tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11526678.post7506238295133781866..comments2023-09-23T04:08:41.258-05:00Comments on billieblog: Another Five Years as a RentistaBillie Mercerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17826454938577230499noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11526678.post-43289794142626033432008-03-13T16:27:00.000-05:002008-03-13T16:27:00.000-05:00Paul, in the USA we are so use to having handrails...Paul, in the USA we are so use to having handrails, elevators etc. But at the immigration office there abour 10 or 12 steps up into the building without any handrail and inside the immigration office is about the same or maybe even more very wide steps down to the office....but there are handrails on each side. In the USA we would also have a handrail down the center. There are few building standards and no OSHA. You are suppose to take care of yourself.Billie Mercerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17826454938577230499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11526678.post-25924555245002192102008-03-13T15:05:00.000-05:002008-03-13T15:05:00.000-05:00Congrats on another year! Year 6, wow! I couldn'...Congrats on another year! Year 6, wow! I couldn't imagine some government employee coming out to the car here in the US, but, then again, elevators are everywhere and what would it look like for a government office to not be accessible!. :-)Paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00794079257866559509noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11526678.post-20438936281505500072008-03-13T12:23:00.000-05:002008-03-13T12:23:00.000-05:00Hola Amiga - It is very much a case by case and ce...Hola Amiga - It is very much a case by case and certainly area office by area office situation. <BR/><BR/>With some patience and a little footwork it generally can be done without total aggravation - I would certainly speculate that by the time you are after your sixth year (and second book) that it would be routine ;-)<BR/><BR/>Congrats on being legal!<BR/><BR/>JuanAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11526678.post-6908296777584035092008-03-13T09:16:00.000-05:002008-03-13T09:16:00.000-05:00Thanks, Jennifer. I agree it is important to do th...Thanks, Jennifer. I agree it is important to do the process. If nothing else, the immigration people now know us, or at least Ned, enough to acknowledge us as repeaters.Billie Mercerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17826454938577230499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11526678.post-56218381428745096212008-03-12T18:07:00.000-05:002008-03-12T18:07:00.000-05:00Theresa, he is not an IMS employee. He has a busin...Theresa, he is not an IMS employee. He has a business typing up the paperwork, making photos, and copies. Isn't it interesting that although immigration is national, each region seems to have its own way of doing things.Billie Mercerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17826454938577230499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11526678.post-1508304758925586512008-03-12T17:40:00.000-05:002008-03-12T17:40:00.000-05:00In the IMS office in Merida, the IMS officials typ...In the IMS office in Merida, the IMS officials type up the paperwork and look over whatever documentation you have. They then ask you to come back in a couple of days. You return on the appointed day, they issue you the bank paperwork which you take to the bank. You then return to pick up your renewed FM3. I am assuming (and there is where I am sure I will get in trouble) that getting a new FM3 is the same. <BR/>Anyway, I don't understand about the "guy across the street" is he an IMS employee? Or do you pay him?<BR/>regards,<BR/>TheresaTheresa in Mèridahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17217945138741786373noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11526678.post-48019684128425099552008-03-12T16:27:00.000-05:002008-03-12T16:27:00.000-05:00Felicidades! I don't understand why so many expats...Felicidades! I don't understand why so many expats have so much trouble getting their migratory documents, particularly after the initial application. The very act of learning the process and negotiating it is an important and essential step toward living in Mexico, and it's one which shouldn't be delegated to facilitators, absent some extremely compelling situation. You and Ned get my hearty congratulations for doing it yourselves.<BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://staringatstrangers.com" REL="nofollow">Staring at Strangers</A>jennifer rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06285568306915329954noreply@blogger.com