I've crossed into Mexico at several different crossings, including Brownsville-Matamoros, McAllen-Reynosa, Laredo-Nuevo Laredo, and Eagle Pass-Piedras Negras. There were different degrees of difficulty at each crossing. Far and away the easiest crossing was at Eagle Pass-Piedras Negras, which we did in January of this year (2008). We simply drove across the border, drove through Piedras Negras, and did all our paperwork in Allende, about 45 minutes south of the border. There wasn't a crowd, the Mexican officials were quite helpful (which isn't always the case), and the whole process took about 30 minutes. Returning to the US on the same route, it took about 10 minutes to return our vehicle import permits. Highway 57 out of Allende is also an excellent road.
I live in Albuquerque so we considered going to the consulate, but that certainly would have taken more time. I also looked at the Aduana web site but the translation seemed less than perfect, and I wasn't certain if I really was completing the process correctly. Going through Allende gets my vote when that crossing fits your destination. Scott Christenson On Wed, Mar 19, 2008 at 10:36 AM, Minton, Mark <mmin...@nmhu.edu> wrote: > From the March 18 Pajarito Grotto meeting minutes: > > >James reports that we can go to the Mexican Consulate in Albuquerque to > pick up vehicle importing stickers now, so we don't have to wait at the > border crossing with all the paperwork. > > It's apparently even easier than that. It looks like you can apply > for your vehicle permit by Internet and have it mailed to you! See < > http://www.aduanas.sat.gob.mx/aduana_mexico/2008/index.html>. Click on > English at the top, then select Passengers arriving by land, then Where can > you obtain the permit? and How much does it cost and how do I pay?. It > costs more at the consulates than at the border, and even more by Internet, > but I think the time saved would be well worth it. > Mark Minton > > _______________________________________________ > NMCAVER mailing list > nmca...@caver.net > http://caver.net/mailman/listinfo/nmcaver_caver.net > >
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