FM2 information please

[DonMackenzie]

Immigration Officer for our area: Clemente Villapan, whose office in San Miquel de Allende, Leon Airport
Aduana (website) www.inm.gob.mx (his email) is cvillapando@inm.gob.mx (he has
years of experience working US/MX law and is totally bilingual) is the
representative who spoke on both July 29th and August 5th in San
Miquel de Allende explaining all the new information about FM3 (long
term visitor) and FM2 (immigrant). The FM3 is about $200 to complete
and the FM2 closer to $275 each. As an immigrant you get the option to
have a job so think of the extra money as making it possible to work
and pay taxes to improve "your" new country.

Be careful!

(1) If you want to own a car, you have a limited amount of time on an
FM2 to take a USA registered car back to the USA and sell it.
(2) Also with an FM2, you cannot leave Mexico for more than a total of
18 months in the first 5 years of having the FM2. If you have an
emergency, contact Clemente Villapan and he might be able to get that
requirement "eased" so you don't have to start the FM2 process all
over again.
(3) You have to take a test to finally get the FM2 UNLESS you have
title to land in Mexico.
If you are still having trouble, Edward Clancy, the US Consulate
415-113-9574 or consuladosma@gmail.com is also VERY accessible and a
really BIG help with any confusion.
Jacquie Mackenzie