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El Paso Port of Entry Tips

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jds311   1

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Hi, 

I am new here so I apologize if this is not the right spot to ask this. When traveling from Ciudad Juarez to El Paso for the first time, how does the process work?

Can I have a taxi drop me off at the border on the Mexico side? Is that where the office to do the admission paperwork is? OR do i get dropped off there, walk a bit on the bridge until i get to the office? Sorry this is confusing. I just would like to know the details on how to reach the office and where my taxi should drop me off. 

 

Thanks to any and all responses. 

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Sure, have a taxi take you to the bridge.  Ride as far toward the border as the taxi can take you, or walk the bridge as far as you care to, to the U.S. port of entry.

 

If a lot of people without papers are waiting to get in, expect a long wait.

 

Enter the CBP (Customs & Border Protection) port.  (If a CBP agent is outside to screen people, show him or her your papers.)  You'll probably be guided to a second office, where your papers will be processed.

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I did my process back in February 2022. There are two or three bridges.

 

Have a taxi take you to "Puente Internacional Paso del Norte". They will leave you at the bridge. You walk the bridge and at the end of the bridge you'll see a building with multiple doors. You need to go through the doors on the right side labeled "Visas" to have your passport stamped. Then you go back out and enter through any of the other doors for inspection.  If you get confused, simply ask any officer and they will tell you where to go.

 

Once you're inspected, keep walking forward and you'll end up in El Paso in a small shopping district. You can call for an Uber/taxi from there to the airport, or wherever you want to go.

 

Some taxis will take you to the bridge and pick you up on the other side, but not many do this.

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