Joco Posted March 4, 2014 Report Share Posted March 4, 2014 Has anyone else gotten a message to pick your INM card up at Lake Chapala Society tomorrow at 4:30? The English Google translation: "I hereby inform you that your green card is ready, we would very much that he could attend this Wednesday March 5 event that will take at 4:30 pm, which will deliver cards the presence of various Federal authorities in the State and Municipal facilities located in LAKE SOCIETY Chapala Street September 16 I number 16 A in Ajijic Jalisco. It is important to have your presence we confirm hereby or at our office in Chapala, to contemplate delivery, bringing the immigration document, you should arrive 30 minutes prior to the event to sign documents, I am at your service" The original Spanish: "Por este conducto le informo que su tarjeta de residente se encuentra lista, nos complacería mucho que pudiera asistir este próximo miércoles 5 de marzo al evento que se llevara a las 4:30 de la tarde, en el que entregaremos tarjetas, con la presencia de diversas autoridades Federales, del Estado y Municipales en las instalaciones de LAKE CHAPALA SOCIETY ubicadas en la calle 16 de septiembre número 16 A en Ajijic Jalisco. Es importante que de contar con su presencia nos confirmara por este medio o en nuestras oficinas en Chapala, para contemplar su entrega, llevando el documento migratorio, es recomendable llegar 30 minutos antes de iniciar el evento para la firma de documentos, quedo a sus órdenes" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mainecoons Posted March 4, 2014 Report Share Posted March 4, 2014 My wife got this message and will go tomorrow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
losgatos Posted March 4, 2014 Report Share Posted March 4, 2014 I got the message relayed by Spencer's office and will be in attendance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bournemouth Posted March 4, 2014 Report Share Posted March 4, 2014 Me too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mad_Max Posted March 4, 2014 Report Share Posted March 4, 2014 I didn't get the email and am still waiting -plus 4 months - and was fingerprinted 2/28 ish.... how long have you all been waiting? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bournemouth Posted March 4, 2014 Report Share Posted March 4, 2014 I didn't get the email and am still waiting -plus 4 months - and was fingerprinted 2/28 ish.... how long have you all been waiting? 5 months and 3 days but who's counting? I was fingerprinted several weeks ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elehne1 Posted March 4, 2014 Report Share Posted March 4, 2014 My husband and I were fingerinted mid January and they told us to check on Friday in three weeks only in the Chapala office as they won't notify when they are ready. We waited five weeks instead, as we live in Jocotepec and didn't want to drive to Chapala at three weeks only find they were not ready. They were there for pick up when went at five weeks. Have you checked in person at the Chapala office? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peteben Posted March 5, 2014 Report Share Posted March 5, 2014 Got the message too! Applied 22/1, fingerprinted last week, card ready this week? Wow! This is a miracle! Pete Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Travis Posted March 5, 2014 Report Share Posted March 5, 2014 This is a miracle! And a photo op! Still, for those who find the LCS a more convenient location than the office in Chapala, it's a nice opportunity to pick up your card. So yay for that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joco Posted March 5, 2014 Author Report Share Posted March 5, 2014 I didn't get the email and am still waiting -plus 4 months - and was fingerprinted 2/28 ish.... how long have you all been waiting? This is going into the 4th week after fingerprinting. I didn't go last Friday to check so I don't know if it was there but it is ready now so that it 3 1/2 weeks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
La-de-di Posted March 5, 2014 Report Share Posted March 5, 2014 I didn't get the email and am still waiting -plus 4 months - and was fingerprinted 2/28 ish.... how long have you all been waiting? I applied last August. I have had FM3s for 7 years and last year I had my first year on an FM2 so I had to show financials etc (which is not a problem). I have not yet been fingerprinted. I am not the only one in this situation. Apparently there were quite a few of us caught in some sort of time warp where the old staff in Chapala was replaced by new staff who took a while to get used to the place (or something). So - it's been 7 months since I applied!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peteben Posted March 5, 2014 Report Share Posted March 5, 2014 I applied last August. I have had FM3s for 7 years and last year I had my first year on an FM2 so I had to show financials etc (which is not a problem). I have not yet been fingerprinted. I am not the only one in this situation. Apparently there were quite a few of us caught in some sort of time warp where the old staff in Chapala was replaced by new staff who took a while to get used to the place (or something). So - it's been 7 months since I applied!! Our neighbors are in the same situation. They have already had to apply for one travel letter, and will probably need another. Sounds like there is some sort of black hole somewhere in INM. If indeed there are INM officials there tomorrow, I will try to bring it up with them. Pete Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shortshrink Posted March 5, 2014 Report Share Posted March 5, 2014 I applied 7 months ago. Got the call from Spenser's office and will be at LCS to get my card. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mexicomoose Posted March 7, 2014 Report Share Posted March 7, 2014 Got the message too! Applied 22/1, fingerprinted last week, card ready this week? Wow! This is a miracle! Pete peteben did you use a facilitator or apply on your own? Your experience is certainly radically different (as in MUCH shorter) than most people I've heard from on this forum. Do tell? ;-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mainecoons Posted March 7, 2014 Report Share Posted March 7, 2014 My wife picked up her card yesterday. Took right at 4 months. She had Spencer's office prepare the paperwork then she walked it through. Only good for a year, though. We get to do this again next year. Whoopee! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlanMexicali Posted March 7, 2014 Report Share Posted March 7, 2014 My wife picked up her card yesterday. Took right at 4 months. She had Spencer's office prepare the paperwork then she walked it through. Only good for a year, though. We get to do this again next year. Whoopee! Many posters who got a Residente Temporal in 2012 and are first timers got the option of getting 1, 2 or 3 year Residente Temporal when their 1 year RT expired. I got a 2 year RT but applied in Nov. 2012 and am a first timer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peteben Posted March 7, 2014 Report Share Posted March 7, 2014 I did it mostly myself, although I used Spencer's office for the initial paperwork, as my Spanish isn't good enough to write the request letter. Apart from that, the paperwork is pretty simple. We were also very fortunate in dealing only with Fabiola the past 4 years, first in Guad, now here. We were always nice with her, and she with us. We also made sure we always had the proper paperwork. About one month after our initial application for permanente, we went in to inquire if anything was wrong. At first she said it was normal, it might take another 4 weeks. But then she said she would look into it. Then two days later, we got the message to go in for fingerprints. One week after that, we got our cards! So she got a big hug from both of us at the ceremony! Pete Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mexicomoose Posted March 7, 2014 Report Share Posted March 7, 2014 Thanks for the update. We applied in mid-Oct and are still waiting. :-/ I went in for fingerprints in early January but my wife still has not. Is Fabiola the English-speaking lady who sits at the front desk at the INM office in Chapala? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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