• getting TO the border- car, trolley, bus, Greyhound. Parking
• Crossing the border- walk over bridge, from parking to revolving gate
• Getting BACK to the border- on foot, taxi, bus, Mexicoach
• CROSSING the border INTO the USA- US Res., passport/visa, articles, info only, not legal advice, check with consulate - Disclaimer: The information provided in this site is not legal advice, but general information on legal issues commonly encountered.

• LINKS-
• IN THE NEWS- http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/mexico/tijuana
• http://tijuana.usconsulate.gov/
  For more information on the Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative and acceptable travel documents for entry into the
  United States of America, please see the joint press release from the Department of State and the Department of Homeland Security at:
  • http://www.dhs.gov/xnews/releases/pr_1200669485238.shtm
  • http://www.state.gov/r/pa/prs/ps/2007/dec/96151.htm ,
  • http://www.dhs.gov/xnews/releases/pr_1196711811270.shtm
  • http://www.dhs.gov/xtrvlsec/crossingborders/whtibasics.shtm

  U.S. citizens may begin applying in advance for the new U.S. Passport Card on Feb. 1, 2008, in anticipation of land border travel document requirements. The U.S. Department of State expects that cards will be available and mailed to applicants in spring 2008. Although DHS was on schedule to begin implementation of the new requirements as early as summer 2008, the fiscal year 2008 Appropriations Bill passed by Congress last month restricts the department from implementing these new requirements until June 2009.
  For more information, visit www.dhs.gov or www.travel.state.gov

• http://tijuana.usconsulate.gov/tijuana/citizen_services.html
• http://rosaritoinfo.com/passports.htm
• http://worldviewcities.org/tijuana/conceptual.html
• http://www.getapassportnow.com/ - LAND BORDER TRAVEL:
  In conjunction with the cruise deadline, a passport or other qualified travel document will be required at all land border ports-of-entry prior to June 1, 2009. But no exact date is set.
• http://travel.state.gov/travel/cbpmc/cbpmc_2223.html
• U.S. 'Passport Card'
• http://www.usembassy-mexico.gov/eng/citizen_services.html
• http://gomexico.about.com/od/entryrequirements/f/need_passport.htm
• http://gocalifornia.about.com/od/casdmenu/ss/bordercrossing.htm
• http://immigration.lawyers.com/ask-a-lawyer/Do-U.S.-Citizens-Need-A-Passport-To-Go-In-And-Out-Of...-6988.html
  • Before you travel between the United States and any foreign country, you should visit the United States State Department website at www.travel.state.gov. This website will provide you with the most up-to-date documentary requirements for travel abroad.
• http://www.tijuana.com/info.html
  
  
• Thoroughly confused? Join the club! For more details, check the rule details posted at these sites:
  • http://www.dhs.gov/xtrvlsec/crossingborders
  • http://travel.state.gov/travel/cbpmc/cbpmc_2223.html
  • http://www.cbp.gov/xp/cgov/travel/vacation/ready_set_go/land_travel/chnge_in_proced.xml.

Beginning January 31, 2008 the US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has implemented new border crossing requirements for US citizens crossing from Mexico to the US.

The requirement for ADULTS (18+) is to have any ONE of the following three forms of ID:

1. Driver's License (or other Government issued photo ID) and a Birth Certificate
2. US Passport
3. SENTRI (in SENTRI lanes)

Note that these requirements don't mean that you are forced to permanently live in Mexico if you lack one of these documents. However, you may be subject to the DHS Secondary inspection which can further delay your crossing. *And they almost never smile in Secondary! ;-(

Tourist Guide- "Know Your Rights'- www.tijuanaonline.org

customs, consulate, legal, check with customs, consulate, embassy, taxi, bridge, bus, MexiCoach, trolley, bus, car, on foot, parking, shuttle, customs, ID/passport/visa, lines, restroom, bridge, hours U.S. Citizens not required to have passport for land and sea travel to Mexico until at least January 2008.-