According to the Dept of State web site,
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The Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 requires that
by January 1, 2008, travelers to and from the Caribbean, Bermuda, Panama,
Mexico and Canada have a passport or other secure, accepted document to
enter or re-enter the United States. In order to facilitate the
implementation of this requirement, the Administration is proposing to
complete it in phases following a proposed timeline, which will be published
in the Federal Register in the near future.
In the proposed implementation plan, which is subject to a period of initial
public comment, the Initiative will be rolled out in phases, providing as
much advance notice as possible to the affected public to enable them to
meet the terms of the new guidelines. The proposed timeline will be as
follows:
December 31, 2006 - Requirement applied to all air and sea travel to or from
Canada, Mexico, Central and South America, the Caribbean, and Bermuda.
December 31, 2007 - Requirement extended to all land border crossings as
well as air and sea travel.
This is a change from prior travel requirements and will affect all United
States citizens entering the United States from countries within the Western
Hemisphere who do not currently possess valid passports. This new
requirement will also affect certain foreign nationals who currently are not
required to present a passport to travel to the United States. Most
Canadian citizens, citizens of the British Overseas Territory of Bermuda,
and to a lesser degree, Mexican citizens will be affected by the
implementation of this requirement.
Unquote
It makes sense to get a passport ASAP --- they are good for 10 years or so.
John Sims, BN6
Aberdeen, NJ
www.healey6.com
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-healeys@autox.team.net [mailto:owner-healeys@autox.team.net] On
Behalf Of Bob Spidell
Sent: Tuesday, July 18, 2006 9:53 AM
To: Tracy Drummond
Cc: 'John Trifari'; healeys@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: CARAVANS TO RENDEZVOUS
Correct.
But bring your passport. I was just in Canada and it's difficult to get
across without one. Was
told coming back that will be a requirement in the near future. They
want proof of citizenship,
and a driver's license isn't sufficient (or, as the not-so-friendly
Canook customs lady said "that
just proves you can drive in the US").
bs
Tracy Drummond wrote:
>Just to confirm. An international driver's license is NOT required in
>Canada correct???
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