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Travel Arrangements

To visit us, please make arrangements to travel to San Diego, California. An Oasis of Hope representative will greet you at the airport, load your luggage, and drive you to the hospital.

If you are driving or taking the train, we can also meet you at a specified location. We would only need you to confirm your arrival time and place with the admissions office 24 – 48 hours before arrival.

Our health advisors can assist in scheduling your air or train travel, and/ or driving directions.

Please inform your health care advisor of your flight arrangements or arrival time before your day of travel to ensure that our shuttle driver is there to pick you up and bring you to Oasis of Hope.

Airport Pick-up

The Oasis of Hope provides door-to-door service from the San Diego Airport to Oasis of Hope at no charge for patients and their companions who have made admissions arrangements for treatment. Please advise your health advisor at the admissions department if the patient will be needing assistance other than wheelchair access.*

Our driver will be in the baggage claim area ready to meet you. He will have a sign with your name and the Oasis of Hope logo. He will help you with your bags and take you directly to the hospital. It is a short thirty-minute drive from the airport to the Oasis of Hope.

If your flight is delayed, please contact the Oasis of Hope front desk at 619-690-8400 and inform the receptionist of the new flight # and time of arrival. Thank you!

*Patients that need the support of an ambulance must call the admissions office at 1-888-500-HOPE and we will recommend an international ambulance company. The Oasis of Hope does not provide ambulance service and any expense incurred for ambulance services is the responsibility of the patient.

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Required Travel Documents

MEXICAN IMMIGRATION REGULATIONS

The Mexican Immigration Office requires all foreign visitors to comply with the following regulations:

1. Acquire Immigration Tourist Visa at Port of Entry.
2. Cost of permit is $24.00 USD.
3. Permit may be issued from 7 days up to six months

Oasis of Hope will provide the transportation necessary to get your visa upon your arrival.

Necessary Identification Documents (UNTIL May, 31 2009)
Valid Passport or Original or certified copy of Birth Certificate, W/ picture ID (for US and Canadian citizens only) or Certificate of Naturalization w/picture ID (for US and Canadian Citizens only).

Necessary Identification Documents (AFTER June 1, 2009)
Valid Passport or US Passport Card.

Please click US Passport or US Passport Card for more information on how to acquire these items.

For U.S. Legal Residents:
Valid passport from the country of which you are a citizen and your Legal Resident Card.

Prior to your arrival at Oasis of Hope, you must provide the Admissions Department with the date of your arrival. Oasis of Hope Hospital is frequently full and unable to admit patients who arrive without a reservation. If you have any questions regarding admissions, please call 1-888-500-HOPE Monday through Friday between 8:00 AM and 5:00 PM PST.

The following countries need only a valid passport and a picture ID to comply with Mexican immigration regulations:

Andorra Argentina Australia Austria Bahamas Belgium Bulgaria Canada Chile Costa Rica Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark Estonia Finland France Germany

Greece Hong Kong Hungry Iceland Ireland Israel Italy Japan Latvia Leichtenstein Lithuania Luxembourg Macao Maila Monaco Netherlands New Zealand

Norway Panama Poland Portugal Romania San Marino Singapor Slovakia Slovenia South Korea Spain Sweden Switzerland UK USA Uruguay Venezuela

The following countries need to contact the Mexican Consulate in their home country and have their passport stamped. Requirements for authorization: passport (original and a copy), credit card (original and a copy), US$36 permit cost. Please contact the Oasis of Hope admissions department if you have any questions or need further instruction.

Angola Antigua y Barbados Azerbaijan Barbados Belarus Belize Benin Bhutan Bolivia Bosnia y Herzegovina Botswana Brazil Burkina Faso Burundi Cambodia Cameroon Capo Verde Central Africa Colombia Comoros Congo Croatia Cuba Democratic republic of Congo Dijoubuti Dominica Dominican Republic East Timor Ecuador El Salvador Equatorial Guinea Eritrea Fiji

Gabon Gambia Georgia Ghana Granada Guatemala Guinea Guinea Bissau Haiti Honduras India Ivory Coast Jamaica Kenya Kiribati Laos Lesotho Liberia Macedonia Madagascar Malawi Maldives Mali Marshall Islands Mauritius Micronesia Moldova Mongolia Montenegro Mozambique Namibia Nauru Nepal Nicaragua

Niger Nigeria Palau Papua New Guinea Paraguay Peru Philippines Republic of China Rwanda Saint Thomas & Prince Samoa San Cristobal Santa Lucia Senegal Serbia Seychelles Islands Sierra Leon Solomon islands South Africa Sri Lanka St. Vincent & Grenadines Suriname Swaziland Tanzania Togo Tonga Trinidad & Tobago Tuvalu Uganda Ukraine Vanuatu Zambia Zimbabwe

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