They now have a good computer system. Mexico I doing what many other countries do. Making people do things legally!

What “law”? And why do you refer to arbitrary abuse as law? There’s no such law, m’aam. Anyway you said something irrelevant to the question, it’s now what they had asked bout.

Do I have a chances to face any difficulties with immigration officer at the airport when I’ll be back in Mexico.
Or he will see my 180 days permission and will allow me to enter the country back with no troubles?

Hi Arthur,

You cannot apply for a Temporay Import Permit (TIP) for your vehicle if you have been granted permanent residency.

You can only get a TIP if you have a visitor permit, or temporary residency.

So, what if one applies for permanent residency? Since you only have a special visa that gets stamped at the border starting the 30 day period to obtain the residency, can you drive your car down, obtain the residency and then drive the car out?

I was curious about this too. Online the form asks for the length of time you wish to stay so if a person does this in lieu of waiting until arrival? Are the 180 days just given because you have listed your intent on staying? Listed the Airbnb or lodging up front?

Gilbert, they do NOT take your FMM as you walk or drive across into the US. People who stay in border cities often go back and forth with their 180 days FMM. If you are flying or returning to the US by ship, that is a different matter.

Because it is the law and they are enforcing the law. Too any people are living illegally in Mexico and the US has asked for Mexico to crack down on illegal immigration so that includes US residents not just people trying to cross Mexico to get into the US.

Why does using the ONLINE form give you a better chance of getting the days you ask for ? Just because WE write it down? That could also be interpreted by the customs officer as someone used to gaming the system… One possibility may offset the other IMHO.

The official online FMM form is free. If you find it somewhere for a charge that is not an official government site. Those sites will charge you a fee, and then give you a link to the official FREE form. The online form does auto fill the number of days allowable at 180 days, but an immigration officer has the authority to change that number at their discretion, and once that number is entered into their system that is the number of days you are stuck with. I have used this form for several years now and it works very well, just do not pay anyone a fee for what is a free service.