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Mexican Paperwork Questions

Tomorrow the Baja Ha-Ha rally’s Grand Poobah and others will be attending an invitation-only meeting in Huntington Beach that will address the many problems with paperwork for boats and people going to Mexico this winter. We’re told that some Mexican officials will be in attendance. If you have any questions or complaints, state them clearly and concisely in an email (here), so we can attempt to get them addressed.

The issues that immediately come to our mind are as follows:

Nautical Tourist Cards:

  • 1) What is a person with Temporary or Permanent Resident status in Mexico to do? If they get a normal 180 Tourist Visa, it supposedly negates their Temporary Resident or Permanent Resident status.
  • 2) On the tourist card, it asks for ‘Person in Charge’, but not the applicant’s name. Shouldn’t there be a place for the applicant’s name?
  • 3) How will officials know that the nautical visa has been paid for? There were problems with this last year.

Temporary Import Permits:

  • 1) If your boat doesn’t have an HIN number, can you use the federal documentation number or state registration number? If you put the documentation number down even though your boat has an HIN number, is that a problem?
  • 2) Shouldn’t there be a place to report having a dinghy and/or sailing dinghy?
  • 3) What if a boat has more than one outboard? What if the outboard is thrown away or the TIP holder buys a new one in Mexico? Is a receipt acceptable or do they need a new TIP?
  • 4) The form allows for only nine tools to be listed. Most boats have many more.
  • 5) Can people wait to get their TIP in Mexico?
  • 6) What about boats that are already in Mexico and have TIPs? How long do they have to get a new TIP?

General:

What do you do if mistakes have been made on a TIP or tourist card? Can a new one be replaced in the States or in Mexico? Does the applicant have to pay another fee? 

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