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Do you get a stamp in your passport when you leave Mexico?

Upon arrival, Mexican immigration stamps passports, signs off on the FMM, and returns the FMM to the traveler. Leaving Mexico, the airline collects the FMM as you pass through the airport departure gate. Mexican immigration doesn't participate in the departure, and one's passport is not stamped upon exit.



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Why didn t Mexico stamp my passport? If you are American, or from the European Union and many other countries, you don't need a visa to get into Mexico, and is why your passport was not stamped. Central Americans, with the exception of Costa Ricans, do need a visa to get into Mexico.

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If everything is running like clockwork, however, you have absolutely nothing to lose by asking politely for an official stamp. More often than not, the officer will be happy to give you one and you'll have an extra memory to take away from your travels. It can even work in places where there isn't immigration.

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If you are bringing over $10,000 per person in cash, other currencies, checks or money orders, you must declare the amount exceeding $10,000. You will not have to pay duties, but you must stop at the border to declare the amount on a customs declaration form.

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During the inbound flight, you will receive and need to fill out a customs form (Hacienda). After passing through immigration, you collect your bags and proceed to the exit. You will hand the form to the customs agent and press the button on what looks like a traffic light.

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From November passport holders will no longer have their passports stamped as the process becomes digitised. Following Brexit UK holidaymakers have been required to have their passports stamped whenever they've entered or left the Schengen Area.

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Peru has some of the coolest stamps in our opinion. From the spectacular and remote Rainbow Mountain to Machu Picchu and of course the Nazca Lines further south, there is no shortage of awesome and unique passport stamps in Peru.

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