smilingjack
01-23-2007, 06:38 AM
New Passport Requirements Take Effect Tuesday
If you're planning any trips outside the United States, you better have your passport ready. This includes trips to places like Canada, Mexico and the Caribbean.
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Canada, Mexico people have to have passports to enter the U. S.
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Prior to the new rules, a birth certificate or driver's license was required to travel between the U.S. and its neighbors. Now things are changing.
With the clock ticking, some are even calling this "passport panic."
The new stricter, passport rules are ready to take flight.
Starting at midnight Tuesday, a passport is a must even if you're flying between Canada, Mexico, or Bermuda.
Travelers checking in at McCarran already had their passports in hand.
Connie Chippur knew the deadline was looming. She got her Canadian passport two months ago.
"It just gives everybody a greater sense of security, and everybody's legal, and everything is fine. You've got your passport. It's just an extra step, but it's safety. Safety first," Chippur said.
Homeland Security officials don't expect any major trouble or delays at airports
If you're planning any trips outside the United States, you better have your passport ready. This includes trips to places like Canada, Mexico and the Caribbean.
.
Canada, Mexico people have to have passports to enter the U. S.
.
Prior to the new rules, a birth certificate or driver's license was required to travel between the U.S. and its neighbors. Now things are changing.
With the clock ticking, some are even calling this "passport panic."
The new stricter, passport rules are ready to take flight.
Starting at midnight Tuesday, a passport is a must even if you're flying between Canada, Mexico, or Bermuda.
Travelers checking in at McCarran already had their passports in hand.
Connie Chippur knew the deadline was looming. She got her Canadian passport two months ago.
"It just gives everybody a greater sense of security, and everybody's legal, and everything is fine. You've got your passport. It's just an extra step, but it's safety. Safety first," Chippur said.
Homeland Security officials don't expect any major trouble or delays at airports