FMM Tourist Card, Custom Form questions

While preparing for our upcoming visit, I attempted to download an online FMM application, but found it wasn't available/necessary because our first point of entry is Mexico City's Benito Juarez Airport on our way to Zihuatanejo.

Apparently they simply stamp your Passport with the number of days you'll be staying or up to a maximum of 180 days.

What about the Custom Declaration form? Is that necessary to download, fill out and submit upon entry or are they doing away with that form too?

Appreciate hearing of anyone’s experience using Benito Juarez Airport since the new FMM changes have come into effect.

Gracias,
Roberto!

I arrived at MEX last week. There were no customs forms.

There were two customs lines, one for “nothing to declare” and one for something to declare. I had nothing to declare. My checked bags were checked through to ZIH. Anything I was carrying went through the scanner and I was on my way. Maybe five minutes.

There were no immigration documents handed out on the plane.

I arrived at MEX last week. There were no customs forms.

There were two customs lines, one for “nothing to declare” and one for something to declare. I had nothing to declare. My checked bags were checked through to ZIH. Anything I was carrying went through the scanner and I was on my way. Maybe five minutes.

There were no immigration documents handed out on the plane.

How many days are you staying? How many days did they give you to stay in the country? Did you ask for the number of days on your behalf?

Thanks for the information Little Guy.

It is nice to see they are streamlining the arrival process at the Mexico City Airport.

A follow up question echoing midalake’s --- if/when they stamped your Passport, did they stipulate the number of days you were allowed to stay or simply allow you the maximum amount of days?

Gracias,
Roberto!

A follow up question echoing midalake’s --- if/when they stamped your Passport, did they stipulate the number of days you were allowed to stay or simply allow you the maximum amount of days?

I have permanent resident status, so the number of days was not relevant.

I am a permanent resident, so the number of days was not a question.

A friend will be arriving at ZIH international in a couple of weeks. I already gave them an FMM form in case they don’t have enough on the plane.

They are planning to stay for a month. I advised them to put a sticky note right onto the FMM form, “90 Dias, por favor”, so that there will be no ambiguity what they are requesting.

Yes, they plan to stay for a month, but if there are any flight changes, travel restrictions, etc., I want them to have the flexibility of additional days.

They are planning to stay for a month. I advised them to put a sticky note right onto the FMM form, “90 Dias, por favor”, so that there will be no ambiguity what they are requesting.

Is the number of days 180 by default unless you ask for the free 7-day visa?

Several years ago it seemed that 180 days was a default. There were postings here during the past year that some people were getting much less, like a few weeks, then having to deal with the consequences. I recall some people being asked questions about where they would be staying, etc. That might have been a Zihuatanejo ZIH issue rather than a national issue.

I wondered whether there had been problems with “undocumented Americans” working in Mexico, so they wanted to clamp down a bit.

I figure it is safer to not take a chance and to ask for something specific.

According to the articles on line, you will now be given 180 days if you enter at one of the 7 airports that are now just stamping the passports. Others? Who knows.

The free 7 day thing is only at the border, if you stay close to the border, within the border zone. If you fly in, the cost of the visa is included in your ticket. If you are a resident, just send an email and the cost will be credited to you.

IF you are going to get your temporary residency here, we are told that you need to enter, ask for a "short" time of 7 days or so, let it expire and then figure it out.
Don't know, we are permanent residents about to do citizenship!