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markroth
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Posted: Sat Oct 29th, 2005 04:55 am |
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For years I have used only a US birth certificate to enter Mexico.
This evening someone about to make a trip down there called me to ask if that had changed.
Someone told him the Mexican government is now requiring Americans to present a passport instead of a birth certificate.
Since the US State Department web site doesn't indicate that, I'm disinclined to believe it.
I'm hoping someone here can confirm that disinclination.
Thanks,
Mark
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Dave
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Posted: Sat Oct 29th, 2005 05:04 am |
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TC
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Posted: Sat Oct 29th, 2005 12:35 pm |
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No rush, but it looks as though starting 2008 you'll need a government-issued ID to get back into the U.S. from Mexico by land (a year earlier for air travel).
BCC is for Mexican citizens. NEXUS is for U.S. and Canadian citizens crossing between U.S. and Canada. SENTRI is complicated -- even requires fingerprints -- and expensive. FAST is for commercial truck drivers. A passport is by far the easiest to deal with for re-entry from Mexico until or unless something more efficient is devised.
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New Requirements for Travelers Between the United States and the Western Hemisphere The Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 requires that by January 1, 2008, travelers to and from the Caribbean, Bermuda, Panama, Mexico and Canada have a passport or other secure, accepted document to enter or re-enter the United States. In order to facilitate the implementation of this requirement, the Administration is proposing to complete it in phases following a proposed timeline, as follows: - December 31, 2006 – Requirement applied to all air and sea travel to or from Canada, Mexico, Central and South America, the Caribbean, and Bermuda.
- December 31, 2007 – Requirement extended to all land border crossings as well as air and sea travel.
Other than a passport, what types of documents will be acceptable under this initiative? The passport is the document of choice right now because of security features and general availability. Individuals traveling within the Western Hemisphere are encouraged to obtain a passport.
For land border crossings, other documents that we are considering for acceptance under this Initiative are SENTRI, NEXUS and FAST program cards. These are current international frequent traveler programs (see http://www.cbp.gov for further information).
We anticipate that the Border Crossing Card, (BCC – also known as “laser visa”) will also be acceptable as a substitute for a passport and a visa for citizens of Mexico traveling to the United States from contiguous territory.
No currently existing documents other than the BCC, SENTRI, NEXUS or FAST cards are under active consideration as substitutes for the passport. However, DHS and DOS are reviewing new technological developments regarding options for secure travel documents. Acceptable documents must establish the citizenship and identity of the bearer, enable electronic data verification, and include significant security features. Ultimately, all documents used for travel to the U.S. are expected to include biometrics that can be used to authenticate the document and verify identity.
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bartmanaz
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Posted: Sat Oct 29th, 2005 12:36 pm |
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Mark
The passport requirement is actually coming from the US State Department, not from Mexico. Athough they have backed off the time tables a bit, you will eventually need a passport to return to the US. Not in effect yet but it is coming so if you plan to travel outside the US in the future, you may as well start the process.
Current Mexico travel document requirments are described at lenght on our Travel Information page, so please vist this link for details.
Thanx
Bart
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markroth
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Posted: Sat Oct 29th, 2005 02:28 pm |
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Thank you, folks, for your replies confirming that entry into Mexico can still be achieved with a US birth certificate.
(My friend and I were both aware of the upcoming passport requirement for reentry into the States.)
Mark
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Bill Peszka
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Posted: Sat Oct 29th, 2005 04:48 pm |
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It must be a birth certificate with a raised seal. They actually feel the document to insure that it has a raised seal.
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hans
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Posted: Sat Oct 29th, 2005 05:38 pm |
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to get as a mexican or (foreigner) in to the united states you need a valied passport to get the visa to enter the united states (means a lot of paper work and the cost of 100.00 dollar). on the border when you go further than tucson , than the mexicans (or foreigners) have to pay a fee, then they have again to show papers like. an electric bill, bank account, proov of work in mexico, and so on.
on the other side , the united states can not solve the problem of foreigners crossing illegal in to the USA.
so, i think that to enter mexico is realy easy.
easier than to enter the united states.
i am still waiting that the trade agreement with the USA and Canada will have a more positive effect in the future. more or like in europe where you cross the border and work in the other countries with no problems.
saludos hans
and this is only my opinion , but i am shure it will make you thinking.
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