Notes on passport issues, written 08July22, after our trip to QRO airport: July 2022, from our personal experience: Warning/advice for tourists entering Mexico: When answering the question, “How long will you stay in Mexico?” add lots of extra days – answer “120 days” or even “180 days”. (The maximum number possible is 180 days, but the passport officer now has broad discretion.) T he passport officer will grant you that specific number of days to be in country. That's all, no extensions. Up until recently, a tourist visa for US citizens was automatically 180 days. But now it is defined by the admitting passport official; they note a specific amount on your Forma Migratoria Múltiple paper that you must return later to the official when you exit the country. There is apparently no way to change that form, the FMM . However, you can “lose” your FMM and buy a new one at the airport office of Migración , for about USD30 each....
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