mtnpop
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expired passport
Anyone ever suddenly notice that their passport just expired or expired while south of the border and are heading north soon, like in a few weeks???
What options, play dumb at the border, If you try to renew it takes several weeks to get scheduled in TJ or Cabo Consulate and it would take 2 trips
from our understanding.
If you live 1/2 way between them that's a lot of travel....
I would guess this has happened to some since the only time you use it is when you cross back north usually....
This should bring the critters out of the woodwork....
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stiladam
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You can't be denied entry at the border, so most likely you'll just get a stern talking to. Easy stuff, then get it renewed ASAP!
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Paco Facullo
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Not to worry,
I would guess that you have a drivers licence. If so you won't have any problem. Simply tell the boarder officer that you are in the process of
renewing it. ( Passport )
I had a friend that didn't even have any ID as he left it in his car ( on the us side ) and they just asked him a few questions and let him pass.
But he didn't look Mexican .
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David K
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The U.S. doesn't insist on a passport to return home. Americans cannot be denied entry into your own country. The passport just speeds up the process.
Mexico is the fussy one and won't accept it (if expired) for the FMM. It is amazing they didn't notice the date was close to expiring.
[Edited on 2-22-2018 by David K]
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pauldavidmena
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This is an interesting dilemma, but likely not unheard-of, since the State Department doesn't send reminders to passport holders when their passport
is about to expire. I had a similar issue with my MA driver's license a few years back. I was pulled over for speeding, and sure enough, my license
had expired a few days earlier. I was not only issued a ticket, but had my wife not been with me to take over the driving, I would have gone to jail.
[Edited on 2-22-2018 by pauldavidmena]
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mtgoat666
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The govt can do what they want to. They can send american citizens into rendition, send citizens to gitmo, or 'disappear' you just because they dont
like you - read your history, it is bound to repeat itself),... however, in the case of most joe six pack nomads, you can probably get back in the
country,... unless!
I would not call mexico "fussy" because they require a valid passport of foreigners. The USA requires foreigners show a valid passport. Most (if not
all) countries require foreign visitors to show a valid passport to legally enter country.
Woke!
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will do for you, but what together we can do for the freedom of man.”
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Below is my post from January 30th, 2018
Passport renewal turn around time
FYI, I went directly to the Post Office at LAX and turned in my application with photos and a check for $110 on Friday, January 12th. Keep in mind
that Monday January 15th was a holiday, MLK Day, so it got to the man probably Tuesday, January 16th.
Said screw it and crossed the border South without a passport and crossed Northbound at Lukeville this last Saturday. 2 Cars in front of me, handed
my California drivers license and a photocopy of my soon to be expired passport and totally unlike experiences at Tecate and Otay, he was pleasant and
didn't lecture or even question the situation. Maybe 1 minute at the booth and on my way.
Any way, got back yesterday and in my P.O. Box there was my new passport. Don't know how long it was there but even worse case scenario it took maybe
7 or 8 working days.
There you go.
[Edited on 2-23-2018 by Howard]
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LukeJobbins
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I crossed with nothing a few months ago when my car and everything in it was stolen while I was surfing. They asked me my name and hometown and let me
right through. I have taken many friends through lately with just drivers licenses too, so if you have that it will work also. No worries just go and
don’t be a jerk if they start to hassle you at all. It’s their job to see if you get nervous or start changing stories.
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toronja
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Been there, done that. Crossed back into the US with an expired passport ~3 years ago now at Mexicali. Border officer didn't even mention it, just ran
the passports through the computer, handed them back, and waved us on. A visiting friend had brought down my birth certificate just in case, but we
never needed it.
As others have said, the worst you're likely to face is a lecture and being sent to secondary inspection and delayed a bit.
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Quote: Originally posted by David K  | | Read my post... compared to the U.s. about expired passports, Mexico is the fussy one. No other connection to fussy was implied.
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It is not fussy for Mexico to deny entry to foreigners without a valid passport, which is quite different from the US allowing its own citizens entry
with expired passport. All countries require that valid passports be produced by foreigners.
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David K
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Fussy for us Americans, compared to U.S. border.
The need for a passport by Mexico for Americans is a fairly new thing. If it had always been the same as traveling to, say Nigeria, I wouldn't compare
the two. I didn't think I had to get so detailed with a casual comment.
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DK: Don't be so fussy...
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LOL, okay chuckie!
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| Quote: Originally posted by toronja | Been there, done that. Crossed back into the US with an expired passport ~3 years ago now at Mexicali. Border officer didn't even mention it, just ran
the passports through the computer, handed them back, and waved us on. A visiting friend had brought down my birth certificate just in case, but we
never needed it.
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If I remember correctly you also crossed into Mexico and got a FMM with an expired passport. 
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daveB
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The heavy documentation now required while crossing borders came about quite suddenly but almost with entry into the 21st century. And of course,
we're taking about North America; Europe was busy casting off requiring land border crossings to even need passports, or even any checks whatsoever.
But with the scare that computers world-wide would crash the instant TIME entered the new millenium, combined with a new presidency and with the days
leading up to September 11th, 2001 ,and worse, following those events, border security became very strict. The USA appeared to be under seige. You
were then required to prove you were not an enemy. That was not Mexico, that was not Canada. We all took USA concerns on, as our own, to the American
lead.
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micah202
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The story is very VERY different if you are Canadian.
US does NOT allow entry to foreign Nationals without passport, period.
For other than US, one would need to go to the Canada consulate in TJ, and get an emergency passport,, takes ~3-4 days.
Funny story, needed to do this when my van was swiped in TJ some years back, part of the process is that the consulate Spanish speaking clerk calls
references,,,most of mine were exgirlfriends. For some reason the clerk thought I was Australian,, so in her accent, the ex's thought she was
asking..... "Is he a STALLION!!?". ...Lucky they figured out what she was asking before saying. ...damn right!!! <;~D
[Edited on 2-26-2018 by micah202]
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