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[QUOTE=HornyTraveler;1772650]You were crossing by foot into Tijuana and you told them you were going to Mexico City?

WTF now I'm more confused?[/QUOTE]How many posts on this subject have you made in the last few hours? These nice and experienced mongers have answered all reasonable questions. Because of them, next week I can make my first trip thru the new system without worries. I'll just buy the 6 month visa and not have to deal with much again until March.

If this issue gets you so worked up, I can only imagine the mental turmoil you will experience when a puta puts out real good and convinces you that it is love.

Just get a passport card, spend the $20 every 6 months, deal with a few extra minutes crossing, and don't worry about it.

It's no big deal. I paid the $20 and hopefully I can now skip the lines and walk through. Seems like its a pilot program and they're learning and making adjustments as they go. They do seem a lot nicer than our own Border Patrol treating his own American brother.

I was only questioned once where I was going. The female officer looked loss when I (Asian face) said I was going to Hong Kong. She doubted her English skill and had to request assistance from a male officer. I told him that I was going to HK and Adelitas to meet "mucho bonitas mujeres sin ropa. " She blushed while he laughed his head off and wished me a good time.

I'm fine with it. Hopefully it will catch a couple of fugitives using the border as a safe haven, only to later return to the US to commit more crimes.

[QUOTE=HorseTrader;1772657]How many posts on this subject have you made in the last few hours? These nice and experienced mongers have answered all reasonable questions. Because of them, next week I can make my first trip thru the new system without worries. I'll just buy the 6 month visa and not have to deal with much again until March.

If this issue gets you so worked up, I can only imagine the mental turmoil you will experience when a puta puts out real good and convinces you that it is love.

Just get a passport card, spend the $20 every 6 months, deal with a few extra minutes crossing, and don't worry about it.[/QUOTE]What's the maximum limit of post on the same subject you allow in this forum?? Sorry since when you run this site?

It is an open forum I can post about the weather every freaking day if I want to, some members don't mind. Now if my questions bother you maybe you can move to the next thread it's very simple.

You paid for six months good for you, there's no "JUST" get a passport card you have to go thru a process you can't just get a passport card at the seven eleven genius.

If you read my previous posts I just got a renewed fresh passport book.

[QUOTE=HornyTraveler;1772650]You were crossing by foot into Tijuana and you told them you were going to Mexico City?

WTF now I'm more confused?[/QUOTE]I was flying out of the Tijuana airport; flights are a lot cheaper.

I don't remember seeing the new building, where exactly is located? I always park in the south side by the duty free store and I walk over the bridge to the other side. I missed the old entrance thru the south side where the pharmacies and the McDonalds is.

[QUOTE=Tomjackin;1772841]I was flying out of the Tijuana airport; flights are a lot cheaper.[/QUOTE]OK I understand. So if you tell them you were staying in Tijuana for a day or two and then returning to the US do you still have to pay?

[QUOTE=Tomjackin;1772841]I was flying out of the Tijuana airport; flights are a lot cheaper.[/QUOTE]Can you fly international from Tijuana maybe I can save some serious dough when I do?

[QUOTE=Jackie888;1772773]It's no big deal. I paid the $20 and hopefully I can now skip the lines and walk through. Seems like its a pilot program and they're learning and making adjustments as they go. They do seem a lot nicer than our own Border Patrol treating his own American brother.

I was only questioned once where I was going. The female officer looked loss when I (Asian face) said I was going to Hong Kong. She doubted her English skill and had to request assistance from a male officer. I told him that I was going to HK and Adelitas to meet "mucho bonitas mujeres sin ropa. " She blushed while he laughed his head off and wished me a good time.

I'm fine with it. Hopefully it will catch a couple of fugitives using the border as a safe haven, only to later return to the US to commit more crimes.[/QUOTE]LOL please no offense I just find your comment funny. Quote: Asian face maybe she thought you were going to Hong Kong republic of China. On the other hand most women look at us like perverts I rather be ask by a male officer.

[QUOTE=HornyTraveler;1772845]OK I understand. So if you tell them you were staying in Tijuana for a day or two and then returning to the US do you still have to pay?[/QUOTE]You still have to get the FREE less than 7 day visa.

[QUOTE=Tomjackin;1772857]You still have to get the FREE less than 7 day visa.[/QUOTE]So the stamp is good for 7 days and its free. After 7 days If I want to cross again it is another stamp on the passport for another 7 days correct?

I rather pay the $20 in advance for the 6 months pass with only a single stamp if I'm not mistaking here. Thank you I appreciate it.

[QUOTE=HornyTraveler;1772886]So the stamp is good for 7 days and its free. After 7 days If I want to cross again it is another stamp on the passport for another 7 days correct?

I rather pay the $20 in advance for the 6 months pass with only a single stamp if I'm not mistaking here. Thank you I appreciate it.[/QUOTE]It is a paper visa.

Some report getting their passports stamp, others are not.

I just walked through the building, many waiting for the free 7 day visa.

[QUOTE=Phordphan;1772628]How many countries have you gone to the DIDN'T ask for a passport? And I can't think of any, except maybe Canada, that don't stamp your passport. They are simply enforcing a law that's been on the books for, at a minimum, several decades. If you fly into Tijuana (or anywhere else in Mexico) you'd better have a passport and they're going to ask where you're going and when you're leaving. Why should walking into the country be any different?[/QUOTE]Do not confuse the San Ysidro border crossing with the Tijuana airport. San Ysidro is regarded as a Business crossing and not your everyday airport type crossing and the rules have been relaxed on both the USA and the Mexican side. Looking at the Ready Lane going into USA, just tell me how many of those Mexican grand mas and children really need the quick entry into the USA? But USA allows it. Hence MX was allowing easy entry into MX Tijuana for economic reasons. Not all entries into other countries are the same. There are other border crossings between USA / Canada and USA / Mexico that are considered business crossings.

[QUOTE=HornyTraveler;1772849]Can you fly international from Tijuana maybe I can save some serious dough when I do?[/QUOTE]I flew to Cuba over 10 years ago from Tijuana airport. Great service on the plane, very pretty attendants and drinks all the way to Cancun and then Havana. At that time due to USA embargo, Cuba did not stamp my passport.

[QUOTE=HornyTraveler;1772842]I missed the old entrance thru the south side where the pharmacies and the McDonalds is.[/QUOTE]You mean where the McDonalds was. The McDonalds in Tijuana near the border has been closed for maybe more than a year.

[QUOTE=HornyTraveler;1772845]OK I understand. So if you tell them you were staying in Tijuana for a day or two and then returning to the US do you still have to pay?[/QUOTE]If you tell the Mexican authorities that you plan to visit MX for just a day or two, they will issue a 7-day visa document. They may or may not choose to stamp your passport booklet.

You can choose instead to pay $20 to obtain a 180-day tourist visa. If you buy the six month visa, whenever you return to Mexico you are allowed to stand in the free-flowing Mexican citizen line for near immediate re-entry into Mexico.

Although you can pay in pesos International flights are generally priced in dollars so the savings may not be what you're expecting. On flights that begin and end in Mexico you can find some bargains with the strong dollar.

[QUOTE=HornyTraveler;1772849]Can you fly international from Tijuana maybe I can save some serious dough when I do?[/QUOTE]