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4 Feb 2016
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No need to cancel the Mexican TVIP when going into Belize and Guatemala , and beyond , provided you will be back into Mexico and exit to the USA within the 180 days of validity of that TVIP.
This is the MEXICAN. rule on TVIP holders . What any other country's border worker says about it has no force or value .
Mexico does this as a service for those tourists on a round trip vacation , saves the bother and expense of refunding twice and double purchasing of TVIP .
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Sjored, thanks for that confirmation. It seemed nonsensical but it is CA.
Our group is looking forward to putting your booklet of places to stay in Mexico and CA to good use.
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6 Mar 2016
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Not sure when you plan to cross into Guatemala and the last post in this thread was 4 weeks ago but here's our experience. We crossed from Mexico into Guatemala at La Mesilla on the Guatemalan side in mid January 2016. I cancelled the Mexican TVIP and was asked for proof that I had done so by the Guatemalan aduana i.e. they wanted to see the paperwork.
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Best so far - US to Mexico at Piedras Negras. Totally professional, and the crossing into Guatemala at Messilla was good, too.
Worst so far - Nicaragua to Costa Rica on the PanAmerican. Highest BS factor by a longshot. Just go with the flow and you'll get through.
But hey, once they are done, they are done, and when you come back through, you will know how they all work. Or don't work.
For an great source of info on border crossings in CA, check this out:
http://advrider.com/index.php?thread...#post-23863347
I bought it, and we relied heavily on it. Some info is already out of date after just a few months, but you will know all the steps to take at each border, how many stamps, etc. to get, fees expected, and where to be careful.
Adventure!
KMM
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