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Immigration office at San Ysidro

filetnrelease - 9-22-2013 at 11:15 AM

Can someone tell me where the immigration office is located at the San Ysidro crossing? Which lane to be in to safely get to the office?

Udo - 9-22-2013 at 11:29 AM

Stay to the right as you enter the San Ysidro gate. The INM office is in the same building as the declaration lane.

filetnrelease - 9-22-2013 at 12:03 PM

Thanks Udo. It sounds like the old San Ysidro crossing.

Alm - 9-22-2013 at 12:12 PM

No. It's not like the old crossing, it's better. When you turn into the long "driveway" leading from the old demolished crossing to the new one, there are just 2 or 3 lanes, but at the end there is a "yard" before the gates, and there you can choose to which gate you line up.

Take the right-most gate where buses are crossing, and go inside.

David K - 9-22-2013 at 12:39 PM

This is the southbound from San Ysidro into Tijuana crossing, right? San Ysidro is the U.S. northbound crossing.

Alm - 9-22-2013 at 12:45 PM

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Originally posted by David K
This is the southbound from San Ysidro into Tijuana crossing, right?

Yes, Southbound. Normally people need immigration office when going Southbound, no? :)

filetnrelease - 9-22-2013 at 02:15 PM

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Originally posted by Alm
No. It's not like the old crossing, it's better. When you turn into the long "driveway" leading from the old demolished crossing to the new one, there are just 2 or 3 lanes, but at the end there is a "yard" before the gates, and there you can choose to which gate you line up.

Take the right-most gate where buses are crossing, and go inside.


Is the "yard" where we would park and walk to immigration?

BajaBlanca - 9-22-2013 at 02:47 PM

Yup.

C205Driver - 9-22-2013 at 03:09 PM

. . .Is the Bank & Immigration open 24/7? If not, anyone know the hours?. . .Thanks. . .

dasubergeek - 9-22-2013 at 08:26 PM

Technically it's supposed to be, but, well... it's Mexico.

C205Driver - 9-23-2013 at 09:11 AM

. . .I always enjoy telling friends about the "Immigration Dance" while at the bar; makes for good stories!

durrelllrobert - 9-23-2013 at 09:27 AM

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Originally posted by Alm
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Originally posted by David K
This is the southbound from San Ysidro into Tijuana crossing, right?

Yes, Southbound. Normally people need immigration office when going Southbound, no? :)

Si, but it is the Tijuana and not the San Ysidro.crossing

Alm - 9-23-2013 at 09:47 PM

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Originally posted by durrelllrobert
Si, but it is the Tijuana and not the San Ysidro.crossing

Correcto. But... this forum is not a cream of intellectual elite, as you've probably noticed :)... Which is fine with me... So, when somebody here says "SY crossing", it could mean - either direction.

Alm - 9-23-2013 at 09:55 PM

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Originally posted by filetnrelease

Is the "yard" where we would park and walk to immigration?

Don't remember. I didn't have a good look, to tell the truth. If you don't see anything that looks like parking before the gates, go from that yard into the fenced area marked "Declaration" - this is at the end of the "driveway" and before the gates. Don't worry, you can exit into that yard again without anybody asking you anything. The Declaration area is huge, for people to park their RVs, and there is a door from there into the same Immigration building.

Alan - 9-23-2013 at 10:54 PM

As you approach the old crossing the road will now make a 90 deg. right turn and parallel the border for about 100 yds before turning back to the left. You should be in the far right lane so instead of turning left you can pull straight ahead into the are marked Declaracion. Just pull in and park and to the south you will see a large office bldg. Just head in there for INM to get your FMM and Aduana is also in that bldg. Yes the Bank was open 24/7 the last time I went through in July.