General Reports

[QUOTE=DFWdude;1821228]I will be making my first trip to Tijuana in many years. I have been mongering in Germany at the FKK clubs. But since Germany is such a long trip and I need my ladies (hehe) I will try and go to Tijuana again. What was holding me off was the long wait times to get back across the border (my last time in 2011 was near 2 hours). I now have Global Entry and my Sentri card. If I remember correctly the taxi dropped my off at the end of the long line to cross. Since I now have the Sentri card and the Global Entry to I go some place else to cross? Are wait times less? I am partially disabled so walking the distance from the Zona is not an option nor is the long wait in a line.

Also can anyone recommend BBFS providers with CIP??

Thanks.[/QUOTE]Global Entry / Sentri will make it a breeze to go back to the USA at anytime. The location is the same but each group has a designated lane / line going back into the USA. It will be obvious to you.

The issues you will have being partially disabled is getting to the taxi's from the entrance into Mexico and getting into the Sentri Line trying to leave Mexico. The only support I can think of is *possibly someone with wheelchair access once outside the mexican immigration building. I "think" I have seen one or two baggage carriers with a wheelchair but I could be totally wrong and it could have been someone with a family member.

If not be prepared for a long haul on flat terrain to get to where you need to go. Even non disabled people complain about the length of the new walkway.

You could possibly request a wheelchair in the immigration building and someone MIGHT be able to help but I wouldn't count on help or a wheelchair if I was you.

BBFS is available from WALKERS but as a newbie you will probably have a tough time finding it on a tight budget. If your wallet is bigger than average...maybe but these girls are hustlers and being physically disabled may pose a risk when dealing with drug users who usually double as freelancers. They are not to be trusted for the most part.

Good Luck.

Yes I can confirm there is a wheelchair with driver outside the MX immigration building. A friend recently used the service I believe he paid $5 to be delivered to the taxi.

[QUOTE=DFWdude;1821228]I will be making my first trip to Tijuana in many years. I have been mongering in Germany at the FKK clubs. But since Germany is such a long trip and I need my ladies (hehe) I will try and go to Tijuana again. What was holding me off was the long wait times to get back across the border (my last time in 2011 was near 2 hours). I now have Global Entry and my Sentri card. If I remember correctly the taxi dropped my off at the end of the long line to cross. Since I now have the Sentri card and the Global Entry to I go some place else to cross?[/QUOTE]Your starting point from where the cab drops you off is the same as for everybody else. You will have no long line to re-enter, only a 5 - 6 minutes walk from the cab, up to the turnstiles, and then to the single Sentri, where there is usually 0 o 2 people waiting.

[QUOTE=DFWdude;1821228]Are wait times less? I am partially disabled so walking the distance from the Zona is not an option nor is the long wait in a line.[/QUOTE]There really will be no wait for you. You walk directly up, to the right of all the people in the "All Travelers" general line as well as all the people (if any) in the Ready Lane / line.

With Sentri, you walk to the right of people standing in line. There is also a line to the extreme left of all the other designated entry lines, for people with 'special assistance needs'. I would not recommend this handicapped line on the far left for you since the Sentri line (the farthest right line) is certain to be shorter for you.

[QUOTE=LongDonSilva;1820915]Chapter 10: Falling In Love With A Puta.

We chill for about 10 minutes with my hand on her knee. She says she's from Monterrey, she's been here for seven months, and plans on moving back to Monterrey in about two years after she saves up to buy a house. She's also going to start taking English classes soon. We shower together and I spot another Santa Muerte tattoo. I ask her if she's going to kill me. She says no. OK, good. That shit still creeps me out though. But she's already cast her spell and I'm in love with a puta. I pay her and offer to buy her drinks when we go back down..[/QUOTE]Great penning Long Don. !! I have not been to Disneyland since last June. Your escapades tell me it is BAU in Tijuana. I have heard this story of taking English Lessons and ambition to buy a casa after saving enuf dinero multiple times. May be a Santa Muerte Followers SOP to life. :-)

I hope to catch up for a beer at HK and Adelita soon!

Happy New Year to All. May the mongering continue safely without issues from getting caught by the Wife (if applicable), Policia, Long Lines, Painful Love affairs with Putas and STDs...

Is it still necessary to have a US passport to pass thru to the Mexican side from San Ysidro. Is the Mexican customs still checking for that.

Will be in Tijuana next weekend.

[QUOTE=BayBoy;1821486]Is it still necessary to have a US passport to pass thru to the Mexican side from San Ysidro. Is the Mexican customs still checking for that.

Will be in Tijuana next weekend.[/QUOTE]YES. I was just there 2 days ago. I am pretty sure that even if they didn't require it that the US CBP would require it. I have heard some stories of people coming back to the US with just a DL but they don't make it easy for you. Anyone else have input??

[QUOTE=DFWdude;1821228]I will be making my first trip to Tijuana in many years. I have been mongering in Germany at the FKK clubs. But since Germany is such a long trip and I need my ladies (hehe) I will try and go to Tijuana again. What was holding me off was the long wait times to get back across the border (my last time in 2011 was near 2 hours). I now have Global Entry and my Sentri card. If I remember correctly the taxi dropped my off at the end of the long line to cross. Since I now have the Sentri card and the Global Entry to I go some place else to cross? Are wait times less? I am partially disabled so walking the distance from the Zona is not an option nor is the long wait in a line.

Also can anyone recommend BBFS providers with CIP??

Thanks.[/QUOTE]When you get dropped off, stay to the left of the long line and go to the front of the line. You will cross over that long line near the front and then go to your right. Hope this helps.

[QUOTE=Hobbiest1;1821503]YES. I was just there 2 days ago. I am pretty sure that even if they didn't require it that the US CBP would require it. I have heard some stories of people coming back to the US with just a DL but they don't make it easy for you. Anyone else have input??[/QUOTE]Thanks for the info. I don't know what the initials US CBP and DL stand for, but I get the jist of what your saying.

[QUOTE=Hobbiest1;1821503]YES. I was just there 2 days ago. I am pretty sure that even if they didn't require it that the US CBP would require it. I have heard some stories of people coming back to the US with just a DL but they don't make it easy for you. Anyone else have input??[/QUOTE]I have driven back to the USA With a friend whom did not have any kind of ID whatsoever. The friend only told the boarder agent full name, social, and address. We have done this a few times. The agents would always let us through eventually with considerable questions, some lectures, inspections, and time delay. One time we got lucky, the agent just waived us through without any secondary inspection.

[QUOTE=Hobbiest1;1821503]YES. I was just there 2 days ago. I am pretty sure that even if they didn't require it that the US CBP would require it. I have heard some stories of people coming back to the US with just a DL but they don't make it easy for you. Anyone else have input??[/QUOTE]True they will most likely pull you into secondary inspection so plan on a 20 minute to 2 hour delay.

The Tall Man.

BayBoy, A friend recently went through with only a laminated copy of his passport book. He's not a criminal, just a slightly crazy MD. They took him to a back room, fingerprinted him and took mug shots with a stern lecture about always bringing his passport to enter Mexico. Hope that helps.

[QUOTE=Apache;1821640]BayBoy, A friend recently went through with only a laminated copy of his passport book. He's not a criminal, just a slightly crazy MD. They took him to a back room, fingerprinted him and took mug shots with a stern lecture about always bringing his passport to enter Mexico. Hope that helps.[/QUOTE]Gracias for the info. That clears it up for me.

[QUOTE=DFWdude;1821228]. I am partially disabled so walking the distance from the Zona is not an option nor is the long wait in a line.

Also can anyone recommend BBFS providers with CIP??
[/QUOTE]I did Zona Norte on crutches about 2 years ago. I found it extremely difficult. The long walk to the taxi stand was just he warm up. When you get to the zona, much of the pavement is uneven and that almost caused me to fall a couple of times. Made the mistake of going upstairs in Hong Kong and walking down the south steps, do not try that on crutches as it is too narrow, turning, and steep. When returning to USA, I had the same walk as the rest of the people, no help.

Although there may be someone there to help a disabled person for a little bit of cash, I didn't see anyone. It's not like the airport where people seem to come from everywhere to help a disabled person.

Regarding your BBFS CIP provider, please let me know who you find. I'd like to avoid her.

[QUOTE=Hobbiest1;1821503]YES. I was just there 2 days ago. I am pretty sure that even if they didn't require it that the US CBP would require it. I have heard some stories of people coming back to the US with just a DL but they don't make it easy for you. Anyone else have input??[/QUOTE]I've been seeing a bunch of posts online lately regarding crossing the border on foot (especially with the new Mexican inspection area that has opened at the San Ysidro port of entry). Having been lucky enough to have the time to ask questions of border patrol agents on both sides of the border, I'd like to take the time to put all the questions to rest.

The source in this case is from personal experience and my own questions to a particularly bored Customs Agent at 2 am on a Saturday night with no one in sight. Also, my friend who has been going for almost two years now without a passport has only been sent to secondary once in the 10+ times I've taken him. The fact that he's whiter than mayo on Wonder Bread may account for that, though, so if you look like a Viet Cong terrorist like I do, it may not fly for you.

*sweeps cheetos and Mountain Dew from desk*.

Time to be internet lawyer!

1.) Do I need a passport to re-enter the United States?

If you are a United States Citizen, the short answer is no. By law, the United States Border Patrol cannot deny entry to a legal citizen of the United States. As long as you can prove that you are a United States Citizen, you are allowed to re-enter the United States. The whole reason you want to have a passport is to prove that you are a United States Citizen (or some variant of US Citizen that grants you the ability to have said passport).

However, since you are re-entering the US from another country, the US Border Patrol has special powers granted to it that normal law enforcement does not have. Normal search and seizure rules that local and federal police follow do not apply to the CBP. That's why they don't need reasonable suspicion in order to look through your things. That includes digital as well (phones, etc. ,.), however there is still precedent being made as to unlock pass-codes / touch ID, so that's a gray area. However, unlocked / unencrypted phones / laptops / computers are fair game.

What does that mean for you as a monger? The guy at the front of the line may not like it, but as long as you prove that you are who you say you are, and that you are indeed a US Citizen, that will suffice to get you across the border. But, if you're being suspicious, shifty, uncomfortable (or simply being a jerk), they have the right to send you to secondary, tertiary, whatever they want to make your life hell, all in the name of "national security. " So, it's in your best interest to be polite, courteous, and understanding that they will verbally bust your nuts over the lack of a proper passport. From what I've seen, it's pretty much finger-wagging. Look apologetic, be polite, and you should be just fine.

2.) What's the difference between using a birth certificate, Drivers License, Passport, Passport Card, and SENTRI / GOES?

Birth Certificate- Using this one is pretty much guaranteed to get you back into the United States. The catch is, you have to use the original or a certified copy (it's usually stamped / embossed). Of course, the trick is, you had to have been born in the US or some territory thereof. Don't bring just that- bring your drivers license as well. If you have no visual ID and only a foreign birth certificate since you were born in a different country, the Border Patrol agents will most likely take you to a windowless room and beat you deservedly for wasting their time (remember the special powers?

Drivers License- Certain states have special "enhanced IDs" that make them readable / scannable by the Border Patrol. Unfortunately, California IDs are NOT enhanced, so the best you can do with your ID is use it as a picture ID for the to look up in their database to make sure you are indeed a US citizen. Expect anything from a simple wave-through to a full on *out that will make that Christmas Dinner with your parents when your gay sister showed up with her dominatrix wife in full leather gear seem like the Patridge Family.

Passport- You'll be fine with this. While this is the gold standard for acceptance at all ports of entry around the world, at the San Ysidro border crossing you'll be corralled with the dirty plebes who have only birth certificates or Drivers Licenses. The reason? They take longer to scan, and they require more inspection. Got an RFID passport hoping to skip the line? Sucks to be you, because the machines reading the RFID haven't worked since they installed them over 2 years ago! Enjoy watching your federal tax dollars flushed down the drain every time you walk past one of those useless things. One thing to note, is that the Mexican Border Patrol will usually stamp your passport when you enter, so be aware of that, otherwise you may have to explain to your wife / girlfriend / dog / priest why you have 20 pages full of Mexican stamps in the passport you just got two weeks ago.

Passport Card- OK, now we're talking seasoned monger. The best way to cross the border with minimal hassle and intrusion into your privacy. While not valid like the passport is for international air travel, who cares? You're not flying into Tijuana for tail, you're walking / driving in. Neither Mexican nor US Border Patrol can stamp your card (because it's plastic, duh), and you get to use the Ready Lane, which is 99% of the time considerably faster than the general access line. Don't be cheap- when renewing, just get the damn card. It's also useful as a second form of ID (like banks and courthouses). In fact, I think it's such a good idea, it's worth purchasing one if you already have a valid passport. You'll have to send it in when you request a passport card, but turnaround times are less than 3 weeks, so it's really not a problem. Note that enhanced IDs can use this line as well.

SENTRI / GOES- If you've got a clean history (you're not an aspiring Pablo Escobar or Scarface), you should consider applying for SENTRI or GOES. In either case, you'll be able to use the far right pedestrian lane, and walk straight into the building. I've never seen anyone wait more than 2-3 minutes, even during the heat of the day. Flipping off the commoners in the other lines is allowed, and recommended to seal the smug sense of superiority. However, this comes at a cost: both SENTRI and GOES requires a cursory background check of yourself. If given the option, I'd go for GOES, since that allows you worldwide use of special lines that allow you to bypass normal waits for customs. You have to submit your information online, and then wait for an in-person interview. If applying for SENTRI, you also have the opportunity to register a car that can be used to drive through the SENTRI vehicle lanes, like a boss. If you're a legitimate businessman, or law abiding citizen, DO IT.

3.) Do I need a passport to enter Mexico?

Technically, yes. According to the Mexican border agents, proper international identification is required to enter Mexico. As a tourist, you will show them your passport, and they will issue you a 7-day visa. In my opinion, don't bother with the 6 month visa because the normal Mexican Border Patrol line has never been longer than 5 minutes. Get a 7-day whenever you visit, and if you come back within 7-days, you're golden. Beyond 7 days? Just fill out a new one and use the money towards propinas.

But why technically? Because, like I said above, my friend has entered successfully without a passport. He's just plain honest (again, being whiter than Taylor Swift drinking a white chocolate mocha with whipped cream), and they've let him through with nothing more than a warning. The one time he didn't, they took him to a back room, fingerprinted him, and took a quick photograph. (I asked if they did a rectal cavity search, but he said they wouldn't unless he promised to buy them breakfast the next morning. My friend, being cheap, declined).

From my experience, when the lines get particularly backed up, they just let everyone through the Mexican National line (the far left walkway) until it becomes more manageable. In fact, there usually isn't even anyone monitoring that entrance. The more Latino you look, the more likely you are to be able to walk through without being detected (Filipinos take note!

Is Mexico within its legal rights to turn back a foreigner (yes, you) without a passport? Yes. Is it likely that they would? No, because they really need your tourist dollars.

Anyways, hope that this post has helped explain a lot of things to the new people here, and hopefully the seasoned vets will have picked something up as well.

And finally, as a shameless plug, here's a link to another long post I wrote about mongering in general. I sincerely doubt anyone has gone back and read 200 pages in the last six months, so hopefully this will come in handy to new visitors.

[URL]http://www.internationalsexguide.info/forum/showthread.php?2221-General-Reports&p=1557371[/URL]#post1557371.

Don't despair!

I have seen a paraplegic bro riding 6 buses total to get dropped off at the front door of Hong Kong club!

I have seen another paraplegic bro cruising around in a very heavy power wheel chair, like 300 ls, plus the 200 lbs bro. 2 Hong Kong waiters were carrying the wheelchair with the guy in it up the 30 or so steps to get to the lobby of hotel Cascada, with smiling chica in tow. Hehehe.

Hong Kong waiters' dedication and service make them ideal candidates for the CIA and HSI. They would eradicate ISIS in 3 months. Unless they accept tips from the horny ISIS rag heads.

[QUOTE=DFWdude;1821228]I will be making my first trip to Tijuana in many years. I have been mongering in Germany at the FKK clubs. But since Germany is such a long trip and I need my ladies (hehe) I will try and go to Tijuana again. What was holding me off was the long wait times to get back across the border (my last time in 2011 was near 2 hours). I now have Global Entry and my Sentri card. If I remember correctly the taxi dropped my off at the end of the long line to cross. Since I now have the Sentri card and the Global Entry to I go some place else to cross? Are wait times less? I am partially disabled so walking the distance from the Zona is not an option nor is the long wait in a line.

Also can anyone recommend BBFS providers with CIP??

Thanks.[/QUOTE]