Intercasa Posted May 20, 2013 Report Share Posted May 20, 2013 Well the flip flop is back and we were informed that immigration is now not allowing people to count prior years. We will verify this but apparently is the new local policy and they will count prior years if you are FM2 inmigrante asimilado. I will post a clarification once I can confirm with Guadalajara. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mainecoons Posted May 20, 2013 Report Share Posted May 20, 2013 More chaos. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RVGRINGO Posted May 21, 2013 Report Share Posted May 21, 2013 I think that Spencer means you cannot count previous years on earlier visas; only the years on your current visa. You certainly don not have an FM3. What you have is a No Inmigrante visa and you state that you have 4 years on it. If that is the case, you can, and must, change to Residente Permanente at renewal time. The only other option would be to leave the country and start all over again by appling for Residente Tempolral at a Mexican consulate nearest your US address, if you have one. If not, you would probably have to establish one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
solajijic Posted May 21, 2013 Report Share Posted May 21, 2013 There are no guarantees the process, rules and policies will be the same next month let alone in a year, two or three. You have to do what you can with the information available at the time you must make the decision. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Intercasa Posted May 21, 2013 Author Report Share Posted May 21, 2013 Appears to be local policy as we asked today in Guadalajara and was told they will count prior years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RVGRINGO Posted May 21, 2013 Report Share Posted May 21, 2013 How can the local INM office, which appears to be a branch of the Guadalajara office, make up its own rules? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WiseMannMex Posted May 21, 2013 Report Share Posted May 21, 2013 So, we can apply and process in GDL with your office there? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hernan Santiago Posted May 21, 2013 Report Share Posted May 21, 2013 Wow. That was a short window period. Life in Mexico continues to be a challenge, but it definitely heightens our brain acitivity Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Intercasa Posted May 22, 2013 Author Report Share Posted May 22, 2013 We present papers in Guadalajara as well as I have an office there so if Guadalajara will honor the prior years then we will submit there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cortland Posted May 22, 2013 Report Share Posted May 22, 2013 I think that Spencer means you cannot count previous years on earlier visas; only the years on your current visa. You certainly don not have an FM3. What you have is a No Inmigrante visa and you state that you have 4 years on it. If that is the case, you can, and must, change to Residente Permanente at renewal time. The only other option would be to leave the country and start all over again by appling for Residente Tempolral at a Mexican consulate nearest your US address, if you have one. If not, you would probably have to establish one. We have a No Inmigrante with Prorroga 3 on the back and "El extranejero. No inmigrante reside temporalmente en Mexico" followed in English by "The owner of this document is a temporary resident of Mexico". The "Prorroga 3" indicates that our visa has been renewed for 3 years, thus meaning we have been here 4 years. Some months ago, the head of the Chapala Immigration Office stated at a public meeting at Lake Chapala Society that anyone with a "Prorroga 3" on their card could apply for Permanente status without having to meet the financial requirements. Is Spencer now saying that the Chapala office has changed the rules and that our "Prorroga 3" is no longer going to be accepted as evidence of meeting the 4 year requirement to switch to Permanente? If so, can we just apply in Guadalajara (where the rules are aparently unchanged) and proceed on the basis that they will accept that we have been here for 4 years and permit us to switch to Permanente, without having to provide financial information? If not, what are our options? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Intercasa Posted May 22, 2013 Author Report Share Posted May 22, 2013 The flip flop only is for people who have no number on the back or a 1 or 2 and want to go permanente without financials. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cortland Posted May 22, 2013 Report Share Posted May 22, 2013 The flip flop only is for people who have no number on the back or a 1 or 2 and want to go permanente without financials. Thank you for the clarification. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jwgibson Posted May 22, 2013 Report Share Posted May 22, 2013 So we have a 1 and are getting ready to renew next month. We are doing 2 years. So will the Chapala office grant us peramente in 2015 with out financials as it stands now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Intercasa Posted May 23, 2013 Author Report Share Posted May 23, 2013 So we have a 1 and are getting ready to renew next month. We are doing 2 years. So will the Chapala office grant us peramente in 2015 with out financials as it stands now. Yes, if they stay with current policy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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