Driving or flying into Mexico can be a great adventure,
but you need to make sure all your paperwork is in order or your fun will be cut short before it begins!
Tourist Permits along with Vehicle, Boat, Motor
and Trailer Permits are required for all trips into the interior of Mexico!
1. If pulling a boat into Mexico,
the tow vehicle and boat-motor-trailer must be registered in the SAME NAME. No exceptions to this rule at the present time.
YOU
MUST PROVIDE "THE ORIGINAL TITLES" (if applicable) FOR THIS EQUIPMENT AT THE PORT OF ENTRY AND YOUR NAME MUST BE LISTED
ON THESE TITLES (unless the vehicle-equipment are a PROPERLY rented or company-corporate vehicle-boat with authorized-notarized
proof that you are authorized and can legally bring this equipment into Mexico) No borrowed vehicles-equipment are ever
allowed to be brought into Mexico--PERIOD. You will be DENIED ENTRY INTO
MEXICO unless you meet the above-mentioned criteria and requirements.
ABSOLUTELY NO EXCEPTIONS!!
2. Save yourself the disappointment
of being turned away at the border and properly prepare all your documents and paperwork for enter into Mexico.
It is a very simple and easy procedure to obtain a vehicle-boat-tourist entry permit if you take the time to be certain that
you meet all the current requirements for entering Mexico.
3. If you are planning to carry extra fuel
for your boat while in Mexico, you must purchase this fuel in Mexico. NO GASOLINE IN DRUMS is being allowed to cross
the border. Gasoline prices have been lowered in all Mexican border towns to the same rates as those in the USA. Mexico's
premium Gasoline is refined to 93 Octane; which is higher than can be purchased at most stations in the USA! Mexico's
refineries produce some of the best gasoline products in the world, their gasoline is completely safe to use in all Outboard
boating applications and new American Vehicles. There is absolutely no need to bring gasoline into Mexico with the present
HIGH GRADE of fuel being refined!
MEXICAN
ENTRY REQUIREMENTS
1. To obtain tourist permits, a
current Passport is needed for each individual traveling into the interior of Mexico. Tourist Permits are issued
on a NO-CHARGE basis if your planned trip into Mexico is for 7 days or less. The standard Tourist Permit is issued for
180 days and must be paid for within 30 days of issue at any participating Mexican Bank where a receipt of payment will be
issued. Voters Registration Cards, Driver Licenses, or Birth Certificates are no longer accepted as valid
proof of citizenship to reenter the United States. BE SMART and apply for a Passport. In addition
to a Passport, minor children (under 18 years of age) traveling with only one parent should have a notarized affidavit from
the other parent saying it is OKAY for them to travel in Mexico. Likewise, any minor children brought along as
guests will need affidavits from both their parents plus their Passports.
2. For vehicle, boat, motor and
trailer permits, the Owner's "ORIGINAL" Vehicle Title and other "ORIGINAL" Titles-Registration
Receipts (if applicable) are all that is needed. All vehicle-boat permits must be paid for by credit card at the time
of issue and this permit MUST BE surrendered when re-entering the USA. THIS IS VERY IMPORTANT!
The Mexican Government is no longer allowing these permits to be mailed back from the US, as all vehicle decals are computer
scanned at the time of surrender with partial removal of the decal.
3. If the vehicle or boat-motor-trailer
are financed, rented, leased, and/or a company/corporate vehicle or boat, it will be necessary to bring along a notarized
letter of permission from the lien-holder or lending-rental institution, stating that you have permission to drive into Mexico.
If a company vehicle or boat; a letter of authorization must be written on company's letterhead, signed by an officer of the
company and NOTARIZED. IT IS EXTREMELY
IMPORTANT TO HAVE ALL YOUR PAPER-WORK IN PROPER ORDER FOR A HASSLE FREE BORDER CROSSING!
4. Valid Driver's License (with
photo and same name as on titles).
5. Visa, MasterCard, Diner's, or
American Express card with the same name as vehicle's title.
6. You MUST return
the vehicle and boat back to the United States before day 7 or 6-month expiration time frame. A receipt will
be issued when the permit is cancelled. Failure to turn in your permits before the expiration date may result
in denial of entry into Mexico on your next trip or fines imposed.
7. No borrowed vehicles or borrowed
credit cards are accepted.
8. If you do not meet the above
criteria, you will be confronted with long delays or actual denial of entry into Mexico! Don't take a chance on ruining
your trip before it gets started; make certain you have all the proper and necessary documentation before departing.
9. Valid Mexican Vehicle-Boat Insurance
is required to drive into the interior of the country of Mexico (past the past Federal Check Points), which are along the
border. Your American or Canadian automobile insurance is not valid once you cross the border into
Mexico. If you have an accident while in Mexico, even if you were not at fault, you can be put into jail for failure to have
liability insurance coverage.....
***This
information is subject to change without notice by the Mexican Government***
