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PBGollaz

Feb 4, 2004, 10:52 AM

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Vehicle Permit on the Internet

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For those of you who might be looking for a way to shorten the process of obtaining a vehicle permit, Banjercito now has an Internet website where you can complete most of the steps in advance and then just pick up your permit when you arrive at the border. You have as much as 15 days to complete the process in person after receiving your "leaf number" electronically.

Go to https://www.banjercito.com.mx/iitv/index_en.htm (in English) and you'll find the following:

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------BANJERCITO welcomes you and offers you the possibility of performing the procedure for obtaining a temporary permit to import your vehicle into Mexico. To do so, you just need to complete the following two steps appropriately:

1. Carry out the registration process on this web page.

2. Show up at the Temporary Vehicle Import Border Office presenting the leaf number which will be assigned to you, as well as the following:

Documentation which credits your migratory condition. For legal mexican residents: Definite or Temporary Residence Card; Work Permit (in which you are authorized to work inside te USA for at least a year); or Naturalization Certificate including your Double Citizenship Letter. For tourists: Passport; Birth Certificate; Sworn Statement; Naturalization Certificate; or Voter's Registration.
Vehicle Ownership Certificate; Registration; or Lessor Contract.
Personal Driver's License (not required).
Payment of the corresponding fee (USD$27.00 plus TAX).
Payment of guarantee for the return of the vehicle by international credit or debit card forwarded abroad under the importer's name, or by making a guarantee deposit. The amount for this will be determined by the vehicle's model and will de refunded upon reentry to the USA. (1999-2002 models, USD$400.00; 1994-1998 models, USD$300.00; models previous to 1994, USD$200.00).
Given the case of being a tourist, in addition to all previous documentation, you must present the FMT migration form which will be handed out at immigration offices located at the border.
Document of proof for the return of any previously imported vehicle.

Do not forget:

1. Presenting your credit or debit card will make permits faster, since you just need to pay USD$22.00 plus TAX.

2. Presentation of the original form plus a copy of all documentation at the border office is mandatory.

3. Your Temporary Vehicle Import Permit will be available 24 hours after your information has been submitted through this page and for a period of up to 15 days.
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Patrick
Zapopan, Jalisco, México

alex .

Feb 4, 2004, 2:33 PM

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Re: [pbgollaz] That website requires a passport number

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does it not?
Alex

PBGollaz

Feb 4, 2004, 3:18 PM

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Re: [alex .] That website requires a passport number

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Hi! Alex,

It does require a number -- but not necessarily a passport number. You'll notice that Banorte accepts a Passport; Birth Certificate; Sworn Statement; Naturalization Certificate; or Voter's Registration from tourists. On the page where you indicate whether the importer is a "Paisano" or a "Turista," the drop-down menu for the choice of Turista (tourist) allows you to chose any of those five documents and input a number for it. As long as you input the correct number from the document that you choose, and can show it at the border if asked, you'll have no problem. Of course, if the document has no number on it, that's a potential problem.

Patrick
Zapopan, Jalisco, México