Ted Fahy

Alan, as a Residente Temporal I've got a headache from trying to sort all this out.  Here's what I'm getting:

1) By Mexican law, we should always fill out an FMM on departure and return the stub on reentry.

2) In the border zone, cross-border traffic is so common that this requirement seems to be generally ignored in México coming and going.

3) If we want to be compulsively compliant, we should probably skip the CBX, take a cab to the INMSAT on Av. Fraccionamiento or the nearby INM Tijuana Garita Internacional, do it formally, walk across the border and then get an Uber to where we want to go.'

4) If we decide that it's really much ado about nothing, take the CBX and just flash our passports and RT Visa cards.

5) (On the way back, simply reverse steps.)

Bottom line is that for us it's probably cheaper to take a cab, walk across and catch the Uber.

While I'm at it - Do you know the hours at the INM Garita?  We'll arrive at the border about 12:30 - 1 pm on 12/26 and will return about 2 pm on 12/30.

Have I got it right?