Mexican entry tax overland from Belize
I arrived to Mexico from Belize yesterday. We travelled overland and arrived at the immigration area (subteniente López I believe).
After a long queue to the migration official, he insisted we had to pay an entry fee of $500mx each! (Nearly $28)
We had never heard of this, there was no signage regarding it anywhere and he wasn't being reasoned with. He made several other pay as well.
He gave us a ticket and made us go across the room to a bank which accepted the ticket and let us pay with credit card. He insisted it was because we arrived by car and are here for more than 7 days.
I can't find anything about this tax on the internet so I'm wondering if it's a scam and if I could cancel the credit card payment.
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How much is exit tax for Mexico?
The new tax of $224 Mexican pesos, approximately $10 \u2013 $11 USD per person, will be collected at the airport before visitors leave Mexico and can be paid either at the kiosks installed in the airport or through the official Visitax website.Can you cross into Mexico from Belize?
What is this? He indicated that all Belizeans who enter Mexican territory and stay for more than one night must take a COVID-19 test, whose cost is 50 dollars, but those who cross into Mexico only for one day will not be required to take a test.How do you get from Belize to Mexico?
What you must do is fly into Cancun, Mexico and catch the overnight ADO Bus to Belize City. It is also possible to rent a car at the airport (don't forget to get vehicle documents to cross the border) or hire a private transfer but at $616.00 pesos/ $48.00 USD, the bus is so much more economical.Do you have to pay Visitax?
All international visitors to the state of Quintana Roo which includes Cancun, Playa Del Carmen and Tulum must pay a new tourist tax effective April 1, 2021. The new fee called Visitax will cost 224 pesos (USD $11) per visitor and must be paid before boarding your departure flight.Going From Belize Into Mexico
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