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I plan on moving to Baja next February
I have a home in Ensenada. I would guess its value is $250,000. My wife is a Mexican and she has two homes. One in Hermosillo and one in Caborca.
I also have a 401K and retirement income from the company I worked for. I want to wait two more years to draw my social security.
My question is what would I be filing as on my immigration for permanante or temporal, Single or married? Do they take into account that my wife is a Mexican and therefore the assets needed are for myself only? Do they take into account that I already own a home and therefore the necessary cash assets are therefore lower?
Thanks Amigo Arizona

Originally Posted by Amigo Arizona

My question is what would I be filing as on my immigration for permanante or temporal, Single or married? Do they take into account that my wife is a Mexican and therefore the assets needed are for myself only? Do they take into account that I already own a home and therefore the necessary cash assets are therefore lower?
Thanks Amigo Arizona

1) Yes to Wife
2) Yes to property
3) Permanente

As I do You have advantages being married to a Mexican.

Originally Posted by Amigo Arizona

My question is what would I be filing as on my immigration for permanante or temporal, Single or married?

Amigo AZ, uhhhhhh, are you maybe confusing the INM process with your USA federal income tax filing options? Do you make your wife totally support herself, buy her own food, clothing & pay her own utilities & other expenses??

I agree with CDN_JOHNNY, it's to your benefit that you wife is Mexicano, use that to your advantage & go for Residente Permanente & be done with the INM process once & for all.

Originally Posted by CDN_JOHNNY

1) Yes to Wife
2) Yes to property
3) Permanente

As I do You have advantages being married to a Mexican.

I will have to be a temporary for two years then a permanent?

No, under the revised laws implemented November 9, 2013, they are offering Residente Permanente from the starting gate.....if you meet all the requirements. You're actually in a better position than those of us already in the process; much less hassle & overall cost than approaching it one year at a time as those of us midstream in the process had to deal with.

Wow I did not know that
Thanks

Originally Posted by Amigo Arizona

I plan on moving to Baja next February
I have a home in Ensenada. I would guess its value is $250,000. My wife is a Mexican and she has two homes. One in Hermosillo and one in Caborca.
I also have a 401K and retirement income from the company I worked for. I want to wait two more years to draw my social security.
My question is what would I be filing as on my immigration for permanante or temporal, Single or married? Do they take into account that my wife is a Mexican and therefore the assets needed are for myself only? Do they take into account that I already own a home and therefore the necessary cash assets are therefore lower?
Thanks Amigo Arizona

I have had my new INM visa for 4 months now. I did not need to provide any financial solvency under the Vinculo Familiar law. I am married to a Mexican National. They state in the law a spouse can get a Residente Permanente without proof of financial solvency but made me go Residente Temporal for 2 years instead before I could tramite to Residente Permanente. I had to get a Permiso de Trabajo to work also.

With proof of financial solvency you would be bypassing the Vinculo Familiar to get a Residente Perrmanente visa, You can´t go 2 routes at the same time, one or the other. All Residente Permanente visas have the work permiso. The drawback is with a Residente Permanente you cannot have a US plated car in Mexico. With a Residente Temporal you can have one. In the Frontera States I suspect you might not have a problem but you also might have a problem driving a US plated car if an incident arisies and Insurance companies "could" not allow or if they give you a policy "might" not pay. Also INM might give you a problem if they find out somehow. Hard to say at the moment.

If you are driving outside the frontera states and now cannot get a TIP anymore your car will be illegally in Mexico. Then I suspect you might be in big trouble if pulled over for any reason, even getting your car siezed. You would most likely have to get a US car nationalized to be able to drive anywhere without problems. If it is not between 1985 and 2007 you cannot. Alan

I was told today by a visa specialist in San Diego that because I was married to a Mexican lady that I could apply now for a visa instead of waiting until next year. He also stated that because I was married to a Mexican I could apply in Mexico for the visa and would not have to apply at my nearest embassy or consulate where I reside.
Anyone else know about this?

Anyone have a good contact person in Ensenada who I could hire to help do my immigration paperwork

Save your money!! INM will give you a printout of everything you need & they'll walk you through anything that's not crystal clear to you. Fill out a few forms, provide copies of proof of marriage & proof of residence (electric or water bill). It's easier & much less complicated than filing your taxes!! Honest!

Originally Posted by Amigo Arizona

Anyone have a good contact person in Ensenada who I could hire to help do my immigration paperwork

Migratory Procedures
Carlos Victorica
carlosvictorica7@hotmail.com
Ensenada

Originally Posted by Teniente

Migratory Procedures
Carlos Victorica
carlosvictorica7@hotmail.com
Ensenada

Yep....Good ol' Carlos. He's been doing mine...........since the beginning of December.

Originally Posted by DENNIS

Yep....Good ol' Carlos. He's been doing mine...........since the beginning of December.

I tried to send an Email to Carlos and it was undeliverable. Where is he located in Ensenada as I will be down this week?

Originally Posted by DENNIS

Yep....Good ol' Carlos. He's been doing mine...........since the beginning of December.

We submitted docs to Carlos, four weeks later went to INM for fingerprints and signatures.....told to come back in four weeks to pick up cards.....no problems encountered

Originally Posted by Amigo Arizona

I tried to send an Email to Carlos and it was undeliverable. Where is he located in Ensenada as I will be down this week?

Phone numbers in Ensenada are: (646)175-7892 - office and (646)112-5480 - cell

His small office is located just in front of, and attached to the Ensenada INM office, Office is open Monday thru Friday 9:00am - 1:00pm

Try this e-mail address: Migratoryprocedures@hotmail.com
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Originally Posted by Teniente

Phone numbers in Ensenada are: (646)175-7892 - office .

One of us is probably wrong here, but I have 175-7893.

Originally Posted by DENNIS

One of us is probably wrong here, but I have 175-7893.

Dennis you are CORRECT

Originally Posted by Amigo Arizona

Dennis you are CORRECT

Thanks. I was thinking about calling to verify, but it's worked in the past, so I let it go.

We used Carlos in the Past. This year we are using

Duluce Karina Ponce Curiel
646 121 5471 cell
154 2101 Tel.
karinaponce16@hotmail.com.
Her office is at Campo 7 before you get to LaBufadora.

I want to Correct my statement
"I will have to be a temporary for two years then a permanent?"

It should have read
"I will have to be a Permanente for two years then a "Naturalization"?"

Sorry and Thanks again Leggs for catching my mistake