Roatan (Coxen Hole) - Clearance
See Honduras Formalities for full details of clearing into and out of Honduras.
Port Clearance is done in Coxen Hole.
Latest reports are that clearance here for yachts is much improved and easy. English is spoken and the system much more efficient than in the past.
It’s an easy walk between Immigration and the Port Captain.
Cruisers report that:
- Immigration will want to see passports, plus your original exit zarpe and will want to keep one copy of the zarpe.
- The Port Captain does not require copies of anything.
If Customs and Immigration officials in Coxen Hole are busy with cruise ships, yacht skippers can check in at Utila.
Last updated: May 2024
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This comment was posted on the main Honduras page:
Extortion from immigration officer Coxen Hole. We arrived from Rio Dulce and attempted to clear in at Coxen Hole. The immigration officer would only give us 12 days unless we paid a $200 bribe.
We arrived in Guatemala on November 20 and had never extended immigration there. According to Raul the agent in Livingston, we should have not had any issues here in Roatan. I recommend using an agent or a contact like Pete, the dockmaster at Fantasy Island. Based on our experience, I would not go it alone. Regretfully, we paid.
The first bribe in any of the 27 countries we’ve cleared into in 4 years. According to local cruisers, this extortion is common but not exercised by all immigration officials. We complained to the Port Captain but he said that he could/would not do anything about this.
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