alafrontera
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San Ysidro foot crossing w/ SENTRI
I got my SENTRI card today, do I still need to carry my passport with me? I will today and will ask the CBP but you know I can probably ask five
agents and get five different answers  Is there an actual rule on
this or is it totally subjective ?
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Cyanide41
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Sentri alone will do, even if you are not in sentri lanes. I do it all the time and no one has even blinked twice.
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tjBill
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Yes, Sentri is fine.
To enter the US you need one of the following: passport, passport card or Frequent Traveler card (NEXUS, SENTRI, FAST)
Also, you get to go to the front of the pedestrian line with your Sentri card.
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alafrontera
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Cool, that's what I was counting on. I really don't like taking my passport to Tijuana I applied for the card but never received it, but that's another thread and another story 
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alafrontera
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Just got back, no surprise but CBP told me I needed to carry my passport. Didn't actually ask to see it, I went through on SENTRI alone, but told me
I needed it 
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Cyanide41
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| Quote: | Originally posted by alafrontera
Just got back, no surprise but CBP told me I needed to carry my passport. Didn't actually ask to see it, I went through on SENTRI alone, but told me
I needed it |
What?! Did you ask if you needed it? If that was the case I could understand them saying yes you need it. I have never heard of a sentri card alone
not being enough. I think if you read the documentation, it will tell you that all you need is your sentri card.
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BajaGringo
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I have been told by several agents at the border that the SENTRI card alone is all you need in lieu of a passport...
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arrowhead
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| Quote: | Originally posted by alafrontera
Just got back, no surprise but CBP told me I needed to carry my passport. Didn't actually ask to see it, I went through on SENTRI alone, but told me
I needed it |
You are confusing two separate issues. You need only show a SENTRI card to enter the US by land from Mexico. However, any country can refuse you
admittance if you do not have a passport, even Mexico. Mexico's lax visa requirements only apply to people from countries on their list, like the US,
Canada and most European countries. Visitors from non-listed countries need a passport and a visa to enter Mexico. So, how are you going to prove you
are not from North Korea or something? The State Department has always advised Americans to carry a passport when traveling abroad. This is nothing
new, it's just common sense.
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alafrontera
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"You are confusing two separate issues..."
Yes of course, I see your point. Makes perfect sense, I was indeed not seeing the "two separate issues". Thanks.
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