AL-BO Travel Agency
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What are the new passport requirements? |
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On Tuesday, April 5,
2005, the U.S. State Department announced details of the "Western
Hemisphere Travel Initiative."
U.S.
citizens
are required to carry a passport for travel to or from certain
countries/areas that were previously exempt. Implementation is
as follows:
* December 31, 2005 -
Passport required for all air and sea travel to or from the * December 31, 2006 - Passport required for all air and sea travel to or from Mexico and Canada. * December 31, 2007 - Passport required for all air, sea and land border crossings. If planning travel to these areas we strongly encourage obtaining a passport now. You may print a passport application or get additional information from the government on this subject by visiting: http://travel.state.gov/passport. |