THE TOURIST CARD

The Mexican government provides tourist and transit visas and establishes the implementation of a fee for foreigners (non-immigrants) such as tourist visiting Mexico (called D.N.I. in Mexico.

PROCEDURE:

Those people interested will have to go to the nearest immigration office.

DOCUMENTS:

• Photo I.D.

• Birtj Certioficate or valid passport.

• Fill out the visitor form.

• Pay in the nearest bank and go back to the National Immigration Institute to get the seal.

SERVICE HOURS:

24 Hours all the week

FEE PRICE:

$ 262.00 pesos or it's equivalent in U.S. dollars.

WHERE TO PAY:

Any bank in the city:

• TIJUANA: BBV

• MEXICALI: BANORTE, BITAL

• TECATE: BANORTE, BITAL

THE VISITOR CARD IS VALID FOR A PERIOD OF SIX MONTHS.

The visitor of any nationality, except mexican, will have to pay this fee, when entering Mexico.

IF YOU ENTER MEXICO:

• BY AIR: You will make this payment when you buy the plane ticket.

• BY SEA: The tourist that arrived by sea and their visit is not exceeding more than 72 hours will be considered local visitors and THEREFORE WILL NOT BE SUBJECT to pay this fee (D.N.I.) but all people that travel beyond the road check point or staying more than 7 days will have to pay the fee.

• BY LAND: Those who want to stay more than 7 days in areas near the border crossing will have to pay this fee at any mexican bank. The Secretariat of Tourism in Baja California establishes TOURIST CORRIDORS where the fee doesn´t have to be paid (D.N.I) and those places are:
  

  • TIJUANA - ENSENADA.

  • SONOITA - PUERTO PEÑASCO.

  • CIUDAD JUAREZ - PAQUIME.

  • PIEDRAS NEGRAS - SANTAROSA.

  • REYNOSA - CHINA - PRESA (DAM) EL CUCHILLO.
    

• TO EASE THE ENTRANCE BY LAND , THE PAYMENT CAN BE DONE EVERY 6 MONTHS, BEING ABLE TO ENTER AND EXIT MEXICO SEVERAL TIMES DURING THIS PERIOD.