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It is now impossible to get a 6 or 12 month multiple entry business visa. It is now impossible to get entries longer than 30 days. In many embassies and consulates it would appear impossible to get a double entry tourist visa. It has been reported that beginning July, it may be difficult to impossible to get extensions. From Hong Kong s South China Morning Post, April 6: Beijing has stopped issuing multiple-entry visas, risking major inconvenience to foreigners who travel to the mainland regularly, especially on business. Hong Kong travel agents say the ban will stay in place until after the Olympic Games. las vegas nevada travel

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I entered via El Paso and was not given a tourist card. This could have caused problems later had I been stopped by immigration officers or federales. The burden of responsibility lies with you at the border and you have to ask for an FMT (forma migratoria para turista) at that point even if there is no one dishing them out. You can be fined upon leaving the country if you don t have one. Neither can you go to an immigration office and ask for one; you will be charged as if you had lost it. Only if entering for less than 72 hours is it OK not to ask for one. seattle hotel

Asa Cusack, Ireland (Jan 06) As of April 23 2005 things are a lot different. All tourists need a visa that costs 210 pesos. I was stranded at the Brownsville-Matamoros border for 5 hours. The greyhound station closes at midnight and reopens at 0430. The first bus into Mexico crosses at about 0530. If you are planning on taking a bus from Matamoros to Mexico city or any other city in the south, make sure you buy the tickets from the Mexican companies. It will be cheaper and you will be able to tell them where you want to go. Make sure you state where you want to go. Do not let the clerks trick you into taking long rides that will not take you where you want to go. booking buddy com

Tyrone Sleniaudes, USA (May 05) I extended my tourist card today in Mexico City. After going to the INM office the LP recommends at Homero 1832 Polanco, I was sent to another INM office a short walk away at Ejercito National 862 (near the corner with Seneca). I went to window D21 and got it taken care of quickly and easily. I was getting an error made by an INM employee in Chiapas fixed so there was no fee. I do not know what the fee would have been if I hadn t had a convincing story of how he made the error. At the border, when they ask the number of days, say a good big number that will carry you through to your exit. On April 29, I said, I am leaving May 13 out loud while trying to give the guy a useful answer and the guy dutifully entered 13 days , leaving me screwed. Alas, the border is a confusing and ill-explained procedure, so I didn t understand that the 13 was a problem until I carefully read the tourist card later that night. The guys at INM told me today that there is no way to keep your tourist card for a repeat trip in a month or so as the LP suggests. I think this plicy changed with the introduction of the computerized tourist card system, which seems to be new. yahoo travel

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Lia De Ridder, Belgium (May 05) I would strongly suggest anyone going to Mexico not to take Visa travellers cheques with them as they seem to me more of a hassle than anything I have ever experienced. I have literally spent countless hours in Mexican banks ranging from 45 minutes to a long and frustrating 4 hours. Delia Lozano, UK (Apr 05) In Mexico City museums and galleries on a Sunday are free for nationals, not foreigners. Much better to go during the week and get the museums relatively to your self. travel guide

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