Do you need to get a passport to get surgery in Mexico?

[Guest BikiniBeachy]

I'm assuming yes, just wanting to double check :wink2:

[caminco 0]

Hi there from Aurora

The Homeland Security just changed the rules last year so if you go to Canada or Mexico, you do have to have a passport now(can't just use your driver's license anymore). I didn't go down to Mexico for my surgery but the rule would apply since you're crossing the border. I had my surgery here in Aurora. Good luck. Hope you didn't get too much damage with the tornados! Colleen

[newhope4me 0]

it is best to get a passport because yes, it will be necessary. They have changed it as stated above, however, they are allowing people to cross with a birth certificate and a picture ID. I just crossed about 2 wks ago and they were still allowing the birth certificate & ID. I know I should get a passport, just haven't gotten around to it. If your procedure is soon, you can "rush" the passport, if i remember correctly this adds $50 to the actual cost of the passport (actually, can't remember how much it is, i'm thinking between $40 and $60)

[Guest BikiniBeachy]

Thanks guys!

Hi Cami ::waves::

The swift corporate office lost it's roof a few blocks from my house, which made me giggle since I'm a vegetarian..lol.

But about a mile north is Windsor, :wink2: I tried to go volunteer but they never called me back!

Thanks for the kind words, what part of A town are you in? I have family on Colfax and 225 and also New Aurora E470 and Quincy.

[aubrie 6]

I was down on the border just a few weeks ago for a spring retreat. We all wanted to go out to eat dinner across the border, but had to cancel as not all of us had a passport with us. We could easily cross into Mexico, but coming back in would have been a BIG problem.

[HeatherO 7]

Getting in is no problem, getting out is a real hassle. You would be taking a big risk to go without a passport. If you definitely plan to go to Mexico in the future, you should get a passport asap. You can order them in the post office in most towns.

[snowbird 2]

Depends if you are flying into Mexico, or driving near the border and crossing over on foot or my car. If the latter, you don't need a passport until June 2009. And as said before, getting into Mexico isn't the problem; getting back into the US is! But right now you can travel across the border by land into the US with a driver's license and birth certificate.

Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative

[DebNH 1]

We recently cruised and did not need a passport to enter or exit; Mexico, Belize, Guatemala and Panama. To avoid any mishaps during your recovery time, I'd get a passport for sure. You'd hate to be stuck in Mexico just after having surgery. :thumbup:

Deb

[Marimaru 7]

Air travel you definitely need a passport for. I believe you can drive or walk across right now without one, but it may be as soon as next month that it changes, if I remember correctly.

[kimaly 57]

Go on line under US passports, It's as stated above, June 2009 passports are required by air or land. For now it's passport by air, drivers & birth cert. by land or sea.

[kimaly 57]

Go on line under US passports, It's as stated above, June 2009 passports are required by air or land. For now it's passport by air, drivers & birth cert. by land or sea. Good