{"id":38293,"date":"2018-05-25T12:51:45","date_gmt":"2018-05-25T17:51:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/?p=38293"},"modified":"2018-05-31T10:50:09","modified_gmt":"2018-05-31T15:50:09","slug":"last-run-to-inm-hopefully-for-a-good-long-while","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/last-run-to-inm-hopefully-for-a-good-long-while\/","title":{"rendered":"Last Run to INM, Hopefully for a Good Long While"},"content":{"rendered":"

I got up early this morning to finish a few small jobs and then hopefully have the rest of the day off (yes, but I have a full queue for the weekend!). By \u00a0the time I was done around 10:30, a torrential downpour had eased off, so I decided to go to INM to pick up my new residente temporal card. Since my truck was parked on the street and I was worried about getting caught in another downpour, I decided to drive.<\/p>\n

That was a rather meh decision. The truck is so much hotter than is a bus and on the bus, I can do other things than avoid other drivers. Driving in M\u00e9rida isn’t hard\/stressful, but it’s also not much fun. It was also surprisingly difficult to find parking (last time I parked in that area was to sign my lease and parking wasn’t an issue). I was finally able to ditch the truck just off of Reforma, one street north of INM (map below).<\/p>\n

The waiting room was packed, but the queue moved quite quickly. I was finally funnelled to window 5, but told to wait in the main lobby. The second wait was barely worth mentioning. The person at window 5 was the same lady who had done my fingerprints last week and she asked how she could help me. She was surprised that my card was ready and I told her I got notice of that on the 23rd. That seemed to be the magic words because she went from doubtful to promising she’d be right back, which she was. I signed a ton of paperwork and finally was presented with my new card, good through April of 2021! Hard to believe that the next one will be for permanent resident status!<\/p>\n

So now, I don’t need to go to INM again for nearly three years unless I need to file a change of address, want to add permission to work (ie. in my case start a business), or have a change in civil status (Prince Charming, you out there?!). What a relief this is! Now, to run up to Progreso to give Aduana a copy and possibly to SAT also for good measure. Although, I am coming up fast to the end of SAT’s “If you get through that period without news from us, your refund is imminent” period… Miracles could happen!<\/p>\n

Going home from where I was parked wasn’t super obvious. I thought of turning right at Col\u00f3n to go grab 60, but wasn’t sure I’d be able to make that left-hand turn. I ended up continuing to Cupules, going left, turn right (northish) on the first major street I crossed, and ended up at Circuito Colonias right in front of Bodega Aurrera and able to continue straight on a street that would, with a few turns, take me straight home. I’m really learning how to navigate here!<\/p>\n

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(I may have stopped in at Bodega for some fried chicken.)<\/p><\/div>\n

I got in and realised that Bonita is getting to very loud (yippy) when I arrive. I can’t imagine it bothers the neighbours, but it’s something to be aware of. I don’t think she makes noise when I’m not around — she starts when she hears me. It’s rather lovely to know that someone cares that I’m home. I love her so much. \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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