Nuevo Laredo, Colombia Crossing | Customs and Immigration

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Crossing with a Belgian registered campervan, apparently we didn’t have all the right documents for the TIP but eventually the officer did a manual registration which was really nice of him.

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Crossing from US - Mexico

Great crossing. No problems. Get there early because it got very busy later in the day. Make sure you do your FMM before you get in line for the TIP. we made the mistake on which line is which and ended up waiting in the wrong one for 1/2 hour and by then the lines were very long.

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Mexico -> USA (US citizen)

Came here on a Monday afternoon. Very convenient process for canceling TIP, don’t even need to get out of the vehicle. Just hand them your permit and they will give you a receipt about the TIP deposit. Many people said there is not traffic and no line of cars but when we came there was. We actually forgot to cancel our visas and get our exit stamp and had a hard time finding the building for it. I added another pin to show the location. Free border crossing going into the US.
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Just cross today. Fast easy border crossing BUT driving the road N2 from Nuevo Laredo to Colombia was very scary. We were stopped by cartel guys who basically forced us to stop on the road. We didn’t see guns but guess they had some in the car. The guy told us they would check our van. When he saw we were on the line with 911 they left us after taking a picture of our vehicle. Will give more information on a warning spot.

Leaving Mexico
- first control, they waved us through
- Stick to left line to access Banjercito kiosk. They check our VIN, take picture and emit an approval receipt to cancel our TIP
- Get to the entrance building to access Banjercito cashier and get your refund with passport copy.
- go to the migration desk and cancel your FMM - get stamped out
- Back to your vehicle, back to the leaving Mexico side, pay 30MXN for the bridge.
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Entering US
- Custom control, basic question about fruit, vegetables
- Immigration desk to get our i94 for 3 months (French citizen) you don’t get stamp but have access to online informations.
- Pay 6$ per person for the permit

Sortie du Mexique
- premier point de contrôle, nous font signe de passer
- File de gauche, petit guichet Banjercito. Photo du VIN et émission d’un ticket approuvant la sortie et l’annulation du TIP
- Aller sur la gauche vers le poste d’immigration pour les entrants. Annuler le TIP et recevoir le remboursement
- Aller au bureau de migration pour faire annuler le FMM et tamponner le passeport
- Payer 30 pesos pour le pont international Colombia

Entrée USA
- Passage douane, question pour fruit et légume
- Bureau immigration, photo, empreinte digitale et 6$ par personne

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Passed border to USA here with a car from Switzerland...nearly no traffic and easy access for everything...also getting a TIP or TIP refund! Highly recommended...Everything and everybody is so much more relaxed! Entered Texas here, while in Nuevo Laredo they were standing in a traffic jam for ages.

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The most amazing border crossing <3
Friday at 3pm. Mexico to USA
Only one vehicle in front of me. The whole thing took about ten minutes, and only because I had brought two mangoes with me that Weren’t allows in the US, but the bananas were!

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LEAVING MEX TO USA
All as Caliandq says below, except it's now 30 pesos to cross bridge. Cancelling tip at the Banjercito booth (well signposted) is easy. Also remember to stop and go cancel your fmm BEFORE the toll booth for the bridge.
Entering USA was very friendly and professional, no unreasonable questions or searches. Nice border.

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Crossing from Mexico to USA.

Very easy crossing, tiny little banjercito booth is there in the autos lane. You won’t miss it. We stopped and she snapped some pictures and gave us a receipt and good to go. We then drove up and right before you cross the toll bridge, there is a few parking spots on left side. Park here to go turn in your FMM. You turn in your FMM and get a exit stamp just across the field (where people are entering Mexico). This took a couple minutes, no cost.

28 pesos to cross the bridge.

On the USA side, they asked us a few questions and were very thorough about asking us if we had anything to declare (fresh fruit, veggies, meats, alcohol). They did a relatively quick visual inspection of the fridge and the drawers in the camper.

They did not ask us anything about our Canadian dog or his food or anything to do with the high risk countries travel ban.

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We passed here on a Monday at noon. Very easy, very laid back crossing. We went from Mexico to the US.
Keep following the car lane, that will bring you to the banejercito to cancel your TIP. It’s a tiny green building which is very easy to pass. Before going through the toll/bridge, get out of your car to aduana to cancel your FMM. We asked for an exit stamp and got one. Then you pass the bridge (28 pesos) and go through to the US side. This went smoothly and with our esta we had to get I94 permits (6$). All of it went fine and fast with only kind officials.

We were kind of scared to to drive between Monterrey and the border and choose this border specifically. With advise from locals, we took the 1 from MTY to Colombia. The road is not on the best condition but it is fine, the last part is almost completely under construction.

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-Crossed at Columbia crossing @ 9am on Sunday with our dog
-Parked after the administrative building at inspection area
-Entered admin building, consular section is on right side and payment/TIP section is on left
-Filled out form at consular section, officer said we needed to pay $30 per person to get visa stamp
-Stood in line at the Caja/Banjercito section on the left
-Waited for an hour for our turn, had copies of all our paperwork.
-They needed a copy of the form filled out at consular section, made a copy at snack stand between the 2 sections
-Got TIP and receipts for the visa
-Went back to consular section, got stamps. They didn’t stamp our passports, we requested them to do so.
-Went back to our car for inspection, handed a copy of our inventory
-Got asked a few questions, officer poked around a bit but didn’t open anything
-Free to go, overall this process took about 2 hours.
-Didn’t get asked anything about our dog or his paperwork.
-If we were to do this again, we would cross at 8am to avoid the 1 hour wait time in line.
-Overall easy crossing, without any major hiccups or pain points.

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Border very easy and quick to cross. Be careful before arriving, if you come from Nuevo Laredo there is the transito police just after a fake 60 km/h sign that will try to extort money from you. This area is indicated in the "Warning" filter on ioverlander. We paid for it and warned the Guardia National

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from Mexico to USA, super easy and fluid crossing( thank you for other posts here for the good tips ). Cancelled tip in 45seconds and FMM in 2 minutes. Mexican military did a very quick inspection of our van ( came in and checked 1 or 2 drawers ).
USA side was fast, no inspection, did not asked for any proof of vaccination ( should ask since I am Canadian )

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Very easy border crossing. Cancelled TIP as previousely described. Drove to big building....this migration....showed passport and on our way to USA border....we were the only car and whole process took maybe 15 minutes

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If you are bringing a trailer full of furniture and stuff to move to Mexico, be sure to inquire at your home consulate prior to the border. You must pay taxes on your stuff. 1000 extra pesos. And the guy was rude. He started throwing our things all over. At least we didn't have to unpack the trailer! Everything else went smoothly. The residency, the tip all good. Took 2 hours. Looks like the X-ray machine isn't working.

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passage a 15h hyper simple,quasiment personne, personnel super sympa, permis de séjourner renouveler pour 3 mois ,en plus on a même pas payé les 12 dollars , ils avaient pas la monnaie sur 20 $😂
le plus dur , trouver le petiy bureau où rendre le TIP. je met la photo

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USA —> Mexico

We payed a $3.50 toll to cross the bridge then parked in the small lot before the migracion building. At the Migracion office we were given the FMM form to complete before having our passports and our forms stamped. We then proceeded to the Cajero (Banjercito) to pay for our FMM (558 Pesos each or $58.55 for the both of us) and to complete our Temporary Import Permit. We provided a copy of our vehicle registration, driver’s passport, and driver license. We were asked to write a phone number and email address on the copy of the driver license. The cashier printed out our TIP, had us review/sign it, then we payed ($59.16 since our van is classified as an RV). We payed everything on our credit card. Upon completion we returned to our van, affixed the TIP sticker to our windshield, then proceeded to the vehicle inspection area. The entire process took about an hour due to a line at the Cajero, only one of the three teller windows was open.

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Going into Texas the booth to drop off your TIP is located at 27.6949295, -99.7492008. He will give you a receipt then you need to go to the building up ahead on the far left at 27.6978387, -99.7489912. Enter the building and get into the line on the left side. You will need a photocopy or your passport and drivers license and then you will receive your deposit back. You can then drive through the toll booth and go through American immigration. Took us about an hour on a Sunday afternoon.

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We crossed at a Sunday around 9.30AM, almost no one else, no line, officers were all friendly and helpful. Convenient crossing as everything is located in 1 building next to the bridge (can’t miss it). Would pass here again!

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USA --> Mexico

Crossed here mid-morning on a weekday on my motorcycle. I needed to get a temporary vehicle import permit (a.k.a. TVIP or TIP). The entry process took maybe half an hour total. Migracion, aduana, and banjercito are all in the same building complex. I don't think even one other vehicle crossed the whole time I was there. Extremely quiet border, and the Mexican officials were all friendly and helpful. Two soldiers did a quick inspection of my saddlebags before I rode off back towards Nuevo Laredo on MEX 2. Unless something has changed in recent years, I highly recommend crossing here rather than at Laredo.

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From México to USA.

Very comfortable boarder crossing, no lines. Before paying the bridge toll make sure you have canceled your TIP (little booth on the left) and stamped out of the country (big building on the left).

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Don't do what we did and after getting the vehicle inspected you drive away because they tell you you're good. You need to park, walk inside that building and get your Visa stamped (through right most door) then if you need a Temporary Vehicle Import permit, that's through the middle door to the Banjercito. We literally drove away after the inspection thinking the paperwork part was up ahead and were driving down the Mexican highway. We decided we had to turn around and try to get our paperwork. So yeah, no one forces you to get your paperwork, you need to do it on your own. The inspection and car x-ray were a breeze, really quick. We have a Sprinter camper van. I would go through this crossing again.

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If you're going from Mexico to the US the spot to cancel the TIP is a little shack right before you pay the toll. It's really hard to see - we drove by it and had to turn around at the U.S. customs. You don't need to pull off or park you just pull up like a drive thru on the left hand side. Other than that took us 20 minutes to get over the border, only cause we missed the TIP spot.

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this was a great place to cross back into the USA with only 5 other cars here at 10am on Good Friday. Our van wasnt searched and the process overall took about 30mins or less.

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We cross this border today. No problem and very easy. One hour to go out of Mexico and to enter in Texas. Autorisation for the motorhome is not necessary

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Got to Mexican side of border at 5pm, there is a vehicle permit station on the left hand lane closer to the border. Signs are well posted. Tried to turn in permit but had a discrepancy with the numbers on our pass so had to go into the banjecito office further up on the left. Was able to park just to the right of the big sign near parking. Walked to the office got our issue resolved, turned in our visas and drove over to the American side. We were stopped before arriving to an agent, my passport and rv were American, my boyfriend was German so they had him and our dog get out and walk to the office. They instructed me to go to the right where the trucks enter. The agent sent me to get X-rayed then up to the docks for further inspection. They brought a k-9, did a manual search, had trouble with our propane tanks, sent the rv to a secondary X-ray. Meanwhile my boyfriend was approved within 10 mins, let out then picked up by agents at the gate he was waiting for me at. The agents took his passport and put him in a room while they waited for the rv to be released. After 3hrs I was given an ok and was good to go, picked up my boyfriend and our dog at the gate and drove off. Everyone was friendly and easy to deal with which was greatly appreciated. Best border crossing for RVs!! Lots of space on either side to park and handle things. They are accustomed to rvs so they manage it all pretty well.

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Crossed on a Sunday around 10am in our 37' RV we were the only ones there. Got to border agents, was instructed to park to the right, had our RV searched by the k9 then went inside to get visas and vehicle permit. Was sent thru X-ray and given the all clear. Took 45 mins total.

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Crossing with 22' travel trailer

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