sfmacaws
May 9, 2004, 12:30 AM
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Re: [talosian] Will a notarized Power of Attorney in Spanish work?
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If it were me, I'd call a consulate to verify it. That said, my understanding from driving into Mexico for many years is that it is the same requirement as for a vehicle that has a loan and is basically OWNED by a bank. You have to have a statement giving you permission to drive the vehicle into Mexico. It must have the VIN number and should describe the vehicle. I have always had one that also gives an approximate date for taking the vehicle into Mexico and returning. Mine are usually pretty loose, I have the bank write it for a week or so before I intend to cross the border and for a month or so after I intend to return. Since I stay for 6 months at a time, the date of return is always after the date I would need to leave anyway to get a new visa. Trailers go on the import sticker for the vehicle towing them, I don't think you would need one for the trailer. I've never done this though and it wouldn't hurt to have one for a trailer just in case. The letter does not have to be in spanish but it does have to be notarized. Make sure the name used in the letter exactly matches the name on the registration.
My advice would be to get the letter for either a car or a trailer, get it notarized paying close attention to the VIN being correct and the name matching. If you don't need it, great. You can never have too many seals and stamps and gold embossed whatevers on a document in Mexico, the more the better.
They do come out to the vehicle and look at the VIN number. I had 2 numbers transposed on the registration of our motor home the first year we took it down. No one had noticed it but the guy at the aduana did. He let us through - without a bribe - but warned us that we needed to get it corrected as soon as we could. It took a lot longer at the DMV in Calif to get it fixed than it did at the border. Perhaps I was lucky or persuasive or he was in a good mood - don't count on it happening again.
I can see one instance that might not work very well. If the car you are borrowing has a loan and is actually owned by a bank. That probably wouldn't fly - I'd be leery of it. At the least, you'd need a letter from both the registered owner and the bank, both notarized.
Get the letters, get them notarized, make a couple of copies of them, load up and move to Mexico. It will all work fine.
Jonna - Mérida, Yucatán
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