Hi, I'm here, have arrived in Mexico City and love it. First impressions. Anyway, haven't begun the formal visa application process and was a little nervous by the questions asked me at the airport, most notably: is this your first time in Mexico?
It actually is, but I intend to exit and enter at least a few time before I get established here legally and am wondering if answering, "no, this is not my first time in Mexico" in the future will be a bad idea.
Also when they asked where I was staying, I wondered if saying I have an apartment was problematic since I don't have permanent or even temporary visa status yet.
Do they keep an official count of how many times someone enters and exits Mexico? Is it a red flag if you admit you go back and forth from the U.S. quite often?
How do those of you who live in Mexico without formal legal status handle the questions asked when re-entering?