lynleath Posted January 26, 2022 Report Share Posted January 26, 2022 Does anyone know if the INAPAM Office in the lower part of the Federal Palace in Guadalajara is open? Their website implies that they are, but several attempts to phone them went unanswered. I also sent an e-mail, but there was no reply to it. I'm trying to find out if I need an appointment to obtain a new INAPAM card. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dichosalocura Posted January 26, 2022 Report Share Posted January 26, 2022 I am not sure if you are living in Guadalajara or Lakeside but I remember that some friends of mine got their INAPAM card a few years ago at the DIF office in Chapala on Calle Degollado. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lynleath Posted January 26, 2022 Author Report Share Posted January 26, 2022 I am at Lakeside, but I contacted the lady at DIF in Chapala, and she does not have the materials to issue the cards. She said she would let me know when she does. Since I need to go to Guadalajara anyway, I thought I might try to get the card there if I could get it sooner. I know in the past it has been difficult to get cards in Chapala. They receive only a certain number. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lynleath Posted January 26, 2022 Author Report Share Posted January 26, 2022 My card is becoming illegible, and the bus ticket offices will sometimes not accept it now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mexijims1 Posted January 26, 2022 Report Share Posted January 26, 2022 (edited) Ironically, I had another appointment on Degollado in Chapala yesterday and stopped by DIF to kill some time. I asked the lady at the door about availability of INAPAM cards. She said they might be available maybe in August. But, I think that was a "guess." I am pretty sure she said they have not had them for a long time. Edited January 26, 2022 by mexijims1 add correct place Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jrod Posted January 26, 2022 Report Share Posted January 26, 2022 After more than 2 years, only in part due to Covid, spouse finally got INAPAM card here, in Tlaquepaque. It's kind of a grocery + authorized third-party vendor for several government docs, including the INAPAM card. Same requirements, including photo. The main difference is that you go back in a month+ to pick up your card--it is not processed there as they aren't a direct INAPAM location. But it worked! Super Issste Tienda 114 Address: Blvd. Gral. Marcelino García Barragán 1261, Unidad Modelo, 44420 Guadalajara, Jal. (THIS IS IN TLAQUEPAQUE) Hours: Open ⋅ Closes 8PM Phone: 33 3619 9945 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lakeside7 Posted January 27, 2022 Report Share Posted January 27, 2022 2 hours ago, jrod said: After more than 2 years, only in part due to Covid, spouse finally got INAPAM card here, in Tlaquepaque. It's kind of a grocery + authorized third-party vendor for several government docs, including the INAPAM card. Same requirements, including photo. The main difference is dat you go back in a month+ to pick up your card--it is not processed their as they aren't a direct INAPAM location. But it worked! Super Issste Tienda 114 Address: Blvd. Gral. Marcelino García Barragán 1261, Unidad Modelo, 44420 Guadalajara, Jal. (THIS IS IN TLAQUEPAQUE) Hours: Open ⋅ Closes 8PM Phone: 33 3619 9945 What could possibly go wrong with that deal....."authorized third party vendor"!!!!, sounds like a 3rd party smog checking place!!!!! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jrod Posted January 27, 2022 Report Share Posted January 27, 2022 11 hours ago, lakeside7 said: What could possibly go wrong with that deal....."authorized third party vendor"!!!!, sounds like a 3rd party smog checking place!!!!! It's like in the US where you go to a third-party shipping location and send mail or packages/returns by (your choice of) USPS, FedEX, DHL etc. Or DIF here: their primary responsibility is the welfare of children and adolescents but they also provide INAPAM cards for local seniors, if available. The SUPER-ISSSTE locations here are authorized to receive and distribute specific items, INAPAM being one of them. After years of trying to get spouse's INAPAM and no cards Lakeside or appts in any of the Guadalajara locations, this option, which sends your application to Mexico City, I believe, had no issue at all. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lynleath Posted January 28, 2022 Author Report Share Posted January 28, 2022 The Guadalajara INAPAM office in the Federal Palace has now replied to my e-mail. Their initial e-mail said all appointments were taken through the end of March, and that they were booking in April, though they would look for earlier appointments. A follow-up e-mail from them notified me of an appointment in mid-March. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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