Passport Question
Jun 29th, 2006, 06:43 AM
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Passport Question
The question of whether US Citizens need passports has been asked so many times so here is the answer:
http://tinyurl.com/q9j5e
Please note the following:
Many countries no longer accept hospital-issued birth certificates as acceptable documentation.
Minors traveling outside of their country of residence without both parents/guardians may require additional documents. For additional details see www.aa.com/children.
U.S. and Canadian citizens require a valid passport for travel to Costa Rica.
Passports issued by countries participating in the Visa Waiver Program (see below for more information) must contain digital photographs. However, anyone issued a machine-readable passport prior to October 26, 2005, will be "grandfathered in" and allowed to visit the U.S. until the passport expires. Additional VWP information* is available at the U.S. Department of State website.
Effective December 31, 2006, all nationals, including U.S. citizens, will be required to hold a valid passport to enter the United States by air and by sea. This also applies when coming from Canada, Mexico, Central and South America, the Caribbean and Bermuda. The new passport requirement means that all travelers, including U.S. citizens, who are departing the U.S. and intend to re-enter the United States are required to hold a valid passport upon departure from the U.S.
US Department of State Passport FAQ:
http://travel.state.gov/passport/passport_1738.html
http://tinyurl.com/q9j5e
Please note the following:
Many countries no longer accept hospital-issued birth certificates as acceptable documentation.
Minors traveling outside of their country of residence without both parents/guardians may require additional documents. For additional details see www.aa.com/children.
U.S. and Canadian citizens require a valid passport for travel to Costa Rica.
Passports issued by countries participating in the Visa Waiver Program (see below for more information) must contain digital photographs. However, anyone issued a machine-readable passport prior to October 26, 2005, will be "grandfathered in" and allowed to visit the U.S. until the passport expires. Additional VWP information* is available at the U.S. Department of State website.
Effective December 31, 2006, all nationals, including U.S. citizens, will be required to hold a valid passport to enter the United States by air and by sea. This also applies when coming from Canada, Mexico, Central and South America, the Caribbean and Bermuda. The new passport requirement means that all travelers, including U.S. citizens, who are departing the U.S. and intend to re-enter the United States are required to hold a valid passport upon departure from the U.S.
US Department of State Passport FAQ:
http://travel.state.gov/passport/passport_1738.html
Jun 29th, 2006, 11:26 AM
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Whether or not the Dec 2006 deadline for all folks, including U.S. citizens to have passports to enter or re/enter the U.S. is problematic i think. At least in Detroit and parts of Canada near it it's causing lots of angst amongst businesses on both sides of the border and from what i read this date may be extended back due to the chaos such a policy will cause to Americans and Canadiens.
Jun 29th, 2006, 12:14 PM
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PalQ,
For land crossings, the deadline is Dec 2007 http://travel.state.gov/travel/cbpmc/cbpmc_2223.html
For land crossings, the deadline is Dec 2007 http://travel.state.gov/travel/cbpmc/cbpmc_2223.html
Jun 30th, 2006, 07:46 AM
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This was posted on another forum:
Does a U.S. citizen returning from a trip to St. Thomas VI need a birth certificate or passport to return to the continental United States when the trip is complete?
US citizens will need a passport to re-enter the continental US after December 31, 2006. Prior to that date you can use an "original" raised seal birth certificate or some other proof of citizenship.
No, that applies to other Carribbean nations but not the US territories. Here is the correct info from the State Dept (travel.state.gov). Click on the 'Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative" link at the top left of the home page.
Will this requirement apply to travel between the United States and Puerto Rico or the U.S. Virgin Islands?
The Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative will not affect travel between the United States and its territories. U.S. citizens traveling between the United States, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, and American Samoa will continue to be able to use established forms of identification to board flights and for entry.
If traveling outside the United States or a U.S. territory, a passport or other secure document will be required. For example, a person may travel to and from the United States to the U.S. Virgin islands without a passport or other secure document, but under proposed regulations, a passport or other secure document would be required to re-enter the U.S. Virgin Islands from the British Virgin Islands or another country as of December 31, 2006.
Does a U.S. citizen returning from a trip to St. Thomas VI need a birth certificate or passport to return to the continental United States when the trip is complete?
US citizens will need a passport to re-enter the continental US after December 31, 2006. Prior to that date you can use an "original" raised seal birth certificate or some other proof of citizenship.
No, that applies to other Carribbean nations but not the US territories. Here is the correct info from the State Dept (travel.state.gov). Click on the 'Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative" link at the top left of the home page.
Will this requirement apply to travel between the United States and Puerto Rico or the U.S. Virgin Islands?
The Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative will not affect travel between the United States and its territories. U.S. citizens traveling between the United States, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, and American Samoa will continue to be able to use established forms of identification to board flights and for entry.
If traveling outside the United States or a U.S. territory, a passport or other secure document will be required. For example, a person may travel to and from the United States to the U.S. Virgin islands without a passport or other secure document, but under proposed regulations, a passport or other secure document would be required to re-enter the U.S. Virgin Islands from the British Virgin Islands or another country as of December 31, 2006.
Jun 30th, 2006, 08:35 AM
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Yes it's easy but costs about $80 i think and folks who occasionally but don't have to cross the border, it's thought won't bother with it and thus won't go. anyway that's why businesses on both sides of the border are up in arms about this proposed law that will, according to many experts, not go into force.
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