tombo Posted June 30, 2015 Report Share Posted June 30, 2015 My wife and I each need a CURP number in order to get an INIPAM--senior discount--card. Searching this webboard I cannot find a definitive and current answer to my topic title. We have our just issued temporary resident cards, and there is no CURP on them and I've gone to the suggested Mexican government website and searched for a CURP. We do not have a number. Is there a place in Ajijic to get a CURP (as an undated search result suggests)? If not, can we get a CURP card and/or number at the INM--immigration--office on Hidago in Chapala? What do we need to bring to get a CURP? Thanks, as always for your help. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bdlngton Posted June 30, 2015 Report Share Posted June 30, 2015 Immigration office in Chapala where you got your temporary resident cards. They have a form to fill out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tombo Posted June 30, 2015 Author Report Share Posted June 30, 2015 Just bring passport with visa and temporary resident card? How long does it take? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lcscats Posted June 30, 2015 Report Share Posted June 30, 2015 You have to go back to pick it up can take a week or a month. I had Spencer in Chapala get mine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
klm Posted June 30, 2015 Report Share Posted June 30, 2015 I got my Inipam card a few months ago in Chapala and they did not require a Curp...I don't have a Curp. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sparks Posted June 30, 2015 Report Share Posted June 30, 2015 Look at you Visa. Mine has my CURP # Go here and print the result .... then laminate it http://consultas.curp.gob.mx/CurpSP/ On that site there is an option for "I know my CURP" ...... and "I don't know my CURP". Try the latter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Cartero Posted June 30, 2015 Report Share Posted June 30, 2015 I got one two weeks ago and needed a CURP. I would suggest you go to a lawyer and get one. There are so many things you need it for. Right now I am having to have my Permananente reissued with the curp on it for one branch of the government because they won't take the docs separately. Curp used to be on the old fm's, at least on mine they were. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shelley Ronnfeldt Posted July 1, 2015 Report Share Posted July 1, 2015 Where in Chapala is the place to get one's INIPAM card? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suegarn Posted July 1, 2015 Report Share Posted July 1, 2015 Look at you Visa. Mine has my CURP # Go here and print the result .... then laminate it http://consultas.curp.gob.mx/CurpSP/ On that site there is an option for "I know my CURP" ...... and "I don't know my CURP". Try the latter I got my Inipam card a few months ago in Chapala and they did not require a Curp...I don't have a Curp. I was told by Spencer's office that you DO need a CURP number to apply for an INAPAM card, and it isn't on your visa, it is a separate card! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sparks Posted July 1, 2015 Report Share Posted July 1, 2015 I was told by Spencer's office that you DO need a CURP number to apply for an INAPAM card, and it isn't on your visa, it is a separate card! No the CURP card is not your Visa .... but most here have a CURP number on their Visa. If you have that number you can print it out and laminate it. The card is not a big deal once you have a number. You will never get a hard plastic CURP like your Visa Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tombo Posted July 7, 2015 Author Report Share Posted July 7, 2015 Just got back from the INM office on Hidalgo in Chapala. We each needed to bring a copy of the picture page of our passport and a copy--front and back--of our Temporary Resident card. Somewhere we read you also need a letter in Spanish, dated, signed and with a simple sentence stating why you need a CURP. We handed that in and it was accepted. Don't know if it was required. We go back in two days to finish the process, which I guess means just picking up the card and/or number. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lcscats Posted July 8, 2015 Report Share Posted July 8, 2015 Have heard rumor CURP is no longer required for Inapam. BUT you will need one for something else for sure. Confusing yes. LCS is doing an Inapam session in a few weeks. Call and ask them what is required as they are communicating with Gov and should know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tombo Posted July 9, 2015 Author Report Share Posted July 9, 2015 Have heard rumor CURP is no longer required for Inapam. BUT you will need one for something else for sure. Confusing yes. LCS is doing an Inapam session in a few weeks. Call and ask them what is required as they are communicating with Gov and should know. Last week I stopped by LCS. They gave me a form to fill out and bring in by July 17th in order to pick up the INAPAM there on July 24. At least that's my understanding. The form requires a CURP number. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tombo Posted July 9, 2015 Author Report Share Posted July 9, 2015 Just got back from the INM office on Hidalgo in Chapala. We each needed to bring a copy of the picture page of our passport and a copy--front and back--of our Temporary Resident card. Somewhere we read you also need a letter in Spanish, dated, signed and with a simple sentence stating why you need a CURP. We handed that in and it was accepted. Don't know if it was required. We go back in two days to finish the process, which I guess means just picking up the card and/or number. Yep, all done. We are CURP'ed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RVGRINGO Posted July 9, 2015 Report Share Posted July 9, 2015 For those who need to renew Residente Temporal visas: Ask INM to be sure to provide your CURP at the same time. They used to do it sporadically, but I assume that if you asked nicely, you might kill two birds with one visit. Having it on your visa card will allow you to look it up online, print the official form and laminate it for future use with other agencies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomas Posted July 10, 2015 Report Share Posted July 10, 2015 Duh..There is not a renewal of a Residente Permanente Visa..Once you have it that's it unless you lose it..It would be nice if it had the CURP on it but many/most RP's were issued without your CURP especially if you did not have a Curp prior to the issuance of the RP. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Bizco Posted July 10, 2015 Report Share Posted July 10, 2015 What Tomas said, you don't have to renew a RP visa. The Curp was required when I got a INAPAM card in Guadalajara. I had the Curp before I got my RP but it's not listed on my RP card. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RVGRINGO Posted July 10, 2015 Report Share Posted July 10, 2015 My error. I have corrected my post to read: Residente Temporal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlanMexicali Posted July 10, 2015 Report Share Posted July 10, 2015 What Tomas said, you don't have to renew a RP visa. The Curp was required when I got a INAPAM card in Guadalajara. I had the Curp before I got my RP but it's not listed on my RP card. I had a CURP 2 1/2 years before I got a RT card with a CURP on it. Guess what? The CURP I had first is not the same as the INM CURP they gave me. The last 2 digits are different. When I went to the Municipal office, which gave me the first CURP, to cancel it they couldn´t. This was years ago before only INM could give CURPs to immigrants. My new CURP was in their system but my old CURP was also but their computer savy person couldn´t cancel it. They told me to simply stop using the old CURP or go to the INM and get them to cancel it if they can, I didn´t go. They also saw that the new CURP was in the federal system and my old CURP was in there but they could only add a note somewhere if anyone wanted to look for the note, as obsolete. I also used my old CURP when applying for my Residente Temporal card on the online form you fill out on their website and then print and take it in to your local INM office to get started. They didn´t use that CURP they did their own CURP and I found out that is why the last 2 digits are different. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zeb Posted September 6, 2015 Report Share Posted September 6, 2015 Ok. I've been reading this thread and I have to admit I not any clearer on the topic or procedure of HOW to obtain a CURP. Here's the scenario. We will be going to apply for residency. Will the consulate provide a CURP along with whatever documents they give once in tramite (whatever that is)? If not, can I get it in Chapala and what is needed? How long will it take? Is it issued on the spot? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RVGRINGO Posted September 6, 2015 Report Share Posted September 6, 2015 The consulate will issue your pre-approval, Canje, for you to present to INM when you arrive. They will process the visa and issue the card. They usually include the CURP, but ask them when you first report to them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mudgirl Posted September 9, 2015 Report Share Posted September 9, 2015 Another thing people might want to be aware of if they need or have a Mexican tax # , known as an RFC # ( if you run a business, which includes renting out your house or a portion thereof), is that when a gringo opens a bank account, the banks simply assume that you don't have an RFC# and assign you one, but it, in fact, is not an actual RFC#. I have run a business here since 2004 and have been signed up with Hacienda since that time, but one day noticed that the RFC on my bank statements was not the same, so had to go in and inform them that I did have an official RFC # and had them change it so as to avoid any problems in the future. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Serenity6 Posted September 9, 2015 Report Share Posted September 9, 2015 Zeb: You also have this option. Yesterday I spoke with an immigration guy, and I'm just going to pay him to handle the paperwork to get my curp. Once I return from Phoneix with my "pre approved" temp residency paperwork, he will take all my stuff, go wherever he needs to go and do what needs to be done to get my curp and everything else processed and finalized. His rate is very reasonable and for someone like me, who cannot stand, and who cannot sit for hours at a time, this lifts an enormous burden off my shoulders. Also, with him handling it, I won't make any mistakes as I am apt to do. If you like, I can dig up his card and give you his info. (He informed me yesterday that he can extend my tourist/six month visa for another six months, giving me some time to feel a bit better so I can fly to Phoenix, where his partner will pick me up from the airport and take me to the MX consulate, where an appointment will already be made for me, so I do not have to wait in line. We will go straight in, the guy will be with me the entire time, allowing me to sit comfortably, he will handle everything, drive me back to the airport and send me on my way. I am so, so grateful I have this option. Can get my curp, no more drama with opiate scripts, and life goes on.) Edit: Here is his info: Juan Eufracio Marquez Flores Immigration Services Carretera Oriente #58-A Ajijic, Jalisco 45920 376 766 3232 cell: 331 302 0165 tohtli1@hotmail.com juaneufraciomarquezflores@gmail.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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