Do I need a passport to travel to mexico?

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WiserAngel

This is from the Mexican embassy site:

I'm planning to travel to Mexico. Do I need a passport?

We strongly advise all Americans traveling to Mexico to do so with a passport. In addition to providing conclusive proof of citizenship and identity, having a passport will facilitate bank and credit card transactions. You can find the location of the nearest Passport Agency on the web.

However, American citizens can also enter Mexico with government-issued ID together with conclusive proof of citizenship: a certified copy of your birth certificate (if you were born in the United States), a certified copy of your Consular Report of Birth Abroad, or your original Naturalization certificate.

American citizens do not need to apply for a tourist visa before leaving. On entering the country as a tourist, you will be given a blue tourist card that serves as your visa. This visa will indicate the length of time you are allowed to stay in Mexico--usually 90 days.

Americans who travel to Mexico for other purposes (such as work, study, business, religious activities or permanent residence) will need a Mexican visa. You can review visa requirements on the web page of the Mexican Embassy in Washington, D.C.

lil bit

Call the airport

juicyfruitmak

yes you need one!!!!!

cyanne2ak

No, but you need one to get BACK IN the country after you GO to Mexico.

Norm

It is recomemended, but the following items are acceptable alternatives for U.S. and Canadian citizens when accompanied with a valid photo ID:

An original birth certificate
U.S. or Canadian naturalization papers
A notarized affidavit of citizenship
A valid voter registration card

jchas64651

Yes you do

pricetravel

YOU CURRENTLY (UNTIL DEC 31 06) NEED BIRTH CERTIFICATE WITH RAISED SEAL AND PHOTO ID LIKE A DRIVERS LISCENCE.

JAN 1...YOU WILL NEED A PASSPORT

bretinkorea

Yes, and you will need to ***** about immigration and carry a Mexican flag with you when you come back.

dwh12345

Just went this week..You need one

Roadrunner58-79

YES!!!

rosanamod

Yes

beach bum

no, that happens in 2007. Right now a birth certificate with a raised seal will do just fine.

trouble

i am not sure but be ready to call some one on this side with your birth certificate cause you look any brown at all they try to keep you lol i know they tryed to keep my husband at the border he had to call me i brought his birth certificate and any thing else to prove who he was and who i was too it was real pain in the butt

vampirekity13

duhhhh everyone does

csucdartgirl

ENTRY REQUIREMENTS: The Government of Mexico requires that all U.S. citizens present proof of citizenship and photo identification for entry into Mexico. However, some U.S. citizens have encountered difficulty in boarding flights in Mexico without a passport. The U.S. Embassy recommends traveling with a valid U.S. passport to avoid delays or misunderstandings.

jaike

No. You can stay in Mexico for a vacation without having a passport.

Nina

I think you do, but make sure and call the airport first and make sure. Call this week.

Karen

You do now, I didn't need one in 2004 but I am returning later this year and was informed that the laws have recently changed due to national security...9-11, terrorism...etc. Hope this helps,
good luck :-)

Shopaholic Chick

yes to fly to mexico you need one. (driving you need other documentation) you better apply today and pay for the expedited issue if you do not have one already!!!

knowitall

just follow the drug trafficers

js3971

It would be a good idea to have one.

She She

I think you need to go over the river and through the woods to grandmothers house!!!!

Kristine C

http://travel.state.gov/travel/cbpmc/cbpmc_2223.html

I just went to Cancun and this site will give you all the information you need to have. The Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 requires that by January 1, 2008, travelers to and from the Caribbean, Bermuda, Panama, Mexico and Canada have a passport or other secure, accepted document to enter or re-enter the United States. In order to facilitate the implementation of this requirement, the Administration is proposing to complete it in phases following a proposed timeline, which will be published in the Federal Register in the near future.

In the proposed implementation plan, which is subject to a period of initial public comment, the Initiative will be rolled out in phases, providing as much advance notice as possible to the affected public to enable them to meet the terms of the new guidelines. The proposed timeline will be as follows:

December 31, 2006 - Requirement applied to all air and sea travel to or from Canada, Mexico, Central and South America, the Caribbean, and Bermuda.
December 31, 2007 - Requirement extended to all land border crossings as well as air and sea travel.

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