Tijuana - Post Report Question and Answers

How do you send and receive your letters and package mail? Are local postal facilities adequate?

We use a US post office box just across the border and our LE Staff cross daily to pick up mail for us. Very easy. - Oct 2024


The Consulate has mail annexes that USDH staff can have their items shipped, and the consulate mailroom retrieves them. Items arrive very quickly and are picked up by the consulate every day. If something is delivered to the mail facility on Monday, it will usually be in your hands on Tuesday. - Apr 2023


Consulate personnel use a P.O. box and Postal Annex box for mail. I've had Amazon Prime orders in hand in 2 days (ordered Sunday, box opened on Tuesday). - Nov 2017


P.O. box in through consulate in San Diego. - May 2015


PO box in the U.S. and it's brought over by the mail guys daily. - Mar 2015


U.S. post across the border. - Apr 2014


Use a postal box in San Diego like everyone else in TJ. - Feb 2014


The U.S.Consulate has a PO Box address in San Ysidro. It works great. - Apr 2011


The consulate has a U.S. PO Box that we get daily delivery from. - Mar 2011


Regular U.S. mail. We have a P.O. Box and physical mailing address on the U.S. side which is picked up for you daily and delivered to you at the consulate. - Dec 2010


Those working at the consulate can use the San Diego PO Box. Many people drive across the border to local post offices in the US. - Aug 2010


The Consulate has a San Diego address... very helpful. - Mar 2008


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