absinvestor
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tecate wait time and peso exchg
Walked into Tecate to pay for the tourist visa. Took 55 minutes at Bancomer. One cashier if you're not a bancomer customer and 6 cashiers if you are.
It might have been a little slower today since yesterday was a bank holiday. Exchanged some dollars at a local cambio- exchg 12.57 pesos/dollar. To
JKRUK/Jim- sorry I didn't see your u2u and can't figure out how to respond to it. We are crossing tomorrow(Weds) vs today (Tues) ie want to get an
early start. We're in a 31ft motorhome without a tow. Ron and Patty
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805gregg
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Go to Discover Baja in San Diego, skip the border BS.
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yawaraman
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I made the same mistake the very 1st time I crossed at Tecate. s next time go straight across the street from immigration to a small storefront window
where you can pay. Total time for immigration 10 min.
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Timo1
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When was that Yawaraman.....Last i heard that was gone...the bank is 2 blocks away....we're doing the discover thing
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DeMinimis
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So, any word on whether the storefront is still around or is it off to Bancomer as the only option at the Tecate crossing? Thanks.
You gonna eat that?
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BajaGeoff
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Don't forget that you still need to stop at the border and get the FM-T stamped at the immigration office even if you buy it in advance!
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Bajahowodd
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| Quote: | Originally posted by BajaGeoff
Don't forget that you still need to stop at the border and get the FM-T stamped at the immigration office even if you buy it in advance!
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That's why I never understood the hoopla about getting it in advance. Except if one is expecting to cross on a bank holiday. Going through at SY
typically takes us ten minutes total, including walking 40 feet to the bank!
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Timo1
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for us a pre-paid FM-T is the answer....don't have to wait in the bank...just park and walk back to migration for the stamp
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