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Changes in Identification/Passport Requirements for 2007
Under the Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative (WHTI)
The proposed implementation timeline has two phases:
Beginning January 23, 2007, ALL persons, including U.S. citizens, traveling by air between the
United States and Canada, Mexico, Central and South America, the Caribbean, and Bermuda will
be required to present a valid passport, Air NEXUS card, or U.S. Coast Guard Merchant Mariner
Document, or an Alien Registration Card, Form I-551, if applicable.
As early as January 1, 2008, ALL persons, including U.S. citizens, traveling between the U.S. and
Canada, Mexico, Central and South America, the Caribbean, and Bermuda by land or sea (including
ferries), may be required to present a valid passport or other documents as determined by the
Department of Homeland Security. While recent legislative changes permit a later deadline, the
Departments of State and Homeland Security are working to meet all requirements as soon as
possible. Ample advance notice will be provided to enable the public to obtain passports or passport
cards for land/sea entries.
The passport requirement does NOT apply to U.S. citizens traveling to or returning directly from a
U.S. territory. U.S. citizens returning directly from a U.S. territory are not considered to have left the
United States and do not need to present a passport. U.S. territories include the following: Guam,
Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, American Samoa, Swains Island, and the Commonwealth of the
Northern Mariana Islands.
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