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| Quote: | Originally posted by bajalou
| Quote: | Originally posted by rts551
17 miles below the mainland border there is a checkpoint on all major hwys where you must bond you vehicle with a credit card. upon returning you get
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I have been through the checkpoint at Caborca in Sonora 4-5 years ago and there was no bond. You must pay for your TIP with a credit card but that is
all. Haven't heard of it being any different since then. |
That sticker you pay to put on your windshield is technically the bonding process
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| Quote: | Originally posted by rts551
That sticker you pay to put on your windshield is technically the bonding process |
Maybe it is, but there is no charge to credit card and no refund when sticker is removed. Also, the TIP is good for as long as you're legal in Mex.
-until the expiration of your FM3 or FM2 - including renewals. Or for FMT's, until they expire.
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Maybe it has changed then, use to be like a thousand dollars. Like Dennis says...Hook aught to know
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That sticker you pay to put on your windshield is technically the bonding process |
Maybe it is, but there is no charge to credit card and no refund when sticker is removed. Also, the TIP is good for as long as you're legal in Mex.
-until the expiration of your FM3 or FM2 - including renewals. Or for FMT's, until they expire. |
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Found this on mex-online
Pay the "guarantee return of the vehicle to USA territory" bond via credit card, according to the schedule below.
Model Year Bond Amount
1999 to present US $400
From 1994 to 1998 US $300
Models older than 1994 US $200
You'll be issued your documents, which completes the process for acquiring the certificate. Keep in mind the full process is not completed until you
return the certificate upon heading back into the United States, see below.
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And the US Department of State
Vehicle Permits: Tourists wishing to travel beyond the border zone with their vehicle must obtain a temporary import permit or risk having their
vehicle confiscated by Mexican customs officials. At present the only exceptions to the requirement are for travel in the Baja Peninsula and in the
state of Sonora, and only for vehicles entering through the Nogales port of entry. To acquire a permit, one must submit evidence of citizenship,
title for the vehicle, a vehicle registration certificate, a driver's license, and a processing fee to either a Banjercito (Mexican Army Bank) branch
located at a Mexican Customs (Aduanas) office at the port of entry, or at one of the Mexican consulates located in the U.S. Mexican law also requires
the posting of a bond at a Banjercito office to guarantee the export of the car from Mexico within a time period determined at the time of the
application. For this purpose, American Express, Visa or MasterCard credit card holders will be asked to provide credit card information; others will
need to make a cash deposit of between $200 and $400, depending on the make/model/year of the vehicle. In order to recover this bond or avoid credit
card charges, travelers must go to any Mexican Customs office immediately prior to departing Mexico. Regardless of any official or unofficial advice
to the contrary, vehicle permits cannot be obtained at checkpoints in the interior of Mexico.
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Most of the above information is out of date, but I can't give you any new valid information because, as of today, May 1 2010, new border paperwork
comes into play (the FMM replaces the FM-T, the FM-3, and the FM-2, which will impact the TIP and a bunch of other regs) and, like any new set of
Government regs in any country, there are a lot of bugs and mistakes. But the big thing is that everything will be computerized and indexed by your
passport number, drivers license number, and vehicle VIN numbers.
So, until the kinks are worked out, all I can say is check my sticky at the top of the "RVing in Mexico and South America" forum of the RV.net for
what the old rules were. Which is, with few exceptions, it is impossible for a person in Mexico on a FM-T to legally sell or give away a vehicle that
is currently registered in a foreign country to either a Mexican Resident or another tourist. Any vehicle brought into Mexico must be brought out!
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