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The Forma Migratoria Múltiple para Extranjeros, popularly known as a "tourist card", is a piece of paperwork a visitor receives on entry to Mexico and must retain to hand in on departure.

The Forma Migratoria Múltiple para Extranjeros, or FMT, also popularly known as a "tourist card", is a piece of paperwork a visitor receives on entry to Mexico and must retain to hand in on departure.

The FMM replaced the earlier FMT (Forma Migratoria de Turista) and some other similar pieces of paperwork in 2010.

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Driving into Tijuana, how do I get a tourist card (FMM)? Do I need one?

I will be driving into Mexico for my first time. I am a U.S. citizen and will be in Mexico for about 4 days in the Tijuana area. I've read online that I need to get an FMM form because I will be there for more than 72 hours, do I need to do this…
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Do you have to print the FMM when crossing into Mexico overland?

I'm traveling to Tijuana soon overland and will obtain an FMM as per the legal requirement. However its no clear if there's an obligation to actually print it out or if I can show it on my phone. Do the rules ever clearly state this for land…
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Mexican Visa required for short tourist visa for Sri Lankan National?

For a Sri Lankan national, is a mexican visa required or just the FMM only? This will be for a short tourist stay for about 30 days and we will travel by plane. I searched online and found confusing answers where only the FMM was required.
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How to turn in FMM and get exit stamp in passport if leaving Mexico by Greyhound bus?

I entered Mexico by air and received an entry stamp and an FMM card, but am planning to leave by land. I'm going to fly into Tijuana airport and take the Greyhound bus from there to north of the border. From what I gather, the bus will stop at the…
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I did not receive visa papers when entering Mexico and have a flight in 2 weeks. Can I exit and re-enter through Guatemala to fix this?

Edit: Resolution as an answer. I entered Mexico nearly one month ago on a bus crossing from TX to MX. I crossed at around 2am and never was it directed or suggested to handle my immigration paperwork at that time. I was confused and anxious about…
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What exactly is a "FM-T", Mexico Tourist Card?

This page, Entry Requirements for Mexico, from the U.S. Department of State states: U.S. citizens traveling as tourists beyond the border zone or entering Mexico by air must pay a fee to obtain a tourist card, also known as an FM-T, available from…
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Entering Mexico as non-visa national by air, how do you fill FMM?

I was looking at the entry requirements for Mexico, and found out you needed to fill a Forma Migratoria Múltiple (FMM) But I fail to find how, when entering by air The governmental FMM website only seems to allow you to fill it, if you are going to…
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When a person gets a Mexican FMM online, when do they do the background check?

If a person applies for a Mexican FMM online, will the background check be done immediately, and more importantly, before the FMM is made available to print out, and then at immigration you only have to get an entry stamp for validation and no…
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Mexico is phasing out paper FMMs. How is the FMM rule enforced if entering by land and exiting by air?

I'm planning an itinerary where we would drive from San Diego to Tijuana airport (or possibly cross on foot), then fly to South America. It appears that paper FMMs are now being phased out and no longer issued at Mexican airports. But... how is the…
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FMT rules - stay longer than 6 months?

Can I (a Canadian) stay longer in Mexico (longer than 6 months) on a Tourist visa if I leave Mexico, and say go to Belize for a couple days, and return on another 6 month FMT? In turn, stay for almost a year on a tourist visa?
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When do I have to pay for the Mexican tourist card?

I have a question about Mexican tourist cards, or whatever they're called these days. There is now a fee, a little more than $20. According to some sources, a traveler only has to pay this once per 180 days. Yet, when I travel by bus to Central…
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Mexican FMM -- the flight number and airline name. But a ticket is adviced to be bought afterwards

The Mexican electronic permission FMM for 180 days must be obtained priour to buying a ticket to Mexico. However, it now has the fields "flight number" and "airline name" as required ones. I don't have a ticket yet and I read recommendations that…
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Mexican visa by land versus air

I entered Mexico by air and got a 180-day visa. However I then went to Guatemala for 6 weeks and reentered into Mexico by bus. I seem to remember someone saying that the new visa, when we enter by land, is only 90 days, but I am looking at the…
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Overstaying Mexico’s FMM by a day in order to Regularize: effect on travel to other countries

Mexico has a “Regularization” program (https://www.mexperience.com/mexico-offers-special-residency-procedure/) that allows for obtaining temporary residency in country. In order to qualify, you must purposefully overstay your FMM (tourist) entry.…
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Flying from Reynosa Tamaulipas to Cancun are we required to get a FMM permit

I've heard they are phasing out with that form on some airports
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