Do we need Visas for Baja Norte - anyone want to go?

[dorado50]

Originally Posted by -scallywag-

i just got back from mex last week...u can get them at dana or at the boarder at one of the immigration offices. We did the immagration office route and it was easy, just need your passports and fill out a paper, they stamp it and your on your way. We did not have to pay anything for the visa and it took maybe 5 min. for 4 guys.

We where stopped (inspected) by the federallies, local police, and navy during our trip and they never once asked for the visa, only passports. Also during these encounters all the officials where very quick and courteous. I'm not sure why so many people r freaked out about driving thru baja....IMO things where much more sketchy down there in the late 90's-early 2000 when american tourism was booming.

Wish i could go

J-Man, I think I passed you last week. I was going south!. And your right about how one gets freaked out down there,especially when your on a forty # yellow with 30#line Saludos....

[greenscales]

Thanks - i guess I will stop on the way down to p/u the Visas to play it safe. I agree about it being better than years before, when it was a 50/50 chance that the police or federales would harass you. Now they are truly more concerned if you are running guns or drugs than just trying to pressure you to "donate" $50 for their needy families. If any of you hear any reports from the area, I would love to know since I have been out of the loop since the end of last summer. - greenscales