I love the internet. But my love is often unrequited.
There is no better source to answer a question that to google and sort. But, we all know the danger. For one moment of true love, there are 99 lies and a cornucopia of infidelities. It is like seeking truth from a politician.
My issue today is cars in Mexico. I know that it is possible to bring a car into Mexico in conjunction with a tourist card (FMT) -- as long as the proper formalities are followed. I also know when I leave Mexico, my automobile must leave with me, and the permit for the automobile expires when the FMT expires. (For the moment, we will leave the possibility of converting to an FM3 visa out of the hypothetical because the answer is too easy. Coming and going with an FM3 is easy -- or, as easy as coming and going can be in Mexico.)
There is no better source to answer a question that to google and sort. But, we all know the danger. For one moment of true love, there are 99 lies and a cornucopia of infidelities. It is like seeking truth from a politician.
My issue today is cars in Mexico. I know that it is possible to bring a car into Mexico in conjunction with a tourist card (FMT) -- as long as the proper formalities are followed. I also know when I leave Mexico, my automobile must leave with me, and the permit for the automobile expires when the FMT expires. (For the moment, we will leave the possibility of converting to an FM3 visa out of the hypothetical because the answer is too easy. Coming and going with an FM3 is easy -- or, as easy as coming and going can be in Mexico.)
So, here is the question. If I drive my truck to Mexico in early May and enter with a 180-day FMT, can I fly out of Mexico (say, for an emergency in Oregon) and leave my truck there -- as long as I return while my FMT is still valid?
It would seem to be a very simple question. But I have received varying answers from what should be reliable sources. And I know there is a possibility that all of the answers are correct. That a random official may disallow my departure without proof that the truck is out of the country. That my return on a new FMT when I return to Melaque will set off paperwork problems when I try to cross the border in late October.
Can any of you direct me to a definitive site?
