David Moreno Garza dijo [Fri, May 26, 2006 at 01:47:15PM -0500]: > > As a side note, while my passport was valid (re-newed the day before > > leaving for Mexico because I forgot it was expired after 5 years and > > not 10), I didn't get any Mexican seal when I arrived at Mexico City > > airport. As 2 others DDs with me (Aurelien Jarno and Matthias Klose) > > got a seal, I went back to the customs officer asking for the seal and > > he answered me I didn't need it. > > That's illegal actually. It is quite often to get your passport sealed > while leaving your country but it is supposed to be mandatory to get the > seal in the country you are arriving, otherwise you could be thought > you are an illegal alien since no local official government dependency > testifies you are arriving the country legally. > > I wouldn't mind leaving a country without a seal, but really would if I > wouldn't get one when entering another, specially on these corrupt > countries where they take any minor detail to fuck you.
Not always. In Mexico, upon reentry, my passport is sometimes stamped, but usually not. Within the Schengen area (European Union plus Norway, Vatican, and... any others?), you travel between countries without even waving your passport at anybody. When entering Mexico by land from the USA, your passport is not even requested. (Note that when I did this, I was with an Argentinian, permanent resident of Mexico, and he went back to the border, fearing his FM3 form wasn't sealed, and so he was breaking the law - but that's a special requirement for permanent residents). Some countries that have shaky relations with others usually agree to stamp you an extra sheet, so that your passport does not show the fact you were to that country. I have seen this both in Cuba and in Israel. Greetings, -- Gunnar Wolf - [EMAIL PROTECTED] - (+52-55)5623-0154 / 1451-2244 PGP key 1024D/8BB527AF 2001-10-23 Fingerprint: 0C79 D2D1 2C4E 9CE4 5973 F800 D80E F35A 8BB5 27AF _______________________________________________ Debconf-discuss mailing list Debconf-discuss@lists.debconf.org http://lists.debconf.org/mailman/listinfo/debconf-discuss
