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SFandH
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del mar
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wanna meet me there in 15 minutes?
with C-note?
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SFandH
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nope, you win, using google maps I see where it is - just north of the toll booth, east side
[Edited on 8-22-2019 by SFandH]
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BajaMama
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Quote: Originally posted by TMW  | | Quote: Originally posted by Charlie Nichols |
Really? I don't have a single utility bill that is in my name. Everything is in the wife's name...the other stuff isn't a problem, but WTF would a
utility bill have to do with in regards to a damn drivers license?
Govt f*ckery at its finest.. |
If your wife has the same last name I don't think it's a problem or have her go with you. |
Your voter's registration card works just fine, or your mortgage statements, or bank statement. Just two documents with your name on it and your
current address.
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BajaMama
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Break the law, take the penalty.
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I drove through - both directions - on 8/22. No one asked for anything.
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The INM checks pop up randomly. I have never been stopped to show my FMM during all the trips the past few years. I think 2012 may have been the last
time they were looked at, at the state border near Guerrero Negro... Where there was an INM stop since 2001, at least.
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mtgoat666
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| Quote: Originally posted by David K | | The INM checks pop up randomly. I have never been stopped to show my FMM during all the trips the past few years. I think 2012 may have been the last
time they were looked at, at the state border near Guerrero Negro... Where there was an INM stop since 2001, at least. |
They often ask to see fmm at airports.
What numb nut don’t carry an fmm? Never occurred to me to not get one, since they are required by law
Woke!
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Pacifico
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| Quote: Originally posted by mtgoat666 | | Quote: Originally posted by David K | | The INM checks pop up randomly. I have never been stopped to show my FMM during all the trips the past few years. I think 2012 may have been the last
time they were looked at, at the state border near Guerrero Negro... Where there was an INM stop since 2001, at least. |
They often ask to see fmm at airports.
What numb nut don’t carry an fmm? Never occurred to me to not get one, since they are required by law
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JZ
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| Quote: Originally posted by David K | I wonder if it was the new Real ID Calif drivers license (which requires the documents needed for a passport and more!)?
I just renewed my CDL and it is the new Real ID one. Had to have my passport, birth certificate, a utility bill, and my social security card to get!
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It's not quite that hard.
You don't need a birth certificate or SS card.
This would be the easiest:
- passport
- W2, paystub, 1099, or other common doc with you SSN on it
- utility bill or the like to show residency
[Edited on 8-24-2019 by JZ]
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JZ
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| Quote: Originally posted by Charlie Nichols | | Quote: Originally posted by David K | I wonder if it was the new Real ID Calif drivers license (which requires the documents needed for a passport and more!)?
I just renewed my CDL and it is the new Real ID one. Had to have my passport, birth certificate, a utility bill, and my social
security card to get! |
Really? I don't have a single utility bill that is in my name. Everything is in the wife's name...the other stuff isn't a problem, but WTF would a
utility bill have to do with in regards to a damn drivers license?
Govt f*ckery at its finest.. |
There are literally about 20 different documents you could use. Just something with your name on it and your address. Car registration for example.
https://realid.dmv.ca.gov/your-real-id-checklist/
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thebajarunner
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The real id cards issued by CalDMV are a joke
Just get a passport card, tuck it in your wallet
You are good to go, anywhere/ any time
It also puts you into Ready Lane (but not Sentri)
For those of us that live 500 miles from the border, yet cross half dozen times a year, the mandate to only get Sentri at the Otay office is a real
pain in the butt....
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JZ
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| Quote: Originally posted by thebajarunner | The real id cards issued by CalDMV are a joke
Just get a passport card, tuck it in your wallet
You are good to go, anywhere/ any time
It also puts you into Ready Lane (but not Sentri)
For those of us that live 500 miles from the border, yet cross half dozen times a year, the mandate to only get Sentri at the Otay office is a real
pain in the butt.... |
I have Sentri. Real ID was free to me since I had to renew my ID this year. No need to carry around a DL and a PP card.
So, in sum, no joke.
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mtgoat666
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| Quote: Originally posted by thebajarunner |
For those of us that live 500 miles from the border, yet cross half dozen times a year, the mandate to only get Sentri at the Otay office is a real
pain in the butt.... |
Get global entry. All the privileges of sentri, and more. Interview places are all over the place, not just at border.
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John Harper
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What do you mean "Real ID was free?" My CDL will expire this coming January and I guess I'm forced to update. Doesn't it cost to renew your CDL, be
it Real ID or not?
I've got extensions for years, but with the Real ID campaign, I think this year I'll have to go in and do the whole enchilada. Is there some secret
password or hand signal to get the Real ID for free?
Once I have Real ID, I don't need my PP card to drive into Baja?
Please explain.
John
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JZ
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Just saying I had to renew, so wasn't any extra cost.
You still need a PP in Baja. PP card isn't technically valid past the border region in MX.
Here is the source:
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Passport_Card.
Whether MX accepts it in practice is a different story. I wouldn't count on it though.
[Edited on 8-24-2019 by JZ]
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SFandH
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| Quote: Originally posted by John Harper |
What do you mean "Real ID was free?" My CDL will expire this coming January and I guess I'm forced to update. Doesn't it cost to renew your CDL, be
it Real ID or not?
I've got extensions for years, but with the Real ID campaign, I think this year I'll have to go in and do the whole enchilada. Is there some secret
password or hand signal to get the Real ID for free?
Once I have Real ID, I don't need my PP card to drive into Baja?
Please explain.
John
[Edited on 8-24-2019 by John Harper] |
I had to go in last month to renew. They wouldn't do it through the mail this time. $36. Eye test, one eye passed, and a written test, I aced it. I
got the regular license. No need for the fancy one. I have a passport if needed. The main thing I know about is next year you won't be able to take a
domestic US flight without the fancy license unless you have a passport. I wouldn't count on foreign officials seeing any difference between a fancy
and regular license.
[Edited on 8-24-2019 by SFandH]
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Bajazly
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Over on Bloodydecks there is a discussion about the toll booths being back in operation and some are saying immigration has some checkpoints setup
looking at proper documentation for gringos.
Believing is religion - Knowing is science
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SFandH
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| Quote: Originally posted by Bajazly | | Over on Bloodydecks there is a discussion about the toll booths being back in operation and some are saying immigration has some checkpoints setup
looking at proper documentation for gringos. |
The TJ news I've read is about immigration looking for Haitians and Central Americans, a growing problem in TJ. For example:
https://zetatijuana.com/2019/08/operativos-de-revision-a-mig...
http://jornadabc.mx/tijuana/21-08-2019/realiza-inm-redada-en...
Drove through the Rosarito and TJ toll booths earlier today. Federales were checking things out, no immigration guys that I saw. Got waved through by
the cops.
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sancho
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| Quote: Originally posted by SFandH |
I got the regular license. No need for the fancy one. I have a passport if needed. The main thing I know about is next year you won't be able to take
a domestic US flight without the fancy license unless you have a passport.
[Edited on 8-24-2019 by SFandH] |
SF, am I reading this correct that CA issues basically 2 types of
DL's? That if you have a Passport that satisfies the regs
of needing a real ID to fly within the US? Gracias
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