General Reports

[Rambo1969]

All citizens of the United States must present a valid passport when entering Mexican territory by any means of transportation. There are no exceptions for minors. Stays less than 72 hours within the border area, do not require an Official Entry Immigration Form (FMM).

https://embamex.sre.gob.mx/eua/index...-before-you-go

Re: Stays less than 72 hours within the border area, do not require an Official Entry Immigration Form (FMM).

That sounds like good news. That means we will no longer be harassed with the $30 FMM fee.

Why did you write "bastards"?

Can others please confirm there is no longer any hassle (FMM purchase or medical excuse) to enter Tijuana by foot?

[Rambo1969]

And we need to waste another stamp every time we walk in. For myself I will need a passport card because I can't fill my book just for 20 hour stays in Mexico 4 times a week.

I always tell them to stamp in the middle two pages of my passport and they always oblige. So the stamp on entry to Mexico can be limited in the amount of pages it takes on your passport.

[Member #4730]

I flew into CDMX and the immigration officer asked how long I'd be in MX. I told him 1 day, but I asked if I could pay for the 6 months. He checked off the 180 day box and I didn't have to pay a dime. Not sure how legit it is since he checked the box, but wrote some weird cursive in the amount of days which my other one clearly shows 180 days. I drive into Tijuana, so I've never been asked to present it and also been pulled over twice and they never asked about the FMM.

[Captain Solo]

Take it to a body chop. They can smooth out the scratches, sand it down and repaint it.

One body shop is near La Zona Norte at the North end of Revolution before it dead ends, in the same building as Kali Kustom and the Hand Job car detailing.

[DogLife]

Wow this is a big deal. Going to have ramifications all over Mexico especially cities not near border. I suppose what this means for gringos, is, the days of paying 30 dollars for 6 month pass to walk in on the Mexican line are now over. Because that pass will just be for a couple days or so. So there's no point in buying it. We will need the free pass. The problem with that is we need to waste time in line each time we go. We need to hope they don't tell us our reason is not valid. And we need to waste another stamp every time we walk in. For myself I will need a passport card because I can't fill my book just for 20 hour stays in Mexico 4 times a week.

Can the 6 month's FMM be used for multiple entries over the period? Or one time only?

If its multiple entry do the card holder have the liberty to use it in different borders?

[SpeedToys]

I bent a wheel on my P-car when I hit a deer a few months ago. Not much, just some at the outter lip.

I _imagine_ I can't find this service relatively cheap here in Tijuana while I am here. Anyone familiar with any shops?

[SpeedToys]

"There is far too much cross-border traffic to implement anything too strict. ".

Why not?

These are not done in some form of computer that can flag you?

[Phordphan]

I look forward to hearing of your experience.

The UTube guy doesn't quote the source of his information, so how do I judge the accuracy of some UTube guy trying to drive traffic to his web site? I will be interested to read about the experiences by others. It just plain doesn't make sense. Much of Mexico's economy is through tourism; why would they make it more difficult to enter the country? Mexican border cities are going to lose some of their revenue stream if this is accurate.

I have not traveled further south than Ensenada in the past five years, but I am in Mexico monthly for a few days at a time. Once I have crossed the border (always the pedestrian crossings), I have never been asked for my visa. About 30 percent of the time they just waive me through. (I am clearly White, Middle European, so it isn't because they have mistaken me for a Mexican national.).

The guy was mostly talking about how this will affect "long-stay" tourists. Technically, nobody is supposed to be staying longer than 180 days. People were abusing it, making quick border runs to get a renewed FMM, etc, etc, and living in Mexico for years. Much like guys would do in Thailand. The government obviously is tired of it, and wants to make some changes. I seriously don't think this will have much impact on Tijuana. There is far too much cross-border traffic to implement anything too strict.

[Artisttyp]

Interesting Youtube video on how visas are changing in Mexico. (Gobto 3:33 minute mark in the video as the first part is just other stuff. Bla bla bla.).

https://youtu.be/RHEhD3RONZI

I have a 6 month travel visa that expires in January so will see if I can renew easily.

G.

I have been following their channel for some time now. They do some nice reporting on tourist areas of Mexico and have traveled quite a bit around the country. I wouldn't doubt what they are saying but at the same time the border area is a completely different animal than down South.

In general I think Mexico is saying they want a better caliber of tourist than the low budget SSI crowd or Hippies that goes down with a few hundred dollars and slums it for a few months. People like that do nothing for the economy. They want people to get the right paperwork done and prove they can contribute to the country instead of leeching off it.

They have every right and reason to do it.

[Aviator400]

Interesting Youtube video on how visas are changing in Mexico. (Gobto 3:33 minute mark in the video as the first part is just other stuff. Bla bla bla.).

https://youtu.be/RHEhD3RONZI

I have a 6 month travel visa that expires in January so will see if I can renew easily.

G.

I look forward to hearing of your experience.

The UTube guy doesn't quote the source of his information, so how do I judge the accuracy of some UTube guy trying to drive traffic to his web site? I will be interested to read about the experiences by others. It just plain doesn't make sense. Much of Mexico's economy is through tourism; why would they make it more difficult to enter the country? Mexican border cities are going to lose some of their revenue stream if this is accurate.

I have not traveled further south than Ensenada in the past five years, but I am in Mexico monthly for a few days at a time. Once I have crossed the border (always the pedestrian crossings), I have never been asked for my visa. About 30 percent of the time they just waive me through. (I am clearly White, Middle European, so it isn't because they have mistaken me for a Mexican national.).

[Necropet]

Interesting thing about a 6 month visa: I have a friend in Chiapas (he flew there). Border agents at the airport won't give those anymore. Only like 3 month visas now. Guess it's different at land borders?

[StRobert]

Interesting Youtube video on how visas are changing in Mexico. (Gobto 3:33 minute mark in the video as the first part is just other stuff. Bla bla bla.).

https://youtu.be/RHEhD3RONZI

I have a 6 month travel visa that expires in January so will see if I can renew easily.

G.

I got my 6 month visa in November with no problem in San Ysidro pedeast. Just tell the Mexican customs officer that you want a 6 month visa and pay $ 30. Easy with no problem and no questions asked.

[ClownDays]

Vaccine required in Tijuana for restaurants since few days ago. Now some aren't asking but some are. Not sure if bars are the same.

That's good to know. I took care of my business I had in Tijuana already, and don't expect to be back until after the Omicron surge dies down or I get it. Whichever happens sooner.

I'm just looking forward to this nonsense finally being over just in time for summer.

[Dogers69]

Interesting Youtube video on how visas are changing in Mexico. (Gobto 3:33 minute mark in the video as the first part is just other stuff. Bla bla bla.).

https://youtu.be/RHEhD3RONZI

I have a 6 month travel visa that expires in January so will see if I can renew easily..

Wow this is a big deal. Going to have ramifications all over Mexico especially cities not near border. I suppose what this means for gringos, is, the days of paying 30 dollars for 6 month pass to walk in on the Mexican line are now over. Because that pass will just be for a couple days or so. So there's no point in buying it. We will need the free pass. The problem with that is we need to waste time in line each time we go. We need to hope they don't tell us our reason is not valid. And we need to waste another stamp every time we walk in. For myself I will need a passport card because I can't fill my book just for 20 hour stays in Mexico 4 times a week.

[Dickus Maximus]

I have a 6 month travel visa that expires in January so will see if I can renew easily.

I think mine expires in February. But I don't expect them to change this at the land border. Hell, they don't even check documents most of the time if you're driving.