New Passport Regulations for Canada, Mexico, & Caribbean
If you want to travel outside the geographical boundaries of the Unites States, you’re going to have to have a passport. Gone are the days when a birth certificate and drivers license would do the trick.
Canada, Mexico, and parts of the Caribbean have long been excluded from the requirement of a passport, but all that changes effective the end of the year.
Travelers to and from these destinations will now be required to have a passport to enter the United States if traveling by common carrier — plane, cruise ship, train. A year later, the passport requirement will be extended to ALL border crossings, including automobile and pedestrian crossings.
Travel to and from Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands are not included in these changes, and they are considered part of the U.S.
You can read my previous article on the “hows” and “wheres” of getting your passport, but don’t put it off any longer. This change in policy means that the State Departments is going to get backed up with requests, and people waiting until the very last minute.
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2 opinions for New Passport Regulations for Canada, Mexico, & Caribbean
Laughing Chow
Sep 15, 2006 at 4:54 pm
When I applied for a passport 10 years ago, I never thought I’d use it as much as I do, nor did I think I’d travel extensively.
Your post is much appreciated. I just looked at my passport and see that it expires in two weeks.
Unlike a driver’s license, my assumption is that you receive no notification. I’d better break open my 10-year planner to keep track of the next expiration date.
Georgie
Mary Jo Manzanares
Sep 15, 2006 at 5:45 pm
Fortunately, because I’m required to have one for work, and must keep the data on file, I get a reminder notice a month in advance.
For everyone else, however, you’re on your own to remember. Putting a reminder in your planner is a good idea.
Thanks for stopping by, Laughing Chow, and hope to hear from you again.
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