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gnukid
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Usually about three weeks to get your passport replaced through TJ
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Dave
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On a related note, anyone know how long it takes to get a passport card from the consulate in Tijuana? Or how much it costs to get one expedited?
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I actually think it takes less time to get a passport than a card. If you can show need you could probably get one that day. I got a replacement
passport at the consulate in TJ the next day. Got a card in five working days. There was no extra charge.
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gnukid
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You can get one in the same day with an itinerary on letterhead showing planned flights an expedited fee, but the consulate also ships and sometimes
hand delivers replacements in La Paz in about 3 weeks.
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DENNIS
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We've had this discussion in the past, but I make copies of everything, and if I were on a trip, I'd have copies with me somewhere other than with the
originals.
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Nye
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I once had my wallet lost/stolen,I did however had my dogtags and was lucky enough the border guard was cool about it.
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DavidE
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Mood: 'At home we demand facts and get them. In Mexico one subsists on rumor and never demands anything.' Charles Flandrau,
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I would tell the nice man in the kiosk right off "Hi I am a US citizen and I was robbed". The Tec 2 database system references your license plate
number to the DMV and playing the part of victim seems to help. Whether it helps "a lot" is the question.
In explaining, I would also tell the nice men that you intend to stop at the DMV (CA 52) on your way north and get a "temporary" driver license.
When they have me by the short hairs, I always refer to them as "Nice Man"
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mulegejim
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| Quote: | Originally posted by DENNIS
We've had this discussion in the past, but I make copies of everything, and if I were on a trip, I'd have copies with me somewhere other than with the
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Very good point Dennis, I also scan the facing page on my passport, my Sentri card, my drivers license and my RT card then email all of that to
myself. That way you can at least bring up the email and print out the docs from anywhere you have internet access and a printer.
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bajaguy
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Mood: must be 5 O'clock somewhere in Baja
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Cloud Storage
Another option is to use a cloud storage application such as DropBox or PogoPlug......scan all of your documents and place them the cloud........you
can also give limited access to your kids or trusted relatives to the files you select
https://www.dropbox.com/
https://pogoplug.com/
| Quote: | Originally posted by mulegejim
| Quote: | Originally posted by DENNIS
We've had this discussion in the past, but I make copies of everything, and if I were on a trip, I'd have copies with me somewhere other than with the
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Very good point Dennis, I also scan the facing page on my passport, my Sentri card, my drivers license and my RT card then email all of that to
myself. That way you can at least bring up the email and print out the docs from anywhere you have internet access and a printer.
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Whale-ista
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I like the cloud idea. Wifi is pretty common now so info would be relatively easy to access from remote servers if you are in a town.
I'm curious what systems/techniques others have set up to avoid similar problems.
If you're travelling solo, it's a bit tougher, but on past trips I have photographed my passport and other important documents and saved them in
either my camera/phone/Ipad under locked/password protected files.
I also add those of the people I'm travelling with if they want.
Another: I've photocopied documents and swapped them with people I'm travelling with, along with emergency contact info, so if my bag/wallet is
stolen, or I'm incapacitated, they have copies of my docs and vice versa and know who to contact for help in the US.
Worse case scenario: ALL items get lost/stolen/destroyed in (fire/flood/name that disaster), but as with any engineering project: backups/redundancy
is a virtue.
OTOH- Not sure if these copies would represent a security problem- if stolen, they have the Information, but not the original documents to do any
forgery...
So- other ideas on preventing total loss scenarios?
[Edited on 3-17-2014 by Whale-ista]
\"Probably the airplanes will bring week-enders from Los Angeles before long, and the beautiful poor bedraggled old town will bloom with a
Floridian ugliness.\" (John Steinbeck, 1940, discussing the future of La Paz, BCS, Mexico)
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bajaguy
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Cloud
I also have all personal, vehicle, current medical/rx info and financial stuff (credit card numbers & contact phone info) and contact info for
friends in Baja in the cloud so if anything gets stolen or lost I can contact people immediately. My kids have access in the event I can't.
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dcoyote
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All great ideas and glad I generated some discussion from my negligence. I am a long time traveler and usually very proficient on backup etc...I
guess the one word I could use here is complacency. So used to traveling down the Baja that for some reason on the way back up I had everything in my
small fanny pack..Including photcopy of birth certificate, backup driver's license and photocopy of passport...go figure..when you least expect
it....you become complacent and that's when it happens so tomorrow off to the border and will share my adventure when I get over!
Cheers
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