Lukeville, Arizona, USA to Sonoyta, Sonora, Mexico | Customs and Immigration

March 30th, 2024 by We are Sane, Everyone Else is Crazy

This has reopened, it is no longer closed. https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/010224_lukeville_reopening/after-month-long-closure-lukeville-border-crossing-reopen-thursday/

February 27th, 2024 by NoMansOverland(YouTube

This crossing is open again. We have always had a good experience crossing here, minimal questions and no search, no hassle.

December 1st, 2023 by rollivano

Closed "until further notice" as of 1 December 2023

December 9th, 2022 by 3weltreisen.de

we went invasive truck camper, easy crossing, one view in the cabin, asking for guns. thats it. parking possible just a view meters away, lots of space. immigration Office not busy, Lady spoke very well Englisch and she is fast. we prepared FMM online (dont forget the print outs). All in All 15 min to cross this border. no Hassle.
the TIP is 28km on the Hwy 2, you cant miss it. go line Autobus.

October 9th, 2022 by Oneroadoneworld

Easy border crossing, they wave nearly everyone through. Park after you crossed the border and walk back to get your Tourist card, we filled out forms online and paid the 638 Pesos online, printed all documents beforehand. You need to get the documents stamped. Took us 10 minutes in total to cross the border.

December 19th, 2021 by etienne257

Fast and friendly. Crossed on a Sunday morning, took about 10min. No one there. Very friendly lady. 596P or 35$

April 14th, 2021 by to_feel_connected

For TIP information, including to Cancel/Stop your TIP, the Banjercito is 25-30 minutes southeast (via 2).

February 21st, 2020 by CamperX

We enter US from Mexico today. Very nice and helpfull Officers and easy process.

February 2nd, 2020 by lyndsay1986

Easy entry into Mexico, but yep, we got caught for speeding when the speed drops. They were going to charge $2000MXP, but dropped the fine to $1000MXP. Cash grab people, be careful to slow the F down!!!

December 4th, 2019 by croodstrotters.wordpress.com

Hello
we are a french family with our rv.
We make the good choice to cross the border here.
There was not a lot of people and all the paper was ok in 45mn.
We pay 558 pesos by person.
If you have pesos it seems cheaper than with dollars.
They don't take credit card.
And the police wait you just after when it's 40km/h max....it's true
If you have a vehicle you must go to the second point on Ioverlander to around 20kms.
Enjoy your trip.

January 28th, 2019 by remi.gwen

Ça s'est super bien passé. Officiers pas très curieux, peu de questions. On a payé 6$/pers. et on nous a autorisés à 3 mois aux USA.

July 17th, 2018 by sativasattva

Get your tourist card here. There are 2 checkpoints as you cross, the first one is a very quick check underneath the shade cover, the second is 100ft past outside done by guys with machine guns. The second check is more involved, the guards were very friendly but it felt like they were doing Christmas shopping as they went through or vans. They took our walkie talkies and machete claiming they were illegal in Mexico... maybe the machete but not the walkies. The spot where you get your tourist card was in between the 2 checkpoints, it has a big tree in front of it. We paid 533 pesos per person for a 180 day tourist card.

May 15th, 2018 by marilynlongden

Sonoyta back to USA after just under 72 hrs in Puerto Peñasco, Mexico. No problems, v straight forward. When we went into Mexico no looking at or stamping passports. No recording any details, just where are you going & for how long + looking at van ownership document. We'd been told we could visit for less than 72 hrs without a TIP. On return trip the Mexican border staff wanted to check inside the van & take down our details. 10 mins queue for USA side in a Tues late morning. First looked at passports & visa & asked when we flew home + anything to declare. Not interested in our salads which I declared. (You can't take fruit, veg, meat or non hard boiled eggs etc back to the USA even if you bought it there.) Next border security staff had dog and looked at us briefly before waving us through. Didn't ask for any documents at all. No one wanted the van import documentation etc!

February 16th, 2018 by theslowdutchman

Easy border crossing! No lines and friendly people.
Be warned that when you drive from US to Mexico just after the crossing the speed drops from 90 to 40 (when you drive downhill) and straight after there is often a cop with a laser. We had to pay a fine and we decided to pay at the police station. So be warned!

December 23rd, 2017 by Smart as a Goose

pay in pesos for a better rate. as described - park in the middle of the road and walk back to Immigration. only tourist card no TIP.

February 16th, 2017 by ykphil

Return or obtain your FMM (tourist card) on the Mexican side. Park in the center between the in and out lanes and go to the building to hand your FMM. Don't forget that if you need to return your TIP and get the deposit refunded, you CAN'T do it here, the closest Aduana office being in Pitiquito.

December 18th, 2013 by borderhelper.com

Extremely easy crossing.  No lines, no hassle.  MX immigration is on your right, immediately after crossing.  No parking area so you have to park in the middle of the street, half a block away.  Bring correct change (pesos) as no banco available.  While you can pay in dollars the exchange is terrible.

December 18th, 2013 by borderhelper.com

You can also go down the road to San Emiterio (31.637813, -112.809264) about 17 km south to aduana and get your tourist papers, no crowds.
TVIP can be had at Pitiquito, just south of Caborca (N30° 41.371' W112° 01.658'). You can't do BOTH at either place. Two stops, but easy and fast. More detail here
http://www.advrider.com/forums/showpost.php?p=22982673&postcount=150