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SFandH
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As far as required documents go, if everyone had RFID IDs the northbound traffic would move quicker. All Americans should get a passport with a
passport card.
[Edited on 10-10-2015 by SFandH]
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I gotta say that the new rules, or whatever rules I would be confronted with, I can handle. New rule every week - OK with me. The fact that there is
so much, and so many types of crimes passing between the San Diego/San Ysidro border concerns me. Guns, money laundering, drugs, child abductions for
sex trade, illegal immigration of terrorists and refugees, auto theft - all of which probably affect San Diego, and not in a good way. Though, it
doesn't seem that Mexico is focusing on this aspect.
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SFandH
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Quote: Originally posted by wilderone  | | I gotta say that the new rules, or whatever rules I would be confronted with, I can handle. New rule every week - OK with me. The fact that there is
so much, and so many types of crimes passing between the San Diego/San Ysidro border concerns me. Guns, money laundering, drugs, child abductions for
sex trade, illegal immigration of terrorists and refugees, auto theft - all of which probably affect San Diego, and not in a good way. Though, it
doesn't seem that Mexico is focusing on this aspect. |
There is only one new rule, and it is being implemented as a trial at only one border crossing, San Ysidro, and affects only pedestrians. It is the
requirement to obtain a tourist card (FMM).
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SFandH
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| Quote: Originally posted by soulpatch | | Quote: Originally posted by SFandH | As far as required documents go, if everyone had RFID IDs the northbound traffic would move quicker. All Americans should get a passport with a
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My family and I all have chipped ID's and when we crossed after flying into TIJ in the scanners wouldn't read them.
All new passports are chipped so you don't need the card. I have both and neither worked.
Our friend was driving us over and his wouldn't work, either. ID's have been issued over various times in the last decade to 5 years.
We asked the guard and he said the scanner software doesn't work for most chips.
Maybe or maybe not accurate but that is what we were told. |
Hmmm, interesting. When I cross north driving at San Ysidro I hold my RFID card up to the scanner. It signals it has read it. When I get up to the
both I get asked only one question, the customs question, "what do you have from Mexico"? I see other people in front of me handing papers back and
forth and conversing with the guard, answering multiple questions I assume.
When walking across using the "Ready" line I place the card on the reader and the agent calls me by name. It obviously had read the card. Although
sometimes, not most, the scanner isn't working.
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| Quote: Originally posted by SFandH | As far as required documents go, if everyone had RFID IDs the northbound traffic would move quicker. All Americans should get a passport with a
passport card.
[Edited on 10-10-2015 by SFandH] |
Govenonor Brown just vetoed adding them to CA DLs which would have also been acceptable.
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| Quote: Originally posted by SFandH | | Quote: Originally posted by soulpatch | | Quote: Originally posted by SFandH | As far as required documents go, if everyone had RFID IDs the northbound traffic would move quicker. All Americans should get a passport with a
passport card.
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My family and I all have chipped ID's and when we crossed after flying into TIJ in the scanners wouldn't read them.
All new passports are chipped so you don't need the card. I have both and neither worked.
Our friend was driving us over and his wouldn't work, either. ID's have been issued over various times in the last decade to 5 years.
We asked the guard and he said the scanner software doesn't work for most chips.
Maybe or maybe not accurate but that is what we were told. |
Hmmm, interesting. When I cross north driving at San Ysidro I hold my RFID card up to the scanner. It signals it has read it. When I get up to the
both I get asked only one question, the customs question, "what do you have from Mexico"? I see other people in front of me handing papers back and
forth and conversing with the guard, answering multiple questions I assume.
When walking across using the "Ready" line I place the card on the reader and the agent calls me by name. It obviously had read the card. Although
sometimes, not most, the scanner isn't working.
[Edited on 10-11-2015 by SFandH] |
My wife has a US permanent residence card with the RFID chip and the scanner always reads it. However it never is able to read the RFID in my US
passport card
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My understanding is no passport books issued 5 yrs ago, or
recently qualify for the Ready Lane, that only passport cards
along with other doc's. Was in the ped line at SY a few months
ago coming back, a sign at the door going into the CBP build
stating what ID's can be used for the ready lane, in this case
the ped ready lane, included Green Cards issued to Mex
Nationals, along with BCC, Border Crossing Cards, issued to
Mex Nationals. Mex Imm can easily implement the regs for
peds going in, but even they acknowledge, doing the same
for vehicle traffic going into Mex would be a cluster and
impractical
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