11-27-2013, 07:25 AM
http://californiasportfishing.org/sac-blog/
Brandon Hayward
The Forma Migratoria Multiple or as it’s called stateside, Multiple Purpose Migratory Form, is the FMM immigration requirement that is used to manage the presence of foreigners visiting Mexico. It requires that sport and private boats accessing Mexican waters by sea 0-12 miles obtain authorization from INAMI (Mexican Immigration) before entering Mexico’s territorial waters.
The National Immigration Institute (INAMI) is the Mexican government agency that, by law, is in charge of managing the presence of foreigners in Mexico. SAC and its member boats have been working with the institute since the requirements were officially released at a conference in San Diego earlier this fall. And all trips heading into Mexico’s territorial waters have been competing the process before leaving the dock since the regulations were released.
For clarification, the FMM is not just a fishing form or requirement only for anglers—whale watching, diving, yachting and other marine activities that originate stateside require the form.
The person in charge of the vessel (ex. SAC vessel Captain or landing) is in charge of completing the process on the angler/passengers behalf—save for the fees, which come out to around $23. While the process and its four steps—paying the fees via the web, completing a spreadsheet with boat information and passenger manifest, e-mailing the spreadsheet, and waiting for a confirmation e mail from INAMI—seem complicated, these steps are taking care of by the SAC member boats, so all anglers have to do is pay the fee upon check in.
This is the time of the year where most boats fishing in Mexican waters are on multi-day trips. Anglers jumping on these trips have been paying the FMM fees ($295 pesos, or roughly $23 USD) upon check in, along with other permits and license fees, such as Mexican permit.
Private boaters following the steps and obtaining the e-mail authorization from INAMI with a permit to enter as a “Visitor without Permission to Perform Paid Activities” have reported the process to be an easy one.
Anglers on sportboats have no need to go through the process, since the boats take care of obtaining an FMM for all aboard prior to departure. But anyone with questions about the process should direct them to INAMI. The website to start the FMM process is:
www.inm.gob.mx
1. Click ENGLISH on Top/Right of web page
2. Scroll down to the bottom Left
3. Click”Sportfishing & Nautical Tourism Payment Fee” (Marlin Photo)
4. Follow instructions for application and Enjoy Mexico!
Brandon Hayward
The Forma Migratoria Multiple or as it’s called stateside, Multiple Purpose Migratory Form, is the FMM immigration requirement that is used to manage the presence of foreigners visiting Mexico. It requires that sport and private boats accessing Mexican waters by sea 0-12 miles obtain authorization from INAMI (Mexican Immigration) before entering Mexico’s territorial waters.
The National Immigration Institute (INAMI) is the Mexican government agency that, by law, is in charge of managing the presence of foreigners in Mexico. SAC and its member boats have been working with the institute since the requirements were officially released at a conference in San Diego earlier this fall. And all trips heading into Mexico’s territorial waters have been competing the process before leaving the dock since the regulations were released.
For clarification, the FMM is not just a fishing form or requirement only for anglers—whale watching, diving, yachting and other marine activities that originate stateside require the form.
The person in charge of the vessel (ex. SAC vessel Captain or landing) is in charge of completing the process on the angler/passengers behalf—save for the fees, which come out to around $23. While the process and its four steps—paying the fees via the web, completing a spreadsheet with boat information and passenger manifest, e-mailing the spreadsheet, and waiting for a confirmation e mail from INAMI—seem complicated, these steps are taking care of by the SAC member boats, so all anglers have to do is pay the fee upon check in.
This is the time of the year where most boats fishing in Mexican waters are on multi-day trips. Anglers jumping on these trips have been paying the FMM fees ($295 pesos, or roughly $23 USD) upon check in, along with other permits and license fees, such as Mexican permit.
Private boaters following the steps and obtaining the e-mail authorization from INAMI with a permit to enter as a “Visitor without Permission to Perform Paid Activities” have reported the process to be an easy one.
Anglers on sportboats have no need to go through the process, since the boats take care of obtaining an FMM for all aboard prior to departure. But anyone with questions about the process should direct them to INAMI. The website to start the FMM process is:
www.inm.gob.mx
1. Click ENGLISH on Top/Right of web page
2. Scroll down to the bottom Left
3. Click”Sportfishing & Nautical Tourism Payment Fee” (Marlin Photo)
4. Follow instructions for application and Enjoy Mexico!
