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Homeland Security delays border crossing rules
Citizens returning to America won't need passport until June
2009
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Passport rule changes

What travelers need to know about new regulations

American citizens won't need a passport to cross the land
borders until the middle of next year, delaying that
requirement by more than a year.

New identification document requirements, the Department of
Homeland Security and Department of State announced
Thursday, will take effect June 1, 2009. By that date, U.S.
travelers will need to present documents that show both
identification and citizenship to cross back from Mexico and
Canada. For most travelers, that will mean a passport.

The policy shift is the final step of the Western Hemisphere
Travel Initiative (WHTI), which changes document
requirements for travelers who were previously exempt —
including citizens of the U.S., Canada and B...See More


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