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State Department Travel Initiative

Change to Prior Travel Requirements in U.S. Law

All travelers, including U.S. citizens, to and from the Americas, the Caribbean and Bermuda will soon be required to have a passport or other accepted document that establishes the bearer’s identity and nationality to enter or re-enter the United States.

Timeline

• December 31, 2006 - Requirement applied to all air and sea travel to or from Canada, Mexico, Central and South America, the Caribbean, and Bermuda.
• December 31, 2007 - Requirement extended to all land border crossings as well as air and sea travel

Additional Information
Visit the State Department’s consular website www.travel.state.gov or www.travel.state.gov/travel/cbpmc/cbpmc_2223.html , or the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s website www.dhs.gov.

Or call the National Passport Information Center toll free at 1-877-4USA-PPT or TDD/TYY: 1-888-874-7793. Foreign nationals should contact their respective governments to obtain passports.