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Mexico to Belize Border Crossing
Border name: Santa Elena or simply Chetumal
Between cities: Subteniente López (Chetumal), Mexico and Santa Elena (Corozal), Belize
Cost for visas: $0
Cost for vehicle: $5 USD for fumigation, $23 USD for 2 weeks insurance
Total time: 45 minutes
The steps:
- Go to the Mexican immigration booth, hand in your tourist cards and have your passport stamped.
- Go to the Mexican Banjercito and have your Vehicle Import Permit cancelled and your vehicle deposit ($200-400) refunded.
- Drive over the bridge.
- Stop at the fumigation area to have your car sprayed.
- Park in the marked lot outside the immigration building.
- Go to the immigration counter and have your passports stamped or visas issued.
- Go to the customs counter, present your vehicle title and get an import permit.
- Go back to the car and drive through the gate, an official may inspect the contents of your vehicle, the VIN and the plates to make sure they match the permit.
- Go to the Insurance office and buy mandatory insurance for the duration of your stay in Belize.
- Put the insurance sticker on your car windshield.
