Border crossing (Mexico to U.S.) [closed]
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I'm an 18-year old resident of the U.S. and I have been all my life. I've spent the past few months in Mexico with family and I'm ready to head home to Michigan. The problem is my mom went back a month ago and never gave me my passport. She's tied up at work and can't bring it to me and won't be able to until Christmas vacation when my siblings get out of school. Are the copies I have of my passport enough for me to cross back into the U.S.?
Best Answer
Technically, US citizen must be allowed to enter, even without the passport.
However, the onus is on you to prove that you are a US citizen, and that is difficult without a passport and any other papers. You might be able to enter, but chances are that they don't believe you, especially at the mexican border.
It is clearly the better approach to get the passport sent by Fed-Ex or similar. It will save you spending a lot of time at the border, potentially being detained, or turned back.
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