for making the process easier.
Oh awesome - thanks for the tips!!
Thank you for this tip. I keep keeping my eye out for a good office to start the process stateside. Vegas has come up before, but didn’t know about Phoenix. I’m in Los Angeles. Have yet to hear from anyone who’s done it here. Good or bad… but my guess would be it may not be easy and quick in LA.
@@rochellebassarear9078 All the California offices have reputations for being difficult for whatever reason. How much of it is real and how much of it is the over the top CA bashing that goes on these days I don’t know.
Thanks for all your helpful information, you guys are killing this UA-cam thing! I see mass subscribers in the future!
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Congratulations!! Travis your eyes are beautiful!
Aw shucks 😘
Congratulations 🎉. Great video. I know in SMA there are businesses that will help you through the process so congrats to you guys for doing it on your own !
Thanks so much! And yes - if we used a service we proooobably wouldn't have made all those mistakes 🙃
Congratulations on your market merch. Saving this video just in case. I wish everyone was as gracious as the Mexican people you've encountered.
Thanks Lori!
David you look much more comfortable on camera. You just seemed a little shy in other videos. I love it ❤️ Thanks for all the good info
Congratulations on your visas and thanks for your videos on this process! We just got through the first steps in Houston. Very easy to get appointments- we emailed the consulate, they replied a day later, and we booked appointments for the following week. We needed to have 12 months of stamped or signed bank statements, copies of our passports, $48 each (only credit cards accepted), our marriage certificate (so we only needed one set of bank statements and a copy), and passport photos, which our consulate officer reviewed carefully during our appointments. Note that the lines to get into the Houston Consulate can be very long (and the parking lot packed) - we were late making it inside as a result. But the consulate is so busy that we had to wait once we got inside so it all worked out. The staff at the consulate were super nice and friendly! Next up, finishing the process once we get to our new home in San Miguel in a few weeks. Thank you for all of the extremely helpful tips!
You’re so welcome and congrats on your visas and upcoming move!! ❤️❤️❤️
Ashley would like to ask you a few questions. Are appointment is 2/18 how can we reach you
Ashton and Gerrit
@@gerritdendekker1844 email is best: info@cafeconlechetravels.com
@@gerritdendekker1844 how did your appointment go?
@@sweetandsimple. we went in at 11 and we were out by noon doing our Mexican hat dance outside the consulate
Im Mexican so i really dont need this information, however... I love your channel and its always a pleasure watching you 🙂 Saludos and best wishes always!
haha lucky!
Thank you. Only part that scared me was speaking fluent Spanish was possiblely not an issue! Eek!
My hubs and I will be going through this process later in the year…thanks for the great info! Love you two! ❤️☕️☕️❤️
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Me too. Can't wait
Thank you for sharing this video. It's super helpful. There's so much information out there about the temporary residency process and hard to know what's the most complete source of information.
Just mentioning that I told them multiple times that I work online for a software company in the US during my interviews both at the consulate in the US and at immigration in Mexico and they didn't have any issues with that. Just my experience!
Congratulations!! You guys have me thinking about moving out there in couple of years.
Wonderful!! Then you have pleeenty of time to avoid all our mistakes 😂
@@TravelWTravis your videos are so informative thank you doing them.
FELICIDADES!!!!
Que padre, me da mucho gusto 😍
So happy for you guys!!!
I am lucky as I have a citizenship there thanks to my dad registering me, and one in Spain thanks to my mom.
But when I was a student at UAG I decided to take my car with me and I had to constantly go back to renew my car's "tourist visa"😁, and I was required to get a Drivers License and a Citizen Voter card and those took SO MUCH PAPERWORK!
Haha that’s wild - didn’t know a car needed citizenship as well!
Congratulations guys enjoy Mexico 🇲🇽
Gracias!!
Thanks a lot guys. 🙏🏽 very informative
Thank you! This is the best video with simple steps without all the fluff!
Allready liked B4 watching specially for you sassy people 🌶️😍
Haha thanks so much!
Pues...
Doble
Felicitaciones!
Una idea 💡 para su mercado nuevo...
Calcetines...
Uno café y el otro con leche 😉😳☺️
Yay! Congratulations you guys thank you so much for always keeping it honest and straightforward, I really appreciate your smiles and wish you the very best. Mexico is my 5 year plan, and you have made it seem possible.
Congrats to you both. Thanks for the very informative video! I definitely plan to visit a few areas in Mexico before considering a move. Glad to know that there are LGBT-friendly areas in Mexico 🇲🇽 🏳️🌈
Hi guys I’ve watching your vids for awhile and loved them. Just wanted to say HI… saludos
Aw thanks so much!
Way to go guys!, Congrats!, next step dual Citizenship ;), You video will be very helpful for those who want to apply!, I am Mexican and I applied long time ago for the Canadian residence and eventually for the Citizenship, I got both and there are so many papers and information involved about your life it takes time to put all on place but it's rewarding when you love 2 countries! Cheers from Vancouver! :)
So happy you guys got it done and now have your visas. Now on to more travels!
Amen!
Yeah!! Congratulations Cafe con Leche welcome to the club!! I know you guys are over the moon excited that process is over with🎉👍
One very important thing you forgot to mention is that you have only 180 days from consulate application approval to enter Mexico. I don't know about other cities in Mexico but the INM office in mine only allows payments to be made at a few banks, not all of them. And appointments aren't necessary at the office in my city either. Man, are you guys lucky regarding the 3 mistakes! Congratulations guys! - Anne
Ah yes - such important things we forgot! (And we know - we were sooooo lucky she was so kind!)
I can tell you their coffee is fabulous!
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That video is gold, as well as the blog. Thank you so much guys for sharing your experience and supporting so many of your audience! I only wonder, the process can ONLY start before entering Mexico? I am already here for 3 months and was hoping I could do it without having to leave the country and re-enter. I'd appreciate your advice!
Well, Felicidades Mexicanos temporales. Thanks for the information.
Congratulations on getting your residency.
FYI: you just need to secure an appointment within your 30 days, but your appointment can be after the 30 days and this is due to many INM officers not having appointments within the 30 days.
And next year you can extend for 3 years, not 1 year
Thanks! And that’s what we thought too about the appointment (they were closed for a bit because of the holidays, which is why we couldn’t get one within the 30 days), but our agent told us that was incorrect 😬
Fantastic. Congrats! Interesting, well explained, and well organized video. I've seen a couple of videos of people discussing getting temporary residency, but not more of the specifics beyond some of the financial documentation. Your mistakes may save a lot of people serious headaches.
Thanks so much! We tried to be as clear and concise as possible, so glad to hear it was helpful!
Congrats Gents... It's a stressful process but one that is SOOOO Much easier for Mexican nationals attempting to come to the US. KEEP your privledge in check! As a former long time resident of Mexico... and about to return AGAIN! WOOT WOOT! One thing I would add is make sure your Signature is EXACTLY the same as it is in your passport! Your passport will be the baseline for all legal verifications; banks, mobile service, tittles, leases, utilities etc. I have literally had an representative deny my signature as i signed it in front of them!!! GOOD LUCK EVERYONE! I can't wait for a Cafe Con Leche Meet UP in CDMX!
I just realized my note sounded like I was telling the gents to keep it in check... NOT AT ALL.. Cafe con leche does a brilliant job of keeping it all real and honoring the privledge that we have as Americans/Canadians. My comment was intended to keep those of us who get frustrated (me too!) that we are guests in a country that is not our own. They welcome us in a way they are not always welcomed in the US/Canada but espeically the US. Humimility goes a long way! HAPPY TRAVELS ALL!
haha we totally hear you and are always trying to remind ourselves (and anyone who will listen) how lucky we are to live these lives and how grateful we are that Mexico allows us to be here! ❤️❤️❤️
@@TravelWTravis and you do a fab job at it too!
Congratulations, so happy for you guys!
Thanks so much!!
Congratulations and thanks for your very detailed information. I’m STILL stuck in Los Angeles. Complications with my building… but can’t wait to get there. And have been constantly following info on immigration changes in Mexico as well as everyone’s processes with the temp residency. I have yet to hear of anyone who’s gone through it in Los Angeles. I’m willing to go wherever it’s easiest though… it’s just my visits stateside will be to CA… but keep hearing Vegas is quick & easy process. So maybe there. And on the Mexico side you did it right in Merida? I’ve heard some people have gone to Progresso or Campeche for some reason.
Yes, we’ve heard LA can be trickier than most (we tried before we first left LA in 2020 but they required the income *plus* savings account, which meant they wanted us to show $35K in our savings account for the last year 😬). And we did go to the INM office in Mérida - we’re sure you could go to Progresso or Campeche as well, but this one was the easiest for us. Good luck on your process!!
Easy Legal (I have no connection to them!) in Norte Merida will handle the Mexico end of your visa application for like 300 bucks. Definitely letting someone else freak out about it instead of me LOL!
Felicidades 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽learning so much from you. Blessings from Kansas 🌻🌻
Gracias!!
¡Enhorabuena, chicos!
WHOA!...Whew! Thanks for this great information Guys! 🙏❤️👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽 CONGRATS!
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CONGRATULATIONS, Guys!
That's GREAT! 🥂🍾🇲🇽
Thanks for yet ANOTHER "CconL" video that is both INFORMATIVE and ENTERTAINING!
I am marrying my Mexican citizen fiancee in CDMX this autumn and then we will ultimately end up in Mérida -- me some months after him. Hopefully, marrying a Mexican citizen will put this Gringo in the "Express Lane" for Temporary Residency.
¡HASTA LLUEGO!
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Thanks Roy!! And congrats on your upcoming wedding!! ❤️❤️❤️
Yay, I'm glad I get to hear about the second half of the process from your point of view, thanks for making this video! :-)
You’re so welcome!
Excellent video! Thanks for sharing the experience with us. Where can we order some merch???
Thanks so much! Our merch is on hold for a bit but we have coffee available here: bit.ly/CCLMarket
The video os very helpful. Thank you! The only challenge we are having is finding the link to book our appointment with the INM office in Merida. You reference the appointment at the 6:10 mark. Can you clarify where to book the appointment? Thanks!
Sure - it’s citas.sre.gob.mx
Congratulations ❤ 🎊 👏
Gracias!!
@@TravelWTravis you thanking me in Spanish. Oh how classy lol
Travis a& David, Love your videos perspective and taste in homes! just found you guys! We are in LA the West Valley, and wanting to move to Mexico to retire. We have questions about the financials and its very confusing about do you need the pensions for x dollars and the cash in the bank I thought it was either OR. But hoping to find a facilitator who can guide us to the right consulate so we can get residency. Seems the requirements are changing and going up all the time. Have you decided where you will make your home base? We are considering either San Miguel de Allende, Guanajuato, or Queretaro for the temperate climate less hot than LA at least, and hot less often.. and love the mountain/city views. Absolutely love your pick of places to stay the homes themselves stunning! Keep up the tours of the homes and adventures we will be watching!
Hey guys! Yes, the financial stuff can be a bit confusing (it’s typically OR, unless you go to the LA consulate in which case it’s AND 🤦♂️). There are people to help navigate the process - we didn’t use any so can’t recommend anyone, but if you search the expat Facebook groups for different cities, there are a bunch of recs! Good luck and keep us posted on your journey!
Good stuff!! Thanks for your help. Couple questions: upon initial entry after receiving remontes visa pre-approval from MX Consulate in the US: do you select “tourism” for the purpose of visit on the FMM FORM? Also, do you need to bring proof of economic solvency again to your INM appt in Mexico? TIA!!
Congrats! I hope you're both loving it. Thank you for such a helpful video. Question: How did you decide to go to DC? I live in seattle and cannot get a response from our consulate. I thought there were specific consulates based on your zip code?
Felicidades !! To both
Some folks have advised to get a lawyer in Mexico to make the appointment and to help with documents.
That's definitely helpful but not necessary (in Merida at least! Although we know plenty of people who have gone that route!)
Awesome... Congratulations! Thank you for the information! 🥰🥰🥰
Gracias!!
@@TravelWTravis Eres bienvenido
Wishing you joy!
Love you guys 🇲🇽🇲🇽🇲🇽
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Would also like to share my experiences with the up-to 180 day stay on the FMM. We're not ready for temporary residency as our trips are never more than 3-4 weeks at a time. Since the "changes" in the process of the up-to-180 days, which appears to have been around last September or so, I've entered Mexico four times: once in Mexico City, once in Veracruz, once in Cancún and once in León, Guanajuato. In both Mexico City and Cancún I was asked the purpose of my trip and how many days I was staying. Each time, the agent put on my FMM two days more than the number of days I told them. In Veracruz the agent asked the purpose of my trip. I said vacation and she said enjoy the sunshine and wrote 180 days. In León the agent didn't say a word. He just wrote 180 and I was on my way. We're not residents in any way. Just serial tourists for now so we haven't been negatively impacted by the process.
Thanks for sharing! It does seem like the changes are only affecting the bigger city/touristy airports.
I’m in Merida for over a month. I told immigration this and only got 90 days so idk…
BIG CONGRATULATIONS!!!! SALUT!!!
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Love your stuff, guys. Always informative, fun and helpful.
Constructuve criticism, and feed free to discard: those zoom jump cut edits tweak me out like a Japanese kid having a seizure from a video game. I understand you want to engage the user and challenge their focus. But, from my perspective, a mi cuenta, it's disorienting and distracts.
Has the COVID surge in Merida affected you? Departing US next week, concerned about uptick.
Congrats! But you baffled me with the “consulate” in Washington DC remark. Consulates are generally kind of like subsidiaries of a diplomatic mission in cities other than the location of the mission’s embassy. Mexico’s U.S. embassy-as with most countries-is in Washington DC. I see that within the embassy there is a consular division, so okay. But I still think you went to the Embassy, not the Consulate.
Haha teeechnically we went to the consular section of the embassy, but in DC the Mexican embassy is in a different building (a couple blocks away from where we went).
Congratulations you guys!!! Thanks God for His Grace!!!🙌🏾😅
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Congrats!
Gracias!!
Thanks for your helpful information. How to differentiate original permanent residence card from fake one mexico 🇲🇽 please
Felicidades! 🙌Great info too!!👌✌
Gracias!!
As usual, this "Cafe con Leche" had very useful information -- especially for the future expat.
I AM confused about one thing, though... 🤔❓
Which one of you is "Cafe" and which one is "Leche"?!?
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Congratulations!!!
Gracias!!
One thing we have had issues trying to figure out, if the financial requirements for monthly income per person? And what happens if your a retired couple? Our situation is our primary pension is on one of our names, the rest of our income is funded by individual payments in both our names. So hard to tell what really need? Anyone have the answer to that? We live in Canada.
I keep trying to respond, but UA-cam does not let me provide links
Ah we're not sure ourselves but hoping someone else who's done it can respond to you guys! Have you asked in the Facebook expat groups?
One way can be: the one with more assets applies for residency, and the other as tourist, then, when the one with more assets qualifies, you apply for family reunification.
Good luck ✌️
Thank you! So, get your stamp in the U.S. and sit down and make your appointment online before you even get on the plane to go back to Mexico?...good info...
In your wonderful video, you state that "you can only make an appointment online" to exchange your visa for a card. Where's the link to make an appointment online?
This is what we used: citas.sre.gob.mx. Hope that's helpful!
Hey Travis and David! Amazingly informative videos. My family and I just completed part one of the temporary visa process at the consulate in Philadelphia a few weeks ago.
We leave for Mexico on May 1st. Headed to Cancun first, for vacation, then Merida on the 8th to live. I knew we had to make an appointment at INM but now I'm nervous about getting one within the 30 days. How can we schedule before arriving in Mexico?
After a million calls to INM offices across Mexico we talked to someone in Guadalajara (husband is Puerto Rican and I speak decent Spanish as well). She said we had to wait to schedule once we arrived in Mexico.
We were also told that we need Apostilles for our birth certificates and marriage certificate and to get them translated by a Perito Traductor. Did you two have to do this too?
So sorry for all the questions! It was easier to prepare for the consulate visit. Unlike the D.C. consulate, in Philly they not provide any info about the next steps in Mexico. Been depending on vlogs and blogs.
Hey Allison! Congrats on the first step!
We made the appointment through this site (mexitel.sre.gob.mx) and you should be able to schedule it in advance (when you get to the INM offices in Merida, there's a sign on the door saying make the appointment online sooooo 🤷♂️). And as far as the birth/marriage certs, we didn't have to show our birth certificate and aren't married, so we're not sure what's all required for that!
Hope that helps a bit and sorry we couldn't be more helpful!
You've been extremely helpful! Only reason they may need all the extra stuff from us is because we have a kid. Need to prove the familiar relationship. Gonna blow a fuse if they don't ask for any it. Very expensive and overwhelming gathering all of these documets. I will try to make the appointments now. Thanks for your help 😊
@@allisonjones-anaya9422 haha we’ll keep our fingers crossed for you!
Congratzzzzzz :)
Graciaaaas!!
Some you tubers are saying they are applying and being approved for Temp Residency all on the US side. They did not have to travel to Mexico to finish the process. Im confused and my appointment is coming soon in McAllen Tx
Looking forward to the coffee
Great video! 👍 Very helpful. Thank you!
Thanks!!
We just got part 1 done in Atlanta. We had to show assets since we are a couple years from getting social security and will retire early.
We are still working for 10 months. Our big concern is if we take 2 weeks off and go to Mexico for part 2, will we be able to get it done in that 2 week period ?
We also heard there may be some RUSH service available ?
We’ll be moving to San Cristobal de las Casas….I guess we can do part 2 there ???
Thx for all you do !
Ah that all depends on the local INM office and their procedures - we'd recommend definitely reaching out to someone in the San Cristobal area who knows more than we do about that specific office! Congrats and good luck though!
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We have contacted a couple people in San Cris and a San Cris Facebook group. We think they may still be taking walk ins which I believe should quicken the process, but if we can’t get it done in two weeks we will be in a bit of a pickle because we will have to fly back and get back to work. I guess at that point we’d have to start all over again. UGH !
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Is there some other INM office we should go to instead ? Thx !
Hi guys, what are your pro and con thoughts on the Regularization Program? Thanks, Chuck
Great video guys. My only comment would be that, at the start, you rather underplayed the issue of NOT getting a 180 visa. You’re right that it has almost been automatic to get 180 days until recently. But, if the Facebook groups are any indication, for all the “lots” of people still getting 180 day visas, just as many are not. People report personal anecdotes of not even getting what they ask for when it’s LESS than 180. So, expectations must be managed.
Best place to gauge how INM is doing is to jump into a FB group, like Expats in Mexico, and search on “visa” or “180” and start reading. You’ll start to get a sense for what each point of entry *generally* seems to be doing, what some of the key behaviors are that people think may have swung it in their direction, or not. Don’t just join the group and post a “hey, guys tell me how to get 180 days” kind of post (even though people do that every day). First, there is no definitive answer. And, responses will more than likely just give you a snapshot in time. You’ll get much more information reading dozens of posts/comments already posted. EVERY day. And then you can form your own conclusion based on what you want/need and what your point of entry is.
Also, want to add that EVERY consulate literally does their business differently. My experience with the consulate in Seattle from start to finish, was different from yours in DC because the Seattle consulate’s process was different. Another good reason to do lots of reading in FB groups, a wealth of info on knowing what to expect. I recently posted, in detail, my experience with the Seattle consulate.
Felicidades.🎉👏👏
Hi...I have an interview with the Mexican embassy in Dublin ( Ireland ) on 25 February for temporary residence visa...do they tell you or give you the visa on the same day or when do you know ?
We're not sure about Ireland, but we got our visa on the same day (and then had to finish the process here!) Good luck!
@@TravelWTravis thanks
Felicidades!.✌️
Gracias!
I was so excited to use the tourist visa for 6 months or a year and then if I wanna stay longer do a temporary visa. And then I found out that was probably not a possibility and I about cried. I don’t make much now and am trying to work remote, so I could not afford to get a temp visa right now. So my heart was legit broken
Ah so sorry to hear that! To be clear, we had friends come directly after us who got 180 days with zero questions asked at the airport, so it's a possibility (although harder to bank on for sure!). Buuuut we'll keep our fingers crossed for you and trust you can find a way to make it work!!!
@@TravelWTravis thanks i appreciate that. I'm trying to get something figured out! I might have to go somewhere else first and then come to mexico, maybe a year or so after that, once i make some more money.
@@natashagilbert3 yes! There’s so many great (and affordable) spots around the globe!
Hi there! great info! I am planing to move to Merida in Nov. I am a doula is that would ill put on my application?
Can you guys translate the FMM since it's in Spanish and has to be filled out on the plane? Thanks sooo much for this information.
It’s in English and Spanish, don’t worry!
Exelent congratulations 🙂.
Gracias!!
Did I miss the health insurance part? Does Mexico require travel insurance or health insurance and if so, must it cover some minimum requirements?
hi guys!love your channel. does Mexico offer permanent residence straight away or only temp? thanks!!! My partner and I visited Merida a couple of years ago and loved it but we are from Santa Fe NM (very dry) and didnt think we could survive a summer in the humidity!!! Other than that we really loved everything about Merida.
Great question! We think they might offer permanent visas straight off the bat if you qualify - buuuut double check the website to be sure!
Felicidades 👍
What’s the address for INM office in Merida to obtain residency card as I found a couple on the Google map and very confused 😕
Congratulations! Is there any specific 4eason you chose th D.C. Consulate?
Thanks so much! We chose DC because we were going to be in the area visiting family over the Thanksgiving holiday so it was convenient for us!
Hey guys
Wife and I enjoy watching your videos. We are particularly interested when you meet with the embassy in DC. My wife would like to know what questions were asked. We have been in Puerto Morelos since 3/21 , and like you sold almost everything and been back twice to the USA on boarder runs. We have an appointment with the Mexican consulate 2/18, so any information would help my wife's anxiety. We have two back to back appointments, we thought we would be going in together, maybe we will, they have just blocked off two 30 minute appointments.
Well keep up the great work 👍
Ashton and Gerrit
Hey guys! They didn't ask us any questions - just looked over all our docs and made sure they were good. Tell your wife she has nothing to worry about! And good luck!
@@TravelWTravis filling out the application line 21 has 3 choices less than 180 days, more than 180 days and less than 4 years, or definitive.
Line 25 purpose of visit
We are curious what you choose.
Gracias
@@gerritdendekker1844 we put less than 4 years and we think for line 25 we followed what that blog said (sorry - we totally forget what we put there!). The blog post link is in the description and it walks you through everything!
We met with the Mexican consulate in Houston Fri and we received our temporary residency visa..we did our Mexican ceblatory 🕺 💃 . Now for we need to complete part two in mexico. Can you tell us what we need to bring to INM? Do we have to bring all the documents we gave to the consulate office in Houston? Any information you can provide would be greatly appreciated. Thanks
@@gerritdendekker1844 Congrats! Check out the blog post linked in the description - they lay out everything you need to bring and how to fill out the forms you'll need. If you haven't already, be sure to make an appointment online for INM so you complete the second half in the 30 day window!
Which office in Merida did you go to
I need to get my PR, any recommendations on somebody who can assist with appointment etc in Merida? Thank you!
We’re not sure - check the expat FB groups for recs!
Do you have to have a home address in Mexico to apply for temporary residency?
Question please….I went and did part 1 in Atlanta, but I am still working until March and most people told me I could not get part 2 done in Mexico over a 2 week vacation.
So, going to go back to Atlanta in November and go through part 1 all over again.
I got that big thing in my passport the first time but then never went to Mexico….is there anything I need to do to cancel the first go round I did ?
I am worried I will get there in November and they’ll tell me I did not complete the process the first time so now they won’t give me the visa ???? Am I worried about nothing ???
Thx !!!
Thanks guys! Are you required to stay a minimum number of days in MEX during your temp residency?
That is a greaaat question that we don't know the answer to! 😬We'll find out and talk about it in an upcoming video!
How do you make an INM appointment online ?...what website?...thanks
At this website: mexitel.sre.gob.mx
@@TravelWTravis thank you very much for the reply 👍
what address are you providing? Must you already have an address in Mexico? or can you use your US address?
Question please! When I entered Mexico the other day with my temporary visa pre-approval, the official did NOT write CANJE on my FMM. He merely checked the Canje box on the FMM. Do you know if this is enough?? Now I'm nervous. Help please!
Ah we think that should be enough! Buuuuut maybe double check with someone who knows more than us 😬 Fingers crossed for you and let us know what happens!