Mexico

[agarand8]

I know someone in this thread posted a while back a step-by-step process in requesting the GMCS notes but I can't find it for the life of me. If anyone knows where I can find it please let me know.

Search it in the search bar. Someone has a link to a YouTube video in their sig. You can find it pretty easy through the search.

 

[JAMO1973]

Hey everyone. Hubby is in San jose at a DHL office sending the passport and he explained that he needs to prepay so that it can be sent back to him. The DHL person then needs to know what date to go pick up the package???? He just called me and gave the guy the phone to ask me and I said...don't they call you when it's ready? And he said no. So I asked, what if you go to pick it up and it's not ready then what happens? And he said we will try three times to pick it up. Uhm ok... So it's going to arrive Wednesday the 1st so I said go pick it up on the 15th. 2 weeks should be good? Even with Easter...I don't know. And then I asked, ok you're going to have a piece of paper or something inside to show that it's prepaid to be sent back? And he says yes. And then I asked does that paper have on it the date that you will come and pick it up, will they know it needs to be ready on the 15th? And he said yes.

I am really caught off guard by this. I know most of you gus are actually in Mexico but does anyone know if this is normal procedure? Do i need to be worried here. I hope 2 weeks is long enough.

That is not normal!!!! You send the envelope via dhl and aske them for a guia prepagado(pre-paid waybill). They send the waybill with your envelope (containing the passport in your case) and whenever it is sent back to you, you then pick it up. You can track it both ways to know when it gets to Mexico and You can also track the waybill coming back to you to see when it arrives at the dhl office or your address depending on where it's being sent.

 

[banchos22]

Some body knows how long it will take to get a police check in Mexico PGR, I'm in Canada I send that request on January 23 the Canadian embassy received on the 26 they send it to the PGR on the 6 of February and as today March 30 they say still waiting for results.


How long take this process any one has request this before?

 

[agarand8]

That is not normal!!!! You send the envelope via dhl and aske them for a guia prepagado(pre-paid waybill). They send the waybill with your envelope (containing the passport in your case) and whenever it is sent back to you, you then pick it up. You can track it both ways to know when it gets to Mexico and You can also track the waybill coming back to you to see when it arrives at the dhl office or your address depending on where it's being sent.

Yeah so someone at the visa office would call DHL to pick it up? Cause the guy on the phone said that I have to pick a day. I asked "can't they call you to pick it up' he said no. So I picked a day.

I already know I can track it both ways I told my hubby to write down both numbers.

It's already done now so I guess we'll see how it plays out. I can email the VO and tell them what happened. If they need more time they can tell me and I can call DHL to change the date maybe.

 

[JAMO1973]

Yeah so someone at the visa office would call DHL to pick it up? Cause the guy on the phone said that I have to pick a day. I asked "can't they call you to pick it up' he said no. So I picked a day.

I already know I can track it both ways I told my hubby to write down both numbers.

It's already done now so I guess we'll see how it plays out. I can email the VO and tell them what happened. If they need more time they can tell me and I can call DHL to change the date maybe.

The guy at dhl is wrong or lazy or both. The embassy usually send mail out on a specific day each week. So on Monday for example they would call dhl to come and pick up all the mail that they need sent out for that week. You don't choose the day for them to do that. I know because I had to do that a few months ago when renewing a passport. I sent them the renewal form and old passport and a waybill and the lady at the embassy told me how they do their Unfortunately customer service and clear explanations are not all that prevalent in latin america.

 

[JAMO1973]

Sorry I was trying to say that the lady at the embassy told me how they do their mailing.

 

[agarand8]

Oh. So what do you think I should do? Do you think they will just handle it like a regular prepaid waybill and put it with the rest of the dhls so be sent out one day? If they do that after the date that I told DHL to pick it up... Then what? I paid for it to be sent back so you would hope they just bring it back, right? Or should I call DHL about it and hope that I talk with someone different and see if there's something they can do? I don't really know what to do. I don't know if I should email the visa office, or call DHL, or both, or neither. Lol my husband said I should just email the VO and explain and he thinks if I just tell them that it needs to be ready on that day that they'll just have to make sure it's ready. Lol waaaaaaay too optimistic.

 

[JAMO1973]

Oh. So what do you think I should do? Do you think they will just handle it like a regular prepaid waybill and put it with the rest of the dhls so be sent out one day? If they do that after the date that I told DHL to pick it up... Then what? I paid for it to be sent back so you would hope they just bring it back, right? Or should I call DHL about it and hope that I talk with someone different and see if there's something they can do? I don't really know what to do. I don't know if I should email the visa office, or call DHL, or both, or neither. Lol my husband said I should just email the VO and explain and he thinks if I just tell them that it needs to be ready on that day that they'll just have to make sure it's ready. Lol waaaaaaay too optimistic.

You could try dhl. I think they have 1-800 numbers. Explain the situation and that you can't be sure when it will be ready. Cic decides when your visa is ready not you. And I have never heard of this situation. The waybill is prepaid!!!! It doesn't matter when it gets used. When the DHL courier picks the package up the wayblii then gets activated. There is no reason for there to be some specifica date. I would call dhl and let them know what you have benn told.

 

[agarand8]

You could try dhl. I think they have 1-800 numbers. Explain the situation and that you can't be sure when it will be ready. Cic decides when your visa is ready not you. And I have never heard of this situation. The waybill is prepaid!!!! It doesn't matter when it gets used. When the DHL courier picks the package up the wayblii then gets activated. There is no reason for there to be some specifica date. I would call dhl and let them know what you have benn told.

Ok I will get the tracking and stuff from my hubby tomorrow and then call a customer service number and see if I can get some answers. Maybe it is the same thing and the guy is just confused. Wouldn't be the first time shit like that happened in Costa rica. Thanks for your help. I'll let you know what they tell me.

 

[JAMO1973]

Ok I will get the tracking and stuff from my hubby tomorrow and then call a customer service number and see if I can get some answers. Maybe it is the same thing and the guy is just confused. Wouldn't be the first time *censored word* like that happened in Costa rica. Thanks for your help. I'll let you know what they tell me.

Good luck with this!

 

[OhCanadiana]

Ok I will get the tracking and stuff from my hubby tomorrow and then call a customer service number and see if I can get some answers. Maybe it is the same thing and the guy is just confused. Wouldn't be the first time *censored word* like that happened in Costa rica. Thanks for your help. I'll let you know what they tell me.

They probably set it up as a pick-up as opposed to a package that would be dropped off or picked-up at a regularly scheduled pickup. Call DHL and just have them cancel the scheduled pick up and tell them it will be picked up at a regularly scheduled pickup. They may even refund the pick-up fee!

 

[JAMO1973]

My wife and I sent her PGR check and an updated form to CIC just over a month ago. Does anyone know when we can expect to hear from them regarding (hopefully) PPR?

 

[MissRepresentation]

Some body knows how long it will take to get a police check in Mexico PGR, I'm in Canada I send that request on January 23 the Canadian embassy received on the 26 they send it to the PGR on the 6 of February and as today March 30 they say still waiting for results.


How long take this process any one has request this before?

Apparently they're reviewing the procedure needed to get this police certificate, so there's no way of telling how long it will take before they process a request. I was informed about this by my visa office, which is not Mexico but who's liaising with the Canadian Embassy in Mexico City. In their own words "At present, your request for a Mexican Police certificate has been delayed as procedures to obtain such a certificate are under review. We will contact you should we need additional information". They also mentioned something to the effect of 'be prepared to submit the police certificate request again', which is a f***ing joke.

 

[OhCanadiana]

Some body knows how long it will take to get a police check in Mexico PGR, I'm in Canada I send that request on January 23 the Canadian embassy received on the 26 they send it to the PGR on the 6 of February and as today March 30 they say still waiting for results.


How long take this process any one has request this before?

The PGR takes a maximum of 10 working days from when they receive it. How do you know 'they' are still waiting for results? And who is 'they' (Embassy of Canada in Mexico)?

 

[OhCanadiana]

Apparently they're reviewing the procedure needed to get this police certificate, so there's no way of telling how long it will take before they process a request. I was informed about this by my visa office, which is not Mexico but who's liaising with the Canadian Embassy in Mexico City. In their own words "At present, your request for a Mexican Police certificate has been delayed as procedures to obtain such a certificate are under review. We will contact you should we need additional information". They also mentioned something to the effect of 'be prepared to submit the police certificate request again', which is a f***ing joke.

I noticed CIC removed the Embassy of Mexico address from the instructions for people who live outside of Mexico to mail the police certificate request to the Embassy in Mexico for them to process it on (or about) March 23 from http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/information/security/police-cert/north-america/mexico.asp.

If you want to help move things along, consider calling the Embassy of Canada where you live. My understanding is that some (e.g., the Missions in Canada) can (or at least used to be able to) issue a request letter for the PGR that you can then have someone with a power of attorney in Mexico process the police certificate for you. May be worth exploring if you want to develop an alternate path to waiting...