I want to go to Las Vegas this weekend, but my Mexican passport expired in March, would I have problems?
I live in Sonora, I often go to the USA but I forgot to renew my Mexican passport, It expired in March. I want to do a short trip to Las Vegas this weekend (may 1st - 4th), but would I have any problems If I try to cross the border by car or airplane with my expired Mexican passport? even the expiration date says "03 06 2015", in the US date format its like its still valid (valid until June 3), but I know the format is day / month / year so I can say "OMG I didn't know" while I'm there? My visa is perfectly valid, it expires in 2019.
I know it would be better not to take the risk, but I really want to go to Las Vegas :/
Best Answer
You're relying on the desk agent (if flying), the border guard and the CBP (2-3 checks going there), and 2-3 checks coming back. Very unlikely, and a bad idea. If caught, ignorance is never accepted as a valid excuse, and you might get blacklisted in future.
Like Vegas, the risk outweighs the reward, not worth the gamble ;)
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Can I travel with an expired Mexican passport?
The short answer is \u201cno,\u201d at least not if you're traveling out of the country. An expired passport is simply not acceptable for international travel. If your passport is expired or is expiring within the next 6 months, you need to renew your passport.What happens if my Mexican passport expires?
No, you cannot travel to Mexico from any country with an expired passport. If you try to enter Mexico using a passport that has expired, you will be denied entry by Mexico's customs officers. Your passport should be valid whenever you plan to travel to another country, including Mexico.Can I travel to the US if my passport expires soon?
If you are overseas and your U.S. passport expired on or after January 1, 2020, you may be able to use your expired passport to return directly to the United States until March 31, 2022. You qualify to travel on your expired passport if all the following are true: You are a U.S. citizen.Can I enter the US with a Mexican passport about to expire?
Answer: Yes, you can return to the United States with a passport that will expire five months later. Note, however, that you may not be allowed to depart the U.S. if your destination is a country which follows the six month passport validity rule.Traveling with two passports - I almost got arrested | Jure Sanguinis Italian Dual Citizenship
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Answer 2
Yes you will have problems, you will not be allowed to enter with an expired passport.
Answer 3
There is a question dealing specifically with entry to the United States for foreign citizens on the CBP site.
For Mexican citizens:
A visa and passport are not required of a Mexican national who is in possession of a Form DSP-150, B-1/B-2 Visa and Border Crossing Card*, containing a machine-readable biometric identifier, issued by the Department of State and is applying for admission as a temporary visitor for business or pleasure from contiguous territory by land or sea. Mexican citizens using the Border Crossing Card may travel 55 miles into the U.S. - except in the Nogales/Tucson area, where travel to Tucson is authorized.
The Border Crossing Card (BCC) is acceptable as a stand-alone document (by itself) only for travel from Mexico by land, or by pleasure vessel or ferry. Together with a valid passport, though, it meets the documentary requirements for entry at all land, air, and sea ports of entry (to include travel from Canada). Note: You must be a Mexican citizen and a resident of Mexico to have a BCC.
Given that you're traveling more then 55 miles into the country you will need a passport and if your passport is machine readable you shouldn't have to worry about the Border Crossing office reading it. The machine readable format is universal. Plus Mexico is exempt by the US from 6 months past leave date validity requirement.
So if the date says 3/6/2015 and it actually means June 3rd, 2015 then you should be fine but I would renew it anyway.
Answer 4
I'm not sure how old you look, but assuming you were able to get to Vegas, you may encounter another problem: getting into the casinos or getting a drink.
I've had a liquor serving license in two US states (Texas and Louisiana). Both trainings associated with licenses instructed me to ask for a valid passport for those that did not have a United States ID and not to accept local ID for other countries.
Answer 5
According to my interpretation of https://help.cbp.gov/app/answers/detail/a_id/826/kw/expired%20mexican%20passport/session/L3RpbWUvMTQzMDQyMzg0MC9zaWQvTmMxOWFibG0%3D: Mexican passports will be accepted for 6 months after their expiration. You should be fine as long as you leave the US before September.
However, it is written in governmentese and it does not really matter what my interpretation is. Other commenters interpret it otherwise and there is a good chance that the border guards interpret it otherwise.
If it costs you little to go to the border, then I don't see the harm in trying it out and reporting back your results. If going to the border costs non trivial time/money/etc, I recommend you not chance it.
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