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The Strict US Passport Rules for Travel
If you’re traveling outside the United States in 2009, here are two pieces of advice: Get or renew your passport now, and think twice before planning a car trip to Mexico or Canada in June.
That’s when we may see the biggest change ever for Western Hemisphere travel. Starting June 1 (unless Congress changes the deadline), Americans will need to show a passport, a passport card or other special document to return to the United States by land or sea from Mexico and Canadahttp://www.mexico.us/travel/turismo/.
Despite assurances from agencies involved, there may be glitches and delays. Two years ago, the last big change in entry rules requiring a passport for air passengers returning from Mexico, Canada, the Caribbean and Bermuda inspired a stampede of passport applications and created confusion at airports. Some travelers waited months for their passports.
Although passport demand has recently fallen along with wait times, the upcoming change will affect far more Americans than the 2007 rules change, which saw wait times for passports doubled to 12 weeks or more.
> What you need now. Generally, you need a passport to enter the United States by air from any foreign country. If you enter by land or sea from Canada, Mexico, the Caribbean or Bermuda, you may not need a passport, but you do need at least a birth certificate or other proof of citizenship, plus a government-issued photo ID, such as a driver’s license. Children 18 or younger need only a birth certificate for land and sea entry from these areas. Mexico Travel Alerts
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