U.S. Citizens Returning to the U.S.A. from Mexico

To move between the US and Mexico border, you need a specific identification card and permission. Following these guidelines will help you make your travel easy and pleasant

On June 1, 2009, the US Government implemented all the requirements for the WHTI's land and sea phases. Under this rule, most US citizens entering the United States from a Mexican sea or a land-based entry point must hold a passport, passport card, or other travel documents approved by the Department of Homeland Security.

Children: US citizens under the age of 15 can present an original copy or copy of the birth certificate (issued by the Important Records Division of the born state) or other US citizenship certificate such as a naturalization certificate or citizenship ID . If the child is a newborn baby, and the actual birth certificate has not arrived from the important record department, we will accept the birth certificate issued by the hospital.

A group of American citizens and children from the age of 16 to 18 enter a birth certificate, a copy, or other nationalities certificate under the supervision of an adult while traveling with school, religious group, social group and sports team can.

For details on changing travel requirements, please visit GetyouHome.gov of Homeland Security.

A US citizen can present a valid US passport when traveling in the air, land or sea within the United States and around the world.

Passport card: This is a new limited use travel document that is more convenient and cheaper than passport book. Suitable only for land-sea trip. This card can not be used for oversea air travel. A US passport card can be used to enter the United States from Canada, Mexico, Caribbean, Bermuda.

Applications for passports and passport cards can be made at many post offices, several libraries, and municipal offices. For details on obtaining passport or passport card, please see US Passport Homepage.

Thousands of American citizens visit Mexico every year from Texas and most travelers come back from a pleasant experience. However, when traveling in Mexico, several travelers encountered difficulties and serious inconveniences. It is illegal to ship guns and ammunition to Mexico and you may be thrown into Mexican prison immediately. Before traveling to Mexico, make sure you have the right documentation and are familiar with foreign travel advice from the US Department of State and Consular Bureau.

Due to US policy, major obstacles have arisen in the way refugees arrive by land from Mexico. On January 25, 2017, the Presidential Decree on "Strengthening border guard and immigration control" citizens or citizens outside the United States will return from the adjacent territory to "the territory that came" (mainly Mexico), returning to the United States I proposed. White House Press Secretariat, January 25, 2017, Section 7. The cover of this footnote has never been negotiated with the Mexican government and is waiting for "waiting for official dismissal procedure". "Administrative order: Improve border security and immigration control"

Like Mexicans, Mexicans have a low naturalization rate in history. Many Mexican Americans want to return to Mexico one day. Before the Mexican law was changed in 1996, the Mexicans who became naturalized citizens were deprived of certain rights, such as the right to inherit and inherit Mexican land, only to Mexican citizens It was. In general, the possibility of immigration in the United States increases with age, academic background, income, and proficiency in English. Mexican immigrants are younger and poorer than immigrants from other countries, and the possibility of speaking English will help explain why a relatively small number of Mexican people are naturalized.