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Trudy

Oct 31, 2003, 9:17 PM

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6 month question

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I don't get it. I posted three questions on Oct. 26 regarding crossing to Belize to extend/renew my 6 month tourist visa. I got no replies to any of the three questions. But my old question...May 26 is reposted with additional replies. Okay...I read them and thank you. But none of my new questions have been answered and they are not repeats of the May 26 question.
1. Does the car have to cross the border with me for the renewal?
2. If I don't renew and stay longer than 6 monts...say six months and three days, what kind of trouble can I expect when I exit the country?
3. Shoot...there is another question, but I have forgotten it for the moment.

Trudy

Oct 31, 2003, 9:19 PM

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Question 3

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Is it true that the Tampa/Progreso ferry will not be opening until Nov. 2004? I no longer have my link to the company and I don't remember their name.

Carron

Nov 1, 2003, 8:26 AM

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Re: [Trudy] 6 month question

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Regulars of Mex Connect will confess that we don't always have all the answers to all your questions. If no one has an answer, no one replies. If someone gets an answer to an earlier query, we respond no matter how old the question.

Also, many of us have lived in Mexico for many years and do not tend to travel in and out of the country (or even about in the country) as much as we did before we settled down. Nor do we usually have as much trouble dealing with Mexican authorities. So your "no" news is the result of our "good" news. Does this answer your latest question??

sandykayak

Nov 1, 2003, 8:52 AM

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Re: [Trudy] Question 3

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It's called the Yucatan Express... i found it through a google search and yes, they plan to resume in Nov. '04, assuming the ports in the Yucatan do some dredging.

You can put yourself on a mailing list and they will presumably advise you when they start new sailings.

It's 36 hours!! I know of one gal who did the crossing and she said it was fine.
Sandy Kramer
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Nov 1, 2003, 10:11 AM

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Trudy writes:
I don't get it. I posted three questions on Oct. 26 regarding crossing to Belize to extend/renew my 6 month tourist visa. I got no replies to any of the three questions. But my old question...May 26 is reposted with additional replies. Okay...I read them and thank you. But none of my new questions have been answered and they are not repeats of the May 26 question.....

Whether or not you'll receive an answer on this or any other bulletin board/discussion forum depends on a combination of the obscurity of the question, and whether people with ideas or possible answers have the time and motivation to provide an answer. Along these lines, by making the exchange of information bidirectional, offering up your own knowledge and experience (not the "me toos" and mindless prattle some past posters have confused with participation) in response to the questions of others helps keep information flowing in the long term (and you appear to have been a member for some time).

With regards to the obscurity of questions, not only will very obscure questions remain unanswered, but questions which have been asked repeatedly can go unanswered because participants (a) grow weary of replying to the same questions and/or (b) get irritated that the poster hasn't bothered to check any of the message history. In this regard, the "Gossamer" software used by Mexconnect has an outstanding search function.

Your added question about the Tampa/Yucatan ferry is an excellent case in point. By keying in the search string "ferry" into the "Search Posts" dialog box, you would have gotten a huge listing of previous messages regarding the ferry you're inquiring about. Your questions about overstaying a visa are a tad more complicated with a search on the string "expire visa" yielding one thread of interest, and a search on the string "visa" resulting another huge multipage list, which can easily be visually parsed for additional discussions of possible interest.

(This post was edited by ET on Nov 1, 2003, 1:02 PM)

Rolly

Nov 1, 2003, 1:05 PM

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1. Yes your car has to cross the border with you in order to get a new permit.

2. Over staying your visa can be a problem. You will probably have to pay a fine. How much depends... Best idea is don't do it.

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Trudy

Nov 1, 2003, 8:23 PM

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Thanks everyone

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I appreciate your input and will try using the forum search. I had read on another discussion board that the Yucatan Express wasn't going to run again until Nov. of 2004. I didn't know why they were taking a year off after running just one year. When I moved, I changed servers and lost all of my previous links. I couldn't remember the name of the ferry company. So thanks for that too. :o)

I do know that obscure questions don't always get answers. I once asked about being able to take a telescope across the border. That one just sat there. lol I understood the reason.

And Rolly...I don't want to drive my car into Belize. I was preferring to take the bus. Just didn't know if the car NEEDED to cross with me. :o)

Thanks again everyone.