

Progreso Apoyo Program held their annual Progreso Home Tour in 2021 as a totally virtual event with well over 200 people watching the pay-per-view locally-produced video from their homes around the world. Here is a brief summary of what each program is doing and how you can help: This is happening even as they are coming through two years of having to work harder than ever helping their students learn online because in-person classes were cancelled. In particular, the four apoyo programs who each work in their local communities to provide scholarships to help local students stay in school, have had to cancel, postpone, change and/or scale back the winter fundraising events that generate the funds they need to carry on through the year. Perhaps we are seeing the light at the end of the cenote?Įven with the good news on Covid, the pandemic has impacted the many formal and informal organizations that work so hard to improve the lives of our local citizens. Yucatan is officially back in GREEN on both the Federal and State lists, and kids have gone back to school. We begin with some good COVID news, that reported new cases in Yucatan are down to the lowest level since the January surge. Welcome to this new edition of Beach Area News! We STRONGLY suggest using the Mail in option for the fastest service!īob Rentz, Speranza Avram, Karen Cloutier, Dave BlochĬopyright © 2022 Beach Area News, All rights reserved.Īuthor dave_02jcxb5r Posted on ApCategories Uncategorized 1 March 2022 Newsletter Wait time to receive your passport is still 4-6 weeks. If you choose this option, you can call 99 to request an appointment. Appointment Wait times in Playa del Carmen and Cancun fluctuate.For additional information and link to the form filler, please visit their website HERE. This change will allow them to process more applications faster. Handwritten applications will no longer be accepted. Passport must be completed via the online form filler and include a barcode. Starting May 1, 2022: Applications for new U.S.DO NOT attempt to make an appointment to drop off the Forms. The Walk in process is not available in Merida.Click the link below it will take you through the easy step-by-step process:.

Please review the below guide to see if this program will work for you. The wait times to receive your passport are the same as the Consulates 4-6 weeks, but there is no need for an appointment. In order to address this backlog, they have instituted a direct mail in program, which is as easy as getting a passport with them. The challenges have been many, with the availability of appointments limited. Over the past year Merida’s American Consulate has been experiencing increased volumes for passport renewal. This information has been provided to Beach Area News for fast and complete distribution to U.S citizens in our community.
