johanson Posted March 30, 2023 Report Share Posted March 30, 2023 Another ten years is about up, and I need new photos for my US passport renewal. In the past, we went to a studio just East of Manix on the lakeside of the road (Ocampo) in Ajijic Any new suggestions or does the place near Manix still have a good reputation? Thanks in advance for your advice. i Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ibarra Posted March 30, 2023 Report Share Posted March 30, 2023 Pete, nothing has changed since your post in September 2022. Genesis Digital photography 34 Ocampo lakeside 376 -766-0788. The man's name is Hugo. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johanson Posted March 30, 2023 Author Report Share Posted March 30, 2023 Thanks, ibarra. I must be getting old. I thought today was the first time I asked that question, but whatever the case, I have the answer I needed. Again Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lakeside7 Posted March 30, 2023 Report Share Posted March 30, 2023 2 minutes ago, johanson said: Thanks, ibarra. I must be getting old. I thought today was the first time I asked that question, but whatever the case, I have the answer I needed. Again Thanks Guadalajara Farmica always works for me 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NEWMtnMama Posted March 30, 2023 Report Share Posted March 30, 2023 1 hour ago, lakeside7 said: Guadalajara Farmica always works for me They have the wrong size photos for current US passports 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Floradude Posted March 30, 2023 Report Share Posted March 30, 2023 Stick with the man across from Mannix. After 20 years here he is the best I have seen. You now renew your Passport on line. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NEWMtnMama Posted March 30, 2023 Report Share Posted March 30, 2023 They stopped renewing online in early March Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johanson Posted March 30, 2023 Author Report Share Posted March 30, 2023 I will be applying in Seattle in two weeks, and wanted to get photos down here, I'm hoping they will be accepted up north. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mostlylost Posted March 31, 2023 Report Share Posted March 31, 2023 4 hours ago, NEWMtnMama said: They stopped renewing online in early March No they did not. The website has instructions as of march 30th (Only cards must be renewed in person) https://mx.usembassy.gov/passports/u-s-passport-renewal-by-mail/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ibarra Posted March 31, 2023 Report Share Posted March 31, 2023 7 hours ago, johanson said: Thanks, ibarra. I must be getting old. I thought today was the first time I asked that question, but whatever the case, I have the answer I needed. Again Thanks Pete, far on the right side of the information line is a box. Click on it to see all of your posts. Also, you are the only 113 year old person I know of. Born in 1910? Hmm 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NEWMtnMama Posted March 31, 2023 Report Share Posted March 31, 2023 27 minutes ago, Mostlylost said: No they did not. The website has instructions as of march 30th (Only cards must be renewed in person) https://mx.usembassy.gov/passports/u-s-passport-renewal-by-mail/ It says RENEWAL BY MAIL. No more online. Must be sent by DHL which iShop doesn't do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johanson Posted March 31, 2023 Author Report Share Posted March 31, 2023 ibarra. Years ago I used to get teased about the picture that i was then using and am still using. They said I should have used a more up to date picture than I was using. So rather than change the picture, I added 20 or 30 years to my age. I'm only 38 or is that 83. I can't remember What I do remember is that the picture I used was really me, at one time, maybe when I first arrived lakeside in the 90s. And of course I was much younger when that picture was taken, than today. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mostlylost Posted March 31, 2023 Report Share Posted March 31, 2023 42 minutes ago, NEWMtnMama said: It says RENEWAL BY MAIL. No more online. Must be sent by DHL which iShop doesn't do. I shop has a DHL logo on their storefront and was an authorized DHL agent.. don't know if that has changed, in and case there is a DHL branch office in Ajijic. Everything is done online including payment then you send the passport , pictures & package using DHL Only change is they were using FedEx in the past. It never was a 100% online process. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lakeside7 Posted March 31, 2023 Report Share Posted March 31, 2023 7 hours ago, NEWMtnMama said: They have the wrong size photos for current US passports I guess you should tell the Consulate in Guadalajara that they stuck the incorrect size photos in my passport. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lakeside7 Posted March 31, 2023 Report Share Posted March 31, 2023 1 hour ago, NEWMtnMama said: It says RENEWAL BY MAIL. No more online. Must be sent by DHL which iShop doesn't do. Did the DHL shop on the carretera close? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lakeside7 Posted March 31, 2023 Report Share Posted March 31, 2023 6 hours ago, johanson said: I will be applying in Seattle in two weeks, and wanted to get photos down here, I'm hoping they will be accepted up north. Pete lets us know how you get on in Seattle, a few months ago my wife's passport was renewed in 4 weeks in Guad Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NEWMtnMama Posted March 31, 2023 Report Share Posted March 31, 2023 28 minutes ago, lakeside7 said: I guess you should tell the Consulate in Guadalajara that they stuck the incorrect size photos in my passport. The change is fairly recent. Now it has to be 5 m square Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NEWMtnMama Posted March 31, 2023 Report Share Posted March 31, 2023 20 minutes ago, lakeside7 said: Did the DHL shop on the carretera close? No but there is no parking and I have motility issues. When I called iShop they said they didn't send passport stuff through DHL. I will check again since the embassy seems to want DHL rather than Fedex Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lakeside7 Posted March 31, 2023 Report Share Posted March 31, 2023 10 hours ago, NEWMtnMama said: No but there is no parking and I have motility issues. When I called iShop they said they didn't send passport stuff through DHL. I will check again since the embassy seems to want DHL rather than Fedex To avoid confusion the Embassy is in MX city, the Consulate is in Guadalajara, I guess they both process passports Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Dalziel Posted March 31, 2023 Report Share Posted March 31, 2023 So, mail-in passport renewal procedures from within Mexico have changed again -- no more passport deliveries via FedEx to your home but rather via DHL to a DHL store only. Good to know. It's always important to follow the current instructions from the embassy/consulate website because the steps followed by someone else to renew a few months earlier may no longer be valid. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Dalziel Posted March 31, 2023 Report Share Posted March 31, 2023 I understand, but cannot confirm, that renewing a USA passport from within Mexico is much faster than renewing a passport from the USA. This is due to the large backlog of passport requests that are piled up back in the states. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Floradude Posted March 31, 2023 Report Share Posted March 31, 2023 It takes months to get a passport in the US; two weeks here when I did it a few months ago. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mostlylost Posted April 1, 2023 Report Share Posted April 1, 2023 11 hours ago, Brian Dalziel said: I understand, but cannot confirm, that renewing a USA passport from within Mexico is much faster than renewing a passport from the USA. This is due to the large backlog of passport requests that are piled up back in the states. MUCH QUICKER HERE for USA renewal Depending on day you send it, it will normally 2-3 weeks right now. Much easier renewing a Mexican passport same day service in Guadalajara. Takes about 1 hour and they take the photograph for you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NEWMtnMama Posted April 1, 2023 Report Share Posted April 1, 2023 Except that the next available appointment is in August 2023. <Very big sigh> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mostlylost Posted April 1, 2023 Report Share Posted April 1, 2023 1 hour ago, NEWMtnMama said: Except that the next available appointment is in August 2023. <Very big sigh> There are appointments in Ocotlan in April for Mexican passport renewal Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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