Change in International Travel Requirements for the Americas to Aruba
All travelers to and from the Americas, the Caribbean, and Bermuda will soon be required to have a passport or other accepted document that establishes the bearer’s identity and nationality to enter or re-enter the United States.
WESTERN HEMISPHERE TRAVEL INITIATIVE U.S. DEPARTMENT
OF STATE CHANGE FROM PRIOR TRAVEL REQUIREMENTS
All travelers to and from the Americas, the Caribbean
and Bermuda will soon be required to have a passport
or other accepted document that establishes the
bearer’s identity and nationality to enter or re-enter the
United States.
The initiative will be implemented in phases. The
proposed timeline is as follows:
°? On December 31, 2005: Requirement applied to
all travel (air/sea) to or from Bermuda, the
Caribbean, Central America, and South America.
°? On December 31, 2006: Requirement applied to all
air and sea travel to or from Mexico and Canada.
°? On December 31, 2007: Requirement extended to
all air, sea, and land border crossings.
For more information on the initiative and how it
may affect you, please visit the State Department’s consular
website travel.state.gov or the U.S. Department
of Homeland Security’s website www.dhs.gov
For more information about applying for a passport,
U.S. citizens may visit travel.state.gov or call the
National Passport Information Center toll free at
1-877-4USA-PPT or TDD/TYY: 1-888-874-7793.
Foreign nationals should contact their respective
governments to obtain passports.
August 30, 2005
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