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[QUOTE=Hargow20;2437205]If you are going to use dental work excuse. Then have a name of dentist you are going to see & the procedure.[/QUOTE]I'm not sure I've heard any definitive answer here yet. Has anyone gone into mexico and then back to the US without being asked for proof of doctors appt or anything like that? Again, I'm looking to go purchase medication and come back. I'm just curious what I will need to get in or if I can just drive in without being asked anything.
[QUOTE=Hargow20;2437205]If you are going to use dental work excuse. Then have a name of dentist you are going to see & the procedure.[/QUOTE][URL]https://www.10news.com/news/coronavirus/sd-border-officials-reveal-new-details-about-u-s-mx-border-restrictions[/URL]
According to this article CBP said that the restrictions don't apply to US citizens.
The newest flyer.
Mexico implements shutdown rules in Tijuana. Restaurants and bars are now closed.
https://www.borderreport.com/regions/california/city-of-tijuana-finally-goes-on-coronavirus-lockdown/
[QUOTE=TomJackin;2437301]The newest flyer.[/QUOTE]
[QUOTE=Hargow20;2437483]Mexico implements shutdown rules in Tijuana. Restaurants and bars are now closed.
https://www.borderreport.com/regions/california/city-of-tijuana-finally-goes-on-coronavirus-lockdown/[/QUOTE]I drove around Tijuana today and restaurants are pretty much all still open. And patrons are dining in, not just ordering takeout. Tacos el Franc was about half full of customers at 6:30 pm. Carls Jr was open for business. La Chuleta had some patrons dining in. I did drive past HK though and it was dark. Coahuila and the surrounding area had a decent amount of activity buzzing around. Taco stands on the corners were open and the low-lifes were strutting up and down the street as usual. Saw a handful of SG posted up around LG. Didn't go to the alley though.
[QUOTE=ClamSlammer;2437616]I drove around Tijuana today and restaurants are pretty much all still open. And patrons are dining in, not just ordering takeout. Tacos el Franc was about half full of customers at 6:30 pm. Carls Jr was open for business. La Chuleta had some patrons dining in. I did drive past HK though and it was dark. Coahuila and the surrounding area had a decent amount of activity buzzing around. Taco stands on the corners were open and the low-lifes were strutting up and down the street as usual. Saw a handful of SG posted up around LG. Didn't go to the alley though.[/QUOTE]Do you know if US citizen can still get into Tijuana? I still haven't seen any definitive reports or documents that specifies who can cross the border from the US side. If I drive across to go buy medicine can I get in?
[QUOTE=Zeek123;2437728]Do you know if US citizen can still get into Tijuana? I still haven't seen any definitive reports or documents that specifies who can cross the border from the US side. If I drive across to go buy medicine can I get in?[/QUOTE]I don't know about buying medicine, but I know that you are allowed to cross the border for medical appointments.
[QUOTE=ClamSlammer;2437616]I drove around Tijuana today and restaurants are pretty much all still open. And patrons are dining in, not just ordering takeout. Tacos el Franc was about half full of customers at 6:30 pm. Carls Jr was open for business. La Chuleta had some patrons dining in. I did drive past HK though and it was dark. Coahuila and the surrounding area had a decent amount of activity buzzing around. Taco stands on the corners were open and the low-lifes were strutting up and down the street as usual. Saw a handful of SG posted up around LG. Didn't go to the alley though.[/QUOTE]Thanks Clammy for the boots on the ground intel and as I'm sure many of us suspected, rules and enforcement of said rules tends to be iffy at best in Mexico.
US citizens are allowed into Tijuana if for Medical appointments or other essential business. This includes family and other things. The latest info is that Mexican immigration has not been asking. I believe that the Mexican immigration are bit more strict. The policies are probably in a state of flux now. Your best option is go down in the afternoon tell them you are going to see your dentist if they ask.
[QUOTE=Zeek123;2437728]Do you know if US citizen can still get into Tijuana? I still haven't seen any definitive reports or documents that specifies who can cross the border from the US side. If I drive across to go buy medicine can I get in?[/QUOTE]
Zeek,
Buying Viagra in Tijuana would be considered a recreation, a nonessential activities.
Mexico is asking for the flow from the US to stop:
[URL]https://www.yahoo.com/news/mexicans-demand-crackdown-americans-crossing-154146270.html[/URL]
[QUOTE=TomJackin;2437791]Mexico is asking for the flow from the US to stop:
[URL]https://www.yahoo.com/news/mexicans-demand-crackdown-americans-crossing-154146270.html[/URL][/QUOTE]So much for dropping down to Nogales to see my all time fave. May have to bounce to Tucson and hunt for some nice civie Mexicanas.
[QUOTE=BodyAnybody;2437744]I don't know about buying medicine, but I know that you are allowed to cross the border for medical appointments.[/QUOTE]I have crossed into Nuevo Laredo the last 3 days, no questions asked. They however are screening, but just for body temperature.
[QUOTE=Zeek123;2437728]Do you know if US citizen can still get into Tijuana? I still haven't seen any definitive reports or documents that specifies who can cross the border from the US side. If I drive across to go buy medicine can I get in?[/QUOTE]I don't know anything first hand, but everything I heard from multiple sources say that Mexican Customs are not concerned with Americans crossing into Mexico. You can give it a shot. What's the worst that could happen? They deny entry and you lose a couple hours out of your day.
When Covid-19 starts to spread in Tijuana, I'll just say this. This city is going to be fucked. People here HAVE NO CLUE what this illness entails. Only 45% of Mexicans graduated high school. They don't have the faintest clue on how biology works. This is a city where it's the norm to have a taquero grab raw meat with his bare hands then immediately grab a tortilla and start making someones taco. I've been out and about Tijuana the past 3 days. I visited a public restroom 4 times. Twice at Carls Jr and twice at Walmart. All four times the men's restroom was completely out of soap. And this is Walmart who stocks a shit ton of liquid soap. Just about every time I was greeted by someone, I was offered a handshake. I saw not a single instance where social distancing was being practiced. The virus is going to spread like wildfire here. Add to that the hundreds of thousands of people who rely on the taxi de ruta as their primary mode of transportation. You know, those bloated minivans of all different colors that reach every corner of Tijuana. You stuff 8-12 strangers in each taxi and one of them sneezes. The virus just multiplied its host count by 12 x. A vaccine is the only thing that's going to save Tijuana.