El Toro Furioso Posted February 15, 2013 Report Posted February 15, 2013 We are about to recommend that friends of ours contact TioCorp for help in nationalizing (to Jalisco) a Texas-plated car. The owner has dual US/Mexican citizenship. Can anyone who has worked with them recommend TioCorp's services? Thanks in advance.
Mainecoons Posted February 15, 2013 Report Posted February 15, 2013 Be very careful here. They are trying to do this on an amparo which could disappear at any time, if it is even legitimate. I'd ask them what happens if either the amparo disappears after the money has been paid OR Jalisco won't accept the importation. There's a ton of fraud going on over this. The official position, for example, is that the car MUST go to the border and MUST be a NAFTA qualified one, that means no newer than 2007 and the first number of the VIN has to be a "1".
Mainecoons Posted February 15, 2013 Report Posted February 15, 2013 I just had a very friendly and frank conversation with the folks at Tio. They are continuing, as they put it, to do their "due diligence" on both the alleged loophole and the broker they're working with, and there is currently one car in process. The application has filed and the particular vehicle, a "J" (Japanese car) has appeared as in process on the government's web site. I discussed with them the two places where one could get screwed here, first if the money is taken and no import documents are obtained; or secondly, if Jalisco refuses to accept the documents that are obtained, as has happened apparently in some other recent cases. I didn't hear that Tio Corp. would refund the money in either case. So be aware of this. They did state, and this is an important point, that you must either be Permanente/immigrado now or have that in process. Remember that if you go in early for the switch to permanente, the new financial rules are applied, so that is a consideration too. We requested a quote per their website. Every one who does so is going on a list to be kept updated. We are extremely interested in this as we have a perfectly good 2006 Honda CRV that would be an expensive hassle to replace. We sure as heck would rather nationalize it, even if it costs a couple grand. If anything surfaces on this topic that appears credible and supportable, I'll start a new thread on it.
giltner68 Posted February 15, 2013 Report Posted February 15, 2013 They're having a seminar I signed up for, so maybe we can ask questions in detail.
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