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> Hello All
>
> I traveld down to Cabo San Lucas with my wife and overstayed our
> tourist visa by a few weeks. So now I'm not exactly sure what is the
> best way to fix the situation. We want to stay here longer and
> something like an extension would be best. I know that you need to go
> outside of the Mexico to renew your tourist visa but I am worried about
> driving up Baja to the border and getting stopped by a checkpoint and
> the police asking for my paperwork. Has anyone encountered this
> situation like this? If so, how did it work out? Has anyone figured out
> a way that allowed them to renew or extend their expired visa without
> having to cross the border? If so, what was it? We want to apply for an
> FM-3 and don't want to do anything that could potentially screw us.
>
> I figure my options are
> 1) Drive up and deal with the checkpoints
> 2) Try to fly out of the country which means dealing with immigration
> at airport
> 3) Try to go into an immigration office and ask for an extension on an
> expired visa (probably highly unlikely)
>
> Other options ?????
I'll spare you the lecture. Under your circumstances go to the proper
office and ask for an extension. If your total stay in the country is still
less than 180 days with the extension it shouldn't be any big deal, pay a
small fee and be on your way. Worst case scenario is that you're fined and
have to pay an "expidite fee", and you could be asked to leave immediately;
but, serious problems are unlikely if you go in and take care of it now.
Anything else is a gamble and you risk losing your ability to get an FM3.
I'll bet you're far from the first guy to go in with this problem.
http://www.todossantos.cc/meximmig.html
Secretaria de Gobernación
Instituto Nacional de Migración
Delegación Regional en B.C.S.
Cabo San Lucas, B.C.S.
Blvd. Lázaro Cárdenas s/n
Col. Centro C.P. 23410
Tel: (624) 143-0135 y 143-4001
Here's a little hint: When you drive in they ask how long you're going
to be in the country and up to 180 days they write the tourist card for that
time period. I always tell them 6 months and get my tourist card for the
maximum period possible. I'm in and out often enough that it saves me a
little money. In your case it could have saved some worrying.
TB
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