Miami, FL - U.S. Customs and Border Protection will deploy teams of officers to specific marinas during the busy Memorial Day weekend to process small vessel arrivals, including in-person immigration processing. CBP officers will be available at marinas during the specified days and times to process small vessel arrivals.
The master or person in charge of the boat must report their arrival to CBP. This means any vessel not engaged in trade or documented trade such as pleasure boats and yachts, regardless of size. This requirement applies to all boats regardless of country of registration.
When reporting is required
- After having visited any foreign port or place
- After having had contact with any hovering vessel
Reporting procedure
The master or designee may go ashore only to report the arrival to CBP either in person or by telephone. No other person may leave or board the boat and no baggage or merchandise may be removed or loaded until the report of arrival is made and release granted by a CBP officer.
Masters, crew and passengers must report their arrivals immediately upon entering the U.S. by going to a designated reporting location or calling 1-800-432-1216 or 1-800-451-0393.
Designated reporting locations
| Location | Date | Time |
| Miami Beach Marina 300 Alton Road Miami Beach, FL 33139 (305) 673-6000 Lat: N25.77.22 Long: W80.13.96 | Sunday, May 30 Monday, May 31 Tuesday, June 1 | 12 PM - 7:30 PM 12 PM - 7:30 PM 7 AM - 1:00 PM |
| Lauderdale Marina 1900 Southeast 15th St. Fort Lauderdale, FL 33316 (954) 523-8507 Lat: N26.10.31 Long: W80.12.20 | Sunday, May 30 Monday, May 31 | 12 PM - 6 PM 12 PM - 6 PM |
| Sailfish Marina (Singer Island) 98 Lake Drive Palm Beach Shores, FL 33404 (561) 844-1724 Lat: N26.77.78 Long: W80.03.93 | Saturday, May 29 Sunday, May 30 Monday, May 31 | 11 AM - 6 PM 1 PM - 6 PM 11 AM - 7 PM |
South Florida Ports of Entry
| Location | Date | Time |
| Key West Mon - Fri 8 AM - 6 PM Sat - Sun 10 AM - 6 PM 301 Simonton Street, Suite 201 Key West, Florida (305) 296-5411 | Port of Miami 7 days a week 6 AM - 10 PM 903 South America Way, Term. H Miami, Florida (305) 536-4758 | Tamiami Executive Airport 7 days a week 11 AM - 7 PM 14720 SW 128th Street Miami, Florida (305) 969-7511 |
| Opa Locka Airport 7 days a week 9 AM - 9 PM 4371 NW 150th Street Opa Locka, Florida (305) 687-5475 | Miami General Aviation Facility 7 days a week 24 hours a day 3371 NW 64 Ave. Miami, Florida (305) 526-7155 | Port Everglades 7 days a week 7AM - midnight 1800 Eller Drive, Suite 110 Ft. Lauderdale, Florida (954) 761-2000 |
| Ft. Lauderdale Exec. Airport 7 days a week 9 AM - 9 PM 5575 NW 15 Street Ft. Lauderdale, Florida (954) 356-7412 | West Palm Beach Monday through Friday 8 AM - 4 PM 1 East 11th Street Riviera Beach, Florida (561) 848-6922 | Palm Beach Intl. Airport 7 days a week 8 AM - 8 PM Bldg. 1612 S. Perimeter Rd. West Palm Beach, Florida (561) 233-1083 |
| Ft. Lauderdale General Aviation Facility 7 days a week 8 AM - 12 midnight Midnight to 8 AM must call in advance 1050 Lee Wagner Blvd. Ft. Lauderdale, Florida (954) 356-7946 | Ft. Pierce, St. Lucie County Intl. Airport 7 days a week 10 AM - 6 PM 2990 Curtis King Blvd. Ft. Pierce, Florida (772) 461-1733 |   |
Failure to report
Failure to report can result in civil penalties as defined in Title 19, United States Code, Section 1436 to include a penalty of $5,000 for the first violation and $10,000 for each subsequent violation with the conveyance subject to seizure and forfeiture. In addition to being liable for a civil penalty, any master who intentionally commits a violation under subsection (a) of this section upon conviction is liable for a fine of not more than $2,000 or imprisonment for 1 year or both.
Fees
All documented or registered vessels 30 feet in length or greater are required to pay an annual processing (user fee) of $27.50 (US) if crossing the international border.
Decals may also be purchased via the Internet at the Decal / Transponder Online Procurement System (DTOPS) Web site. (DTOPS)
Reporting suspicious activities
Please report any suspicious activities observed to 1-800-BE-ALERT (1-800-232-5378).