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Highway
1093 posts |
#551748 2008-05-19 19:01 GMT |
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In August of this year, I plan on travelling to Mexico. I'm an American, I plan on coming back into the USA through Arizona.
In order for me to get back into the USA, I'll have to through US customs, what do I need to bring with me to prove I'm an American? Drivers License? Passport? Birth Certificate? Thanks |
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Cashsplash
1121 posts |
#551749 2008-05-19 19:04 GMT |
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Passport
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Snowman
1136 posts |
#551750 2008-05-19 19:04 GMT |
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i am fairly sure that you only need a birth certificate.
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FireInTheSky
1117 posts |
#551751 2008-05-19 19:05 GMT |
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normaly you can use only your passport. but be prepared to have your id and birth certificate with you.
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Moonguide
1112 posts |
#551752 2008-05-19 19:06 GMT |
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i brought my passport and drivers license and they said thats all i needed
but to make sure you can check travel.state.gov |
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KittyInCollinder
1125 posts |
#551753 2008-05-19 19:06 GMT |
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If your Mexican looking you should prepare and bring lots of things such as Driver's License, Passport, Birth Certificate, and maybe some utility bills that prove that you are a US citizen and that you were born there. If your a white person, then a passport and birth certificate should be more than enough.
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RainbowPop
1148 posts |
#551754 2008-05-19 19:09 GMT |
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Passports are ony needed currently for flying to and from Mexico
http://travel.state.gov/travel/cbpmc/cbpmc_2223.html |
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NightCrawler
1102 posts |
#551755 2008-05-19 19:09 GMT |
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Best bet is US Passport. If you have that you don't need anything else. If you don't have a passport, you need a state-issued ID plus a birth certificate (this possibility was supposed to be canceled by now but the US Govt. keeps postponing effective date - you might want to check out the homeland security website for up-to-date info).
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SilentHunter
1122 posts |
#551756 2008-05-19 19:11 GMT |
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To travel to and from Mexico by land, you need a gov't issued photo I.D. and a proof of citizenship...Either a passport OR a birth certificate. See site below and read carefully. Pasports will be neeDed for all types of travel to and from Mexico after June 1 , 2009.
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PolarBear
1176 posts |
#551757 2008-05-19 19:12 GMT |
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You Do NOT need a passport until June 2009 Photo I.D and a birth certificate will do
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WinterWonderland
1092 posts |
#551758 2008-05-19 20:26 GMT |
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A PASSPORT!!!!!!!! or your probably going to be arrested or they wont let you on a plane or cross the border
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StraightToThePoint
1142 posts |
#551759 2008-05-19 20:50 GMT |
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You need your passport. We used to be able to go into Mexico with a birth certificate and driver's license, but 9/11 changed that, and Mexico is catching up with the rest of the world on requirements.
Since you have to present your birth certificate to get a passport, that covers everything. |
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GoneFishing
1119 posts |
#551760 2008-05-19 20:51 GMT |
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passport...i think they will also issue a visa that you will have to give back..also a declaration form stating what you are bringing back....
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BlackCloud
1182 posts |
#551761 2008-05-20 13:25 GMT |
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All you need to know: http://travel.state.gov/travel/cbpmc/cbpmc_2223.html
If you are traveling by air, you MUST have a passport, no exceptions. If you are traveling by land or sea, currently, it is either a passport book or passport card OR government-issued photo ID and proof of citizenship (birth certificate). That will change in June 2009, and a passport will be the only possibility. |
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LetsRemeber
1167 posts |
#551762 2008-05-20 13:58 GMT |
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bring a passport and make should your shave
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