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jadams
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Calexico East Ready Lane
A ready lane has opened at the Calexico East crossing, has anyone used it yet? Does it make it faster to cross back to the states?
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CortezBlue
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I saw it yesterday when I crossed SENTRI at about 2pm, however, it appears to me that you have to wait in the regular line and then move over to the
far left to enter the easy lane.
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BajaWarrior
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Just what CortezBlue says. You have to be far left in order to access it and we paced a truck similar to ours in a regular lane and his lane and
others were just as fast. We came back yesterday afternoon with an hour and a half wait.
Haven't had a bad trip yet....
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viabaja
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I believe you can access it right on the main road? There is a sign that says Sentri. You do not need to get into regular crossing lanes. Correct me
if I'm wrong.
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Bajajorge
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When you enter from the main blvd stay in the left lane. A ways into the traffic flow there is a separate lane for Sentri and I presume Ready passes.
I am just going by what I see, not what I know, as I can't get either pass due
to having a cab over camper on my truck. 
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Bajajorge
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| Quote: | Originally posted by viabaja
I believe you can access it right on the main road? There is a sign that says Sentri. You do not need to get into regular crossing lanes. Correct me
if I'm wrong. |
Now that you mention it, I think I have seen that Sentri sign.
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viabaja
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I believe it's the lane one would take to see the Mexican border office (adjacent to exit lanes coming into Baja) and then you makes a right to tap
into the dedicated Sentri lane before turning left into the declare/inspection area.
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Desertbull
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10 minutes to cross there Sunday morning at 9:00 am...
DREAM IT! PLAN IT! LIVE IT!
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nbacc
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10 min??? You gotta be kidding me. It has been a long time since it has taken us 10 min(always been between 1/2 hour if we are lucky or several hours
if not) and we always cross on a Sunday morning early. I am glad to hear that. When several people have done the ready lane I would like to hear
about it and how it compares with the regular wait. It sounds to me like you get to the left as if you are going into Sentri lane and then there is a
place for ready lane?. When someone knows for sure and has done it please post. thanks. Nancy
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CortezBlue
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So just for clarification the SENTRI lane is not the same lane as the Easy Lane.
The easy lane is just to the right of the SENTRI lane, however, it appears that you have to stay in the regular lanes until just before you break into
multiple lanes. So if you have a 45 minute wait from the entrance it will probably take a half hour to get to the Easy Lane
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BajaWarrior
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| Quote: | Originally posted by CortezBlue
So just for clarification the SENTRI lane is not the same lane as the Easy Lane.
The easy lane is just to the right of the SENTRI lane, however, it appears that you have to stay in the regular lanes until just before you break into
multiple lanes. So if you have a 45 minute wait from the entrance it will probably take a half hour to get to the Easy Lane |
Ditto that, we were in it last weekend. Not much shorter though on a busy day. Once we entered it (approximately 30 cars) we stayed neck and neck with
a vehicle similar to ours.
Haven't had a bad trip yet....
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nbacc
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So do you think it is worth getting the Ready Lane pass if you already have a passport? Nancy
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BajaWarrior
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No pass is needed. Ready lane is having the proper documents ready is all. Passport or Border Crossing Card. No Birth Certificates/I.D.
Haven't had a bad trip yet....
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nbacc
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so, you don't have to have 'the ready card" to go in that lane as long as you have all your papers in order..........a passport.? Nancy
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BajaWarrior
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| Quote: | Originally posted by nbacc
so, you don't have to have 'the ready card" to go in that lane as long as you have all your papers in order..........a passport.? Nancy
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Correct, no "ready card". Just "be ready".
Haven't had a bad trip yet....
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nbacc
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thanks for the info......you just saved me a bit of money. Nancy
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nbacc
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Oh.one more question about ready lane that someone might know. We have all the paper work ready each time including the dog papers in our hand
(passports for us and rabies shot record for dog...which they have never looked at). Is the ready lane for people and their passports and/or card or
will it be an issue with the dog? It might be a silly question but I don't see anything on the site about that. Thanks in advance. Nancy
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SFandH
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I don't think all WHTI compliant documents work in the ready lane. Specifically non-RFID US passport books and non-RFID green cards.
Ready Lane document requirements:
https://help.cbp.gov/app/answers/detail/a_id/1211/~/ready-la...
[Edited on 9-13-2011 by SFandH]
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CortezBlue
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| Quote: | Originally posted by BajaWarrior
No pass is needed. Ready lane is having the proper documents ready is all. Passport or Border Crossing Card. No Birth Certificates/I.D.
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I respectfully disagree
From what I was told when I was notified by the Govt, due to my sentry card, it is for trusted travelers, I.e., senntri, nexus and passport cards, but
not passports other wise it would be just another lane
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SFandH
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The documents need to be RFID enabled. That's the key.
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