Mexican Bureaucracy.....

[Brian D]

I think the legal term for 'visa waiver scheme' is called visa reciprocity. I know I have used it when doing business travel to many EU countries and Asian countries. Some, obviously, I had to obtain a visa.

This has been a very interesting thread.

 

[Sandy Stone]

I didn't say we entered without a passport; of course you need a passport. I just said nobody said anything about a visa. I assume that's because the EU has some standing agreement with the US. And the 90 - day requirement wasn't a problem because we couldn't have afforded to stay longer than 2 weeks

 

[koolfrog]

FCC license is free...

My wife and I are now in La Cruz, Mexico for the next few weeks doing repairs after our 3 week passage back up the coast from Manzanillo. We have been cruising here in Mexico since 2010 after sailing down on the Baja haha. Yes you do need the items in your list. But as in the states, when you apply to rent a slip you supply the marina with your registration/ USdoc's and insurance papers. The fishing license is only 48USD per year, you FCC license is free and a Mexican visa is good for 180 days at a cost 23USD. the TIP or temporary vessel import permit is so easy to get on line you'll laugh. it took 3 weeks to arrive via DHL and the cost was 60USD. All this *&%#@ is so easy to obtain. When you get here, you will have the time of your life. Our Hunter430 has and will continue to cruise Mexico for years to come. as my wife says, we love it here, and though we don't always understand the rules and requirements of Mexico we treat them with respect and adhere to them. As a side note you should see the requirement for cruising French Polynesia and other South Pacific Island countries. In some cases vessels need to post bonds upon enter with cruising costs just to be in their waters. We were boarded last November and had all the proper paper work and had NO problems what so ever.

required for any vessels entering mexican waters :
Mexican VISA
Temporary Vessel import Permit
Mandatory fishing license
Proof of Insurance
International Ship Radio License
Individual Radio operator license

Would anyone with recent personal experience confirm that all that *&%#@ is really required ?

Thanks in advance ,

Please , tell me how you got a FREE FCC Radio license...I want one !!

 

[Johann]

Please , tell me how you got a FREE FCC Radio license...I want one !!

http://wireless.fcc.gov/commoperators/index.htm?job=rr

Form 605. You can do it online.

 

[colinhulse]

USA the worst treatment for cruisers

A Canadian boat leaving the Great Lakes and headed south needs an I-68 for everyone on board $16 each. A Customs sticker(over 30 feet) $25. A cruise permit ?? $33 ?? You call in when you land and are subject to a search. As you travel down the Erie Canal you have to call every time you move. That includes just changing slips in a marina. You have to call every 25 miles along the ICW. Some Officers will tell you not to bother but the next time you call or if you are stopped and asked for your papers you can be subject to fine or seizure of the vessel. The Local yokals will fine you for not having American safety equipment even though that is against international law so you have to carry both. EG: that sticker about discharge of oil. One boat that stopped at the Annapolis fuel dock after going through all of the above was asked if they had called in today. They said no and were jumped by Customs Officers minutes later. (The gas Jockey thought they arrived from offshore and was after a reward.