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08-21-15 03:41 #11241
Posts: 2684Originally Posted by DonSmith10 [View Original Post]
We will see how long this bullshit will last!
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08-21-15 03:27 #11240
Posts: 734Return Visas
Originally Posted by Tomjackin [View Original Post]
I have a passbook, but they scanned it like the USA CBP so I think that the ready card will scan, but maybe with sentry you may have to find out if you need to bring a passport. I think Sentri is a USA clearance to enter, not another country. I really don't know, and I don't want to lie or guess!
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08-21-15 03:08 #11239
Posts: 285Associated Press.
ELLIOT SPAGAT 17 hours ago.
SAN DIEGO (AP) — Walking into Mexico at the nation's busiest border crossing with the United States is no longer an uninterrupted stroll for foreigners.
Starting late Wednesday, pedestrians going to Tijuana from San Diego at the San Ysidro crossing must choose between a line for Mexicans who get waved through, and a line for foreigners who must show a passport, fill out a form and — if staying more than a week — pay 322 pesos, or roughly $20, for a six-month permit.
About a dozen foreigners stood in line Wednesday night, directed by English-speaking agents to six inspection booths where they got their passports stamped. It took about 10 minutes.
Travelers have long followed similar protocol at Mexican airports, but the new border procedure marks a big change at land crossings that weren't designed to question everyone. Pedestrians and motorists have generally entered Mexico unencumbered along the 1,954-mile (3,145-kilometer) border with the United States.
"This is about putting our house in order," said Rodulfo Figueroa, Mexico's top immigration official in Baja California state, which includes Tijuana.
The changes, which have been in the works for years, come as Donald Trump has surged to the top of the Republican field in the USA Presidential race. He has insisted that Mexico sends criminals to the USA And pledges to build a border wall at Mexico's expense.
For Mexico, it is a step toward closing an escape route for American criminals who disappear in Mexico. Border inspectors will tap into international criminal databases. Motorists will see no change, and if lines get too long, officials will also wave pedestrians through.
More than 120 Americans expelled from Mexico this year while living in Baja California had arrest warrants in the USA, according to Figueroa, delegate of the National Migration Institute. Some ordered to leave last year were on the FBI's most-wanted list.
But authorities say benefits extend beyond stopping unwanted visitors. A recent hurricane stranded twice as many Americans in Cabo San Lucas than USA Authorities thought were there, Figueroa said, and registering as a foreigner would have made it easier to identify those who needed help.
Figueroa said Mexico can process about 1,000 foreigners daily, up from about 50 currently.
"If the line becomes clogged up, we will just let everybody through," Figueroa said. "If we can't check everybody, we won't. ".
Figueroa said San Ysidro is believed to be the first USA Land crossing to have a separate line for foreigners to show passports and will serve as a model for others as they are upgraded.
About 25,000 pedestrians (and 50,000 motorists) cross daily at San Ysidro to work, shop and play but it is unclear how many are foreigners in Mexico. USA Customs and Border Protection says about one-third entering San Diego are USA Citizens, one-third are USA Legal residents and the rest are from other countries, largely Mexico. An unknown number have dual citizenship or residency in the USA And Mexico.
Both countries have long wrestled with logistical hurdles of stopping people going to Mexico by land. The USA Occasionally stops motorists and pedestrians as they leave — mainly to check for guns and cash — but it doesn't have a system to record exits like at airports, seen by many as a significant shortcoming in border security.
Previous efforts to question more foreigners entering Mexico met resistance in Tijuana, whose economy partly relies on Americans who visit restaurants, beaches, doctors and dentists. Lines to enter the United States at San Ysidro have exceeded four hours.
Roberto Arteaga, who has made tacos, shined shoes and sold tickets for private bus and van rides in Southern California during 28 years as a street vendor near the border crossing, says requiring passports and imposing a fee for longer stays sends the wrong message.
"We should be welcoming," he said during a lull in business. "This will hurt Tijuana's economy. ".
Other crossers said the move was overdue.
"Anything to keep the country safer is much better for everyone," Cynthia Diaz of Oceanside, near San Diego, said as she stood in line to return to the you. S with her niece, who visited Tijuana for a root canal. "It's safer for us on the other side too. "
Originally Posted by ItsMeBeyatch [View Original Post]
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08-21-15 03:00 #11238
Posts: 285
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08-21-15 02:31 #11237
Posts: 168Originally Posted by GolfSexRroll [View Original Post]
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08-21-15 02:04 #11236
Posts: 2684Originally Posted by GolfSexRroll [View Original Post]
When and where do you have to return the Visa?
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08-21-15 01:43 #11235
Posts: 734The REAL Process
Originally Posted by CaptainSolo [View Original Post]
I proceeded to the 7 days or less line. I was asked for my passport. The two cute Mexican chicas in their new brown uniforms, scanned my passport and asked me in perfect English how long I was going to be in Mexico, and where I was going. I was issued a permit with my name, birthdate and 7 day limit. The day and time of issue was imprinted on the permit. I was told if I wanted to get a 180 day visa I could pay 322 p the next time I crossed into Mexico. My 7 day permit was free. After that I proceeded to a signal and asked to push the button. I guess to check baggage. I had none. They did not ask me about the condoms I had, and Captain so skillfully believes WILL happen, because that is what Mexican's do, according to his FACTS! I proceeded out of the building down a long sidewalk to the taxi drop off. It is a long walk back to the Ped bridge.
These are the facts that happened to me today. The utter bullshit that some colorful posters will say is open for debate.
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08-20-15 23:58 #11234
Posts: 6522The new Mexican border checkpoint system
Gringos with a dozen condoms in their pockets will be stopped, searched and their balls busted by Mexican immigration.
Meanwhile cholos with big backpacks of cartel's drug cash will just walk right through.
Originally Posted by Bbond [View Original Post]
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08-20-15 23:42 #11233
Posts: 734All True
Originally Posted by Bbond [View Original Post]
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08-20-15 22:31 #11232
Posts: 2125News
SAN DIEGO, ESTADOS UNIDOS. - Desde el mircoles por la noche, LOS peatones que pasen a Tijuana desde San Diego por el cruce de San Ysidro deben elegir entre una fila para mexicanos, a LOS que se deja pasar, why otra para extranjeros que deben mostrar su pasaporte, rellenar un formulario why -si van a quedarse ms de una semana- pagar 322 pesos por un permiso de seis meses.
Since Wednesday evening, the foot traffic entering Tijuana, from San Diego, by the San Ysidro entry must form a line, one for citizens of Mexico, who are allowed to pass, and one for other persons who must show a passport and fill out a form, and if they plan to stay more than seven days, pay 322 pesos for a six month permit. Full article here http://www.elmanana.com.mx/noticia/7...a-Tijuana.html
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08-20-15 13:41 #11231
Posts: 734Si! Beware! Sitting in HK, Ripe target!
Originally Posted by Tomjackin [View Original Post]
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08-20-15 13:38 #11230
Posts: 177If it's Google translate
Originally Posted by HorseTrader [View Original Post]
If it's Google translate and you can't download the offline version in settings, try putting your phone in airplane mode and translate something into Spanish. It tell you need an offline version and ask you to downland, turn off airplane mode and hit the download.
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08-20-15 03:14 #11229
Posts: 2420Originally Posted by Phordphan [View Original Post]
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08-20-15 03:10 #11228
Posts: 2344Originally Posted by TheTallMan [View Original Post]
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08-19-15 22:37 #11227
Posts: 3192Beisbol has been berry, berry good to me
I guess this post goes in General. Maybe food?
Remember the old gag - "Last night I went to a fight, and a hockey game broke out!" Well, Friday I went to a fiesta, and a baseball game broke out.
I noticed that last Friday was the last game of the regular season for the Tijuana Toros, their minor league team. So, why not? I got some tix online and made plans to go.
The mistake was choosing the last game of the season. It was unusually crowded. The parking lot is nowhere near large enough for a capacity crowd. The game started at 7. I was in the general area at 6:15 and the lines were un-fricking-believable. I finally got parked in some dirt lot at the base of the hill at around 7:30. Got into the seats at about 8. It was the very bottom of the 2nd, because the Red Devils of DF had scored 6 runs in the top of the 2nd. Dayum I felt like a Dodger fan. I really felt like one when we left in the top of the 8th. I wasn't about to go through another 90 minutes trying to leave the stadium.
Anyway, the whole atmosphere is like a giant party. Baseball is fun in the States, but the Mexicans seem to take it to another level. Lots of chanting and cat-calls, the only time the music stopped was just before the pitcher pitched, and it would resume immediately after. Between innings these extremely hot cheerleaders would do dance numbers. The still pic doesn't do them justice, due to the net. I can't upload the video. Overall the game was secondary to the party. I mentioned that you had to love a place where pretty women can shake their asses, while wearing skimpy costumes, and everybody thinks it's perfectly normal. In the States the feminazis have conniption fits.
The concourse was full of places to buy tacos, fruit, and every type of finger food known to man. All at roughly street prices, I. E. 15 pesos for a taco. But better still, they had vendors running around all night who would bring the stuff to you. You pay big bux in Angels Stadium or Petco to sit in the in-seat service seats. It was great having your beer brought to you. Each glass set me back 20 pesos, IIRC. Imagine what would happen if they had $2 beer night at Dodger Stadium.
The seats I got were three rows above the home dugout. Something like $200 in Anaheim, I suspect. These were a whopping 50 pesos.
So, all-in-all I recommend this as something different to do with your MBGF, other amigos, or whomever. Just get there a bit early and don't go on the last day of the season.
Oh, and if anybody cares, the Toros lost 9 to 4.