FMM Changes
I just read that FMM tourist permits cannot be obtained through any of the travel clubs Vagabundos,etc. Apparently a new agency is now issuing the permits and they insist on face to face contact!. I w...
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Take all the 2nd hand information with 6 or seven grains of salt...
For instance the fee for an FMM is THREE HUNDRED POINT ZERO pesos. Has been this figure for a loooooooong time (for Mexico).
$21.43 dollars at an exchange rate of 14.00 to the peso is a hell of a long way from twenty-nine dollars.
This isn't a "I'm Right - You're Wrong" argument.
It is solely a pure and strong plea. and piece of advice to take what you read with a LOT of skepticism. With regard to extraneous facts and authorities opinions.
One time several years ago a knothead authority argued with me about ADUANA at Tecate. Through bamboo splinters and truth serum I figured out he had NEVER been inside the oficina de Aduana. I had spent maybe a dozen hours there gathering facts, gossip, trivia, and opinions.
Many Mexican officials are full of Krap. But occasionally a person encounters one who is honest, dedicated and knowledgeable. I do not like surprises - operating on assumptions or ridiculously inaccurate "expert" opinions then finding out the hard way Mexican law reads differently. Right out of the book.
Hassles make me CRANKY. So now I operate on the principle of MEXICAN LAW, and REGULATIONS as written. Opinions in travel books get ripped out by the roots and are used to start campfires.
For instance the fee for an FMM is THREE HUNDRED POINT ZERO pesos. Has been this figure for a loooooooong time (for Mexico).
$21.43 dollars at an exchange rate of 14.00 to the peso is a hell of a long way from twenty-nine dollars.
This isn't a "I'm Right - You're Wrong" argument.
It is solely a pure and strong plea. and piece of advice to take what you read with a LOT of skepticism. With regard to extraneous facts and authorities opinions.
One time several years ago a knothead authority argued with me about ADUANA at Tecate. Through bamboo splinters and truth serum I figured out he had NEVER been inside the oficina de Aduana. I had spent maybe a dozen hours there gathering facts, gossip, trivia, and opinions.
Many Mexican officials are full of Krap. But occasionally a person encounters one who is honest, dedicated and knowledgeable. I do not like surprises - operating on assumptions or ridiculously inaccurate "expert" opinions then finding out the hard way Mexican law reads differently. Right out of the book.
Hassles make me CRANKY. So now I operate on the principle of MEXICAN LAW, and REGULATIONS as written. Opinions in travel books get ripped out by the roots and are used to start campfires.
