telcoman

i wondered if I could drive my nissan march to Canada, however after driving my canadian plated honda fit down last year and having to pay $70 US for  a motel 6, I have decided to leave both cars in their respective countires.

On 11/29/2021 at 8:53 PM, Mainecoons said:

Owning a Mexican car with a Temporal is no problem.

If you just run the Temporal for 4 years total, the Permanente is routine with no financials.  Your next renewal could be for three years, unlikely you wouldn't be able to return in that time.

However if you can qualify for the financials for sure, it may make sense to get it over with once and for all.

I think INM here has the final say so, so if they are telling you the 500 x UMA won't work, that is probably correct.

This indicates you can do it:

https://www.gob.mx/tramites/ficha/cambio-de-residente-temporal-a-residente-permanente/INM823

On 11/29/2021 at 8:53 PM, Mainecoons said:

 

 

On 11/30/2021 at 9:11 AM, SunFan said:

telcoman, how did you make out with the severe flooding in Abbotsford, British Columbia?

SunFan

It is on high ground so OK. I am flying back for 2 weeks on the 17th, so I can check it all out

On 11/30/2021 at 1:26 PM, elevator said:

You should visit The Alamo. It is a used car super center with literally hundreds, if not thousands of every model car you can imagine. It is just a bit past the airport on the way into Guadalajara. I got a great deal on a Nissan Rogue there a couple years ago. If you don't speak Spanish, take someone who does with you. It's worth seeing even if you don't buy. Sat. and Sun. are the best days.

That sounds like it is worth a drive up from Melaque

actually my spanish teacher helped me. The place was a bit tough to find but it was easy.

11 hours ago, Mainecoons said:

Owning a Mexican car with a Temporal is no problem.

If you just run the Temporal for 4 years total, the Permanente is routine with no financials.  Your next renewal could be for three years, unlikely you wouldn't be able to return in that time.

However if you can qualify for the financials for sure, it may make sense to get it over with once and for all.

I think INM here has the final say so, so if they are telling you the 500 x UMA won't work, that is probably correct.

 

 

Dan, wasn't INM in Chapala, it is in Melaque, a small office. 2 immigration people, Spencer in Chapala and Sonia in SMA told me about the 500 x UMA thing. Having been burned once when I could not get back due to Covid, I don't want it to happen again in these uncertain days. Not ready to move here full time until my aged parents are gone and don't want to find myself unable to meet financials later on. 

11 hours ago, Oatsie said:

Why wouldn't you keep your Temp. Resid. visa for the year, and then renew it for 3 more years.  That way you can keep and drive your Canadian car here  After the 4 yr. resident visa runs out... apply for a permanente at that point.

2 reasons, the car is going back to canada in April and not coming back, I am buying a mexican car. Right now I am returning to canada in summer, my parents are 95.  I had temporal but got blindsided when I could not get back due to covid and had to start over. That is why i just want to go permanente and get it done with.

OK I am  getting conflicting info. I just got my temporal in Melaque, Jal. I have heard i can change that to permanente using the 500 x UMA formula for financials at any time. The INM lady here indicated otherwise. I would like to do it and get it over with. I do have a Canadian car here, but i also heard I can get a 5 or 6 day SAT permission to get it out. Does anyone know? I don't mind using someone to expedite this like Spencer. I could also do it when I re-enter Mexico in October before the 1 year on the temporal expires. Would prefer to do it on my way out in late March.

Thanks I found a guy here who will help me do it and knows exactly where and what to do

2 questions. I have to redo my residente due to the fact I could not get back to renew last year. My car will have a 30 day tIP I need to extend. I am in Melaque. Does anyone know if there is  an Aduana closer to Manzanillo, like maybe its airport? Also I need to by a car in November, any suggestion on where to do that in guadalajara area? I am looking for a compact 4 door, auto or manual about the size of a ford fiesta or honda fit. It needs to fit in my brother in laws garage. Dont want to spend much more than 100K pesos.

I sent an email to spencer. If I can do the residente and TIP in one go, I will use him. I tried to look into doing it in Nuevo Vallarta, but it is the wrong state.

19 minutes ago, Heather Nesbitt Borquez said:

Hi .. I am looking for an update for this post on Driving a Mexican Plated car into canada for a vacation. 

 

I plan to drive my MEXICAN plated car into B.C. next summer (post Covid) for 2 or 3 weeks.   After the vacation, I will turn around and drive my car back to Mexico.   I am Canadian.  The car is in my husband's name.  I have a Canadian driver's license.   I am a permanent resident of Mexico 

Is this possible?  And what do I need to produce at the Canadian (and American) border?

 

Thank you for all your help 

You cant if you are a canadian resident no matter what your mexican status. Especially in BC. You can drive it into the US and store it below the border. I have looked into it and so has a friend and were told no. If you have  a mexican DL and a BC one, keep it quiet and leave the mexican one in Mexico.

not safe anywhere. less contact with people, the safer.

I am currently in Canada Dan. My issue is I am very nervous about flying right now. I am not worried once down there. It will be a hassle to let my temporal expire, but I may have to. Fortunately I am only in my first year of temporal, its not like starting over in year 4. A lot depends on vaccine schedules. That seems to be happening faster than predicted, and at over 70 I will be in one of the earlier groups. Even if I get the first jab, I have enough time to go to Mexico between the 2 shots, and one shot still gives you some protection. Terry now qualifies for permanente so she can just redo as that, while I stay temporal, so we can still bring a car in for another year or maybe 2, til I buy a Mexican one. I can change temporal to permanente inside Mexico since its based on UMA not minimum wage. I want to pick the timing myself so I don't get blindsided again. You never know, if it happens once, it can happen twice.

10 minutes ago, Mostlylost said:

If you wait until your temporal is about to expire to change to Permanente there is no income requirement.

I know that but i have to be Mexico in the month before expiry. I am there most of time, but the experience with Covid has shown you can be blindsided. i am stuck in Canada and my 1 year expires next month. Since I am not willing to risk coming back right now, my only option is to re-apply. I would hate to get blindsided at year 3.5, so being able to choose the timing of going permanente is an advantage. As soon as I don't need to bring a vehicle in.

from what I understand the UMA comes into play if you want to change your temporal to permanente within Mexico, in which case the qualifications are a lot lower amount. Maybe qualification amounts at consulates vary in the US, but in Canada they seem consistent. I may convert my temporal early. I hear you need statements translated into spanish. I am hoping I can get my bank to produce a statement of only my deposits and their source, for a 6 month period and stamp it to make that less complex.

Connie at the Vancouver consulate warned me about this a few days ago. If I have to redo, I still qualify, so I am not too worried about it, but it is putting it further and further out of reach for most.

Ok i need to get this clear since I am still wary. My temporal expires on Jan 6th. So, as things stand, do I have to enter Mexico before March 1st or can I come later (after the 55 days) when hopefully I will have been vaccinated?

I have pretty well resigned myself I would have to start over, but if it is still doable past the 55 days, I will still fly down to do it.

I do realize qualifications are likely to go up 15% after Jan 1st, but I will still make those (barely)

I don't think any are, I know in Cnada, it comes down from the main embassy, so its consistent everywhere. To make things worse, AMLO is planning to raise  the minimum wage by 15% on Jan 1st which will up the amounts by another 15%, putting it out of reach of all but the most affluent retirees.

23 minutes ago, daisy2013 said:

Guess it looked like you want permanente visitor visa but not really permanent    That sounds odd 

I live most of the year in Mexico, not full time until my parents are gone at least. I need to buy a car and my intention it to ultimately stay there. My issue is they keep raising financial qualifications  and i may find myself priced out if I don't do it now. Either way i spend more time there a year (this one excluded) that the 6 month tourist visa allows.

I can't see ever applying for citizenship. I like to keep a foot in Canada just in case I need to return for medical reasons, so I make sure i spend 5 months a year there. Plus I like summers in Canada. Winter sucks, though and I am stuck here this one because of covid. May eventually look for assisted living in mexico if I get too sick old and stupid to travel.

1 hour ago, AngusMactavish said:

I too have returned without the paper. Nobody cares and why should they?

that is good news. The reason I care is that if I fly down to renew which is not for sure yet, it depends on covid, I will be flying in during the 55 day grace period. I already have the immigration regs printed out to show them if there are any issues over that. If I feel it's still too risky to fly in during Feb, I will just start over.

Sonia?

no i mean the INM slip they give you that you are supposed to produce when you re-enter. I would be flying back in. Confused.

I have to wonder how you translate bank statements. They are just numbers. I will discuss with Teresa when I see her. Whether I can get down to renew temporal or have to start over, I will still use her regardless. BTW I was unable to get the exit slip when I drove across at Laredo the day of chaos (everybody trying to cross beofre it was scheduled to close) in March. They would only stamp my passport, they seemd to have no idea what I was asking for, evne though I showed them my card. Is that likely to cause me issues re-rentering? I am quite friendly with the visa person at the consulate in Vancouver. I am wondering if I should ask her to write them a letter on their letterhead explaining what happened, if she will do that. I am starting to wonder if it would be just easier to let mine expire rather than flying in and out during the 55 day grace period.

35 minutes ago, Scott D said:

If you are in Mex now on Temporal, do you have to go back to Canada to apply for your Permanente?

I was told no, you can do it in mexico before your 4 years are up if you meet the financial requirements. I am currently in Canada. I need to do a quick in and out of PV before mid feb to do the one year renewal of my temporal. I intend to change it to permanente before the 3 years are up. I would rather control the timing so I don't get blindsided like this year.

Wideside, that explains the dif