{"id":4188,"date":"2015-06-25T06:13:50","date_gmt":"2015-06-25T10:13:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rushmypassport.com\/newlp\/blog\/?p=4188"},"modified":"2022-09-16T11:15:46","modified_gmt":"2022-09-16T11:15:46","slug":"warning-new-passport-requirements-for-sport-fishing-mexico","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rushmypassport.com\/blog\/warning-new-passport-requirements-for-sport-fishing-mexico\/","title":{"rendered":"Warning: New Passport Requirements for Sport Fishing Mexico"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Planning a fishing trip near the coast of Mexico? There are some new passport requirements<\/a> you need to know. \u00a0Anglers now need a passport to fish in waters within 12 miles of the coast of Mexico, even if they leave from the United States and never step foot on dry land.<\/p>\n

To fish in the waters off Mexico, you need an FMM visa. Previously, the government of Mexico would issue these visas with just a government-issued ID, or even a birth certificate. Now, you need a passport. This isn’t really a new rule; in fact, the passport requirement has been in place for a number of years. Now, Mexico has gotten serious about enforcement. As\u00a0Ken Franke, president of the Sportfishing Association of California, explained to the San Diego Tribune<\/a>:<\/p>\n

\u201cFor those applying for an FMM (visa), the government of Mexico wants a passport number in there and not a government-issued ID,\u201d Franke said. \u201cWe verified this with the\u00a0 immigration department. The bottom line is, and we\u2019ve gone through this before, but Mexico continues to get formal in their processes. As we understand it from immigration, their expectation is the passports were being used.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

New Passport Requirements for Sport Fishing Trips<\/h2>\n

Here are the new passport requirements, in a nutshell.<\/p>\n

You need a passport book or a passport card if you plan to fish the following areas:<\/p>\n