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The story of my package ends here: after 4 days the package is with Aduana in some kind of warehouse. It will not be returned to sender. To retrieve it I would need a certificate of my status as an official importer, a certificate from the agency that OK`s the items in the package (after the fact since there was no indication upon ordering them that these items are suspicious  or not to be imported), and the hiring of a customs broker.  I have met the Red Queen in Alice In Wonderland.

A purchase I made at a US online store is being held at customs (I assume Mexican customs). The store sent a message to me about this saying I needed to hire a broker to get it out of customs. It was being shipped by FedEx. Does anyone have any advice as to how I can deal with this?  Thanks.

Ditto going to the Migration window and saying the visa was lost. You might get asked how long you stayed.  If you want no problems, you say "6 months".  You pay your pesos for a new visa and be on your way. Do it first thing, before standing in line at the airline because the airline will ask you to have a current visa.  Very common, happens all the time.  Once, when asked how long he had been in Mexico, a friend said "a year" (a 6 month overstay).  The man behind the window admonished him and said he should have obtained a new visa at 6 months then gave him a new visa.  That`s about as severe as it gets. I believe the official could have fined him, but I`m not sure.  He didn`t, thought, just asked him to  pay for a new visa.

Why so lax compared to the US who would put you in jail for a while?  I`m guessing it`s always a win situation for Mexico to have gringos here. They contribute a lot of money to the local economies so it`s not viewed a negative to have Americans here, but a positive so the visa thing is just not important.

My experience with Adrian at Sky showed a knowledgable but rather unfriendly person.

Does Lupe speak English?