Given the imminence of the long weekend, a large number of tourists are expected at the border crossings leaving Uruguay, with Argentina as the main destination chosen by the exchange difference between both countries and in a context where there are almost no tickets available.
This is how he anticipated National Director of Border Crossings, Milton Machado, who in dialogue with Telemundo highlighted that there will be a “greater movement” towards the neighboring country, due to how “beneficial” it is for the uruguayans the price Gap, something that was verified with the shopping boom registered last weekend.
The crossings occur in the same way in Fray Bentos, Paysandú and Salto, specified Machado, who reviewed that “several thousand cross each of the bridges”, noting that “the movement is intense through all the border crossings”.
Movement at the Tres Cruces Terminal
For his part, the head of the Control Tower of the Terminal of Three Crosses, Pablo Saravi, He trusted that this Thursday the movement will begin, with a total of 5,100 services until Monday morning, in line with the large number of Uruguayans who plan to leave the country.
Of the total, 700 buses will leave the same Thursday, of which around 10% will leave for Argentina. In addition, Saraví highlighted that the main destinations nationwide are Artigas, Salto, Paysandú, Maldonado and Rocha.
Advice to avoid delays and inconveniences
On the other hand, the authorities advised families to verify the personal documentation and the vehicle with which they are going to enter Argentina and thus avoid “delays and inconveniences”. It is worth remembering that last weekend there were long delays due to the forms of the Uruguayan Customs, since there were people who did not have them preloaded.
To transport merchandise, people are allowed to carry 5 kilos per person every 15 days. On the other hand, the person must reside in the same border area. For the preparation of the affidavit, it is necessary to fill in the Identity Card (CI), the name, the date of birth, the customs office of entry – Fray Bentos, Paysandú or Salto –, the modes of entry – transport company, private vehicle or without a vehicle – and registration.
As for tourists, those who are more than 24 hours outside the country, have a franchise between 300 and 500 dollars per person, which enables them to transfer everything related to pleasure trips and that does not have the objective of being commercialized. .
In this case, you must also fill out an affidavit where you must fill in the CI number, name, date of birth, customs office of entry – Fray Bentos, Paysandú or Salto –, franchises – maritime entry route, which allows up to 500 dollars or land that allows up to 300 dollars –, the date of entry and the transport company.
Source: Ambito
