FROM: http://www.travel.state.gov/travel/cbpmc/cbpmc_2223.html
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. | |
| 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. |

