Tijuana San Diego?

Question

months ago i was told that you can walk from San Diego to Tijuana and nobody asks you to show a passport or any document.

What if once in Mexico you decide to stay for a few days and take a mini vacation. are u considered illigal in mexico? would you have problems taking a plane to whatever destination whitin or outside mexico?

Answer 1

You can stay in the border zone for 72 hours without a tourist visa.  After that (or entering the mainland) you need the visa that costs about $22us

Answer 2

You can't board a plane in Mexico without a passport. Someone told me if you had a tourist visa, you could board a plane, but I just called the Mexican Consulate today just to be sure. So forget about flying in Mexico.

I am not sure about staying in TJ, but I understand it is not too expensive to get a tourist visa.

Best to have all your papers in this day and age...