Beginning December 31, 2006, travelers to and from certain destinations in the Western Hemisphere will be required to have a passport or another secure document to enter or re-enter the United States. Passports or other accepted documents will be required for all air and sea travel to or from Canada, Mexico, Central and South America, the Caribbean and Bermuda.

Beginning January 23, 2007, a passport or another secured document will be required for all U.S. air border crossings.

Those traveling to the U.S. by land and sea won't have to present a passport until June 1, 2009, according to a ruling issued by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and the State Department.

This requirement applies to all US citizens and includes children and infants.


Go to Transportation Security Administration (TSA)

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