On Wed, 23 Apr 2008 23:37:31 +0200, Tom P
wrote:
> the Usenet timelag means I replied to you before this thread showed up.
>It sounds like the Mex immigration procedures are not much different
>from the US immigration, as far as arrivals from outside N America are
>concerned, meaning you get a tourist card on arrval, and if you're
>having a bad hair day or whatever, you might just miss returning it when
>you exit. (used to be the airlines did all this leaving the US, and
>sometimes screwed up.)
> To return to subject, if you drive into Mex from San Diego, and if you
>intend staying longer than 3 days, and intend to drive more than 100Km,
>do you have to go and look for immigration at the border or does it just
>happen?
I can't speak for San Diego and south since I've never gone down
into Baja, but my understanding is that all of Baja is frontier
zone, but I could be wrong.
The frontier zone isn't a constant 100 mile band, more like 20 or
thirty miles, but varies to fit the geography of towns and
highways and all. When you are leaving the frontier zone you will
find a checkpoint and usually a permit office. You need to get a
car permit and a tourist permit (except in Sonora which has
special rules).
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