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I'm new to the HUBB, do I need specical insurance and other special paperwork for Mexico?

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Welcome Dan,
The answer is Yes.
I'm planning my trip to further South and you will need a Motorcycle Liability insurance (at least) since your US insurance will not be valid/accept there and if you are going main land (not Baja only) you will need a Temporary Import that is what this thread is about. Read it from the beginning and you will find great info here as I found.
When are you planning to go?
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Mexico Insurance

Dave , I think you have 'splained why you couldn't find insurance . The way you write it it sounds as if you were already IN Mexico when you started your search. Que Lastima!.
You should be buying it in the USA on the TEXAS side of the border, and I know for a fact you can get liability for motorcycles then. For sure if you are in Laredo and Eagle Pass if you go to the Sanborns Insurance reps at Bravo Insurance Agency. In Laredo easy to find ,right beside I35 as you drive in,2212 Santa Ursula, Exit 1B, in Eagle Pass visit Capitol Insurance Services at 1115 Main St., Also in McAllen at Sanborns Insurance their head office and at other crossings accross the USA and in several cities not actually on the border e.g Tucson.That is just one compny , there are others .
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How long until US requires passports to return to US?

"From the US:
1. Passport or Drivers License & Birth Certificate
2. Original title for your bike
3. Credit Card"

Dave-

I've heard that shortly, when returning from Mexico, the US will require a passport and not accept a DL & birth cert. Maybe that has already happened?

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I've heard that shortly, when returning from Mexico, the US will require a passport and not accept a DL & birth cert. Maybe that has already happened?
Correct. If I'm reading this page correctly, Jan 1st, 2008, you will need a passport.

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Beginning January 31, 2008, the Department plans to move towards WHTI implementation at land and sea ports of entry by ending the routine practice of accepting oral declarations of citizenship alone.
Citizens of the United States, Canada, Mexico and Bermuda traveling between the U.S. and Canada, Mexico, the Caribbean, and Bermuda by land or sea (including ferries), could be required to present a valid U.S. passport or other documents as determined to enter or re-enter the United States by the Department of Homeland Security in a forthcoming separate rule.
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DHS | Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative: The Basics

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