And keeping it in Mexico, last night we told you about a $5.00 increase to the Mexican exit fee bringing it to about $45BZ. Well today a viewer emailed us saying that that she had to pay more last week.
She says that On January 21st, while returning from Cancun on the ADO bus, all the passengers except the driver were asked to pay 50 Belize dollars at the Mexican Immigration border point.
When they asked what the fee was for, they were only told that it was a new rule and that they had to pay. Upon payment, she says they were given no receipt. Moreover, the money was not paid to the bank, but to an officer stamping out the passports. Upon receiving the money, the officer simply put it in his pocket and sent them on their way. She has written to the Mexican embassy and is waiting for a response. We could not get any from the embassy's press officer today.
The fee applies to all foreign nationals, including Belizeans, who enter Mexico and stay for over 7 consecutive days, or take 7 days to just pass through.
Transit travelers whose destination is a third country must pay this fee; that includes Belizeans who drive - or take an ADO bus over to Cancun in order to catch a flight to a different country and those arriving to Cancun destined for Belize.
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