Thread: New passport rules for US, Canada, Mexico

New Passport Rules for U.S., Canada and Mexico
NewsMax.com Wires
Saturday, Aug. 12, 2006




WASHINGTON -- The U.S. government Friday said that effective Jan. 8, 2007, citizens of the United States, Canada and Mexico must present a passport or one of two other approved documents to enter the United States by air or sea from the Western Hemisphere.


The plan, which must undergo public comment before going into effect, moves the deadline back a week from its original date of Jan. 1 to accommodate holiday travel, the Department of Homeland Security said in a statement.


Under the rule, which implements part of a 2004 law and also covers Bermudans, the government will accept a Merchant Mariner Document - issued by the U.S. Coast Guard to merchant mariners - instead of a passport.


Some Canadian and U.S. citizens enrolled in a pilot program called NEXUS Air can also enter the country by presenting the identity card they have been issued that includes a computer chip with a photograph of their iris.



Previously, U.S. and Canadian citizens were allowed to enter the United States from the Western Hemisphere if they presented an identification document like a driver's license. Some Mexicans could also enter without a passport if they had a special border crossing card.


A second stage of the program will be implemented by Jan. 1, 2008. It will require similar documents for citizens of the United States and Canadians, Mexicans and Bermudans arriving from the Western Hemisphere through U.S. land borders.






The program is separate from another effort to photograph and fingerprint visitors from most foreign countries when they enter the United States.
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citizens of the United States, Canada and Mexico must present

I see.....so if you are NOT a citizen, then you can still come and go as you please...

Now where does that leave freedom and sovereignty in this equation?

Originally Posted by SherriCorrell

citizens of the United States, Canada and Mexico must present

I see.....so if you are NOT a citizen, then you can still come and go as you please...

Now where does that leave freedom and sovereignty in this equation?

All citizens of foreign countries already have very restrictive document requirements. So no, non US citizens can no come and go as they please.

The program is separate from another effort to photograph and fingerprint visitors from most foreign countries when they enter the United States.

Yea, this one is stalled because V. Fox had a cow and threw a big hissy fit and Bush told him not to worry about it baby.

Dixie

WASHINGTON -- The U.S. government Friday said that effective Jan. 8, 2007, citizens of the United States, Canada and Mexico must present a passport or one of two other approved documents to enter the United States by air or sea from the Western Hemisphere.

But not by land I guess.

Originally Posted by jean

WASHINGTON -- The U.S. government Friday said that effective Jan. 8, 2007, citizens of the United States, Canada and Mexico must present a passport or one of two other approved documents to enter the United States by air or sea from the Western Hemisphere.

But not by land I guess.

Good point jean. Maybe in our public comments we should tell them to include land travel. You know asking for passports from our most abundant illegals will cause our opposition to yell, "undue hardship" because they can't afford a passport. In my opinion, if they don't pay, they really don't want to enter the US.

Dixie

A second stage of the program will be implemented by Jan. 1, 2008. It will require similar documents for citizens of the United States and Canadians, Mexicans and Bermudans arriving from the Western Hemisphere through U.S. land borders.

As it states in the article, the land borders are included.

Thanks for clarifying marineinspector. My apologies.