New passport rules
October 1st, 2007 | by useful | in Useful Tips |Starting today, passport travel rules go into effect requiring all travelers to show their passport to flying to Mexico, Canada, Bermuda and the Caribbean must have their passport with them to be able to return home. You can also show a birth certificate and government issued ID like a drivers license. The requirement only affects air travel.
These rules were suspended early this year due to a backlog in passport applications hindering peoples travel but now the State Department says it has cut the waiting time for a new passport to six weeks for a general application and about three weeks for expedited service.
Starting January 31st, 2008 people traveling back from Canada, Mexico or the Carribean must show a valid passport or birth certificate and other proof of citizenship. By Summer 2008 all travel will be required to show a passport to reenter the country.
I spent about 30 minutes frantically looking where I placed my passport today because I’m going overseas at the end of the year and I couldn’t remember where I stored it.
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