Good info for us
UPDATE FOR CANADIANS 2 MAY 07
Passport Canada
advises they can process passports in three weeks.
BUT by mail is up to 10 weeks.
We still will be able to cross US border via auto or sea untill JUNE 09
Following is quote from Passport Canada (NOT USA)
This permission to delay is until June 1, 2009, or until three months after the Secretaries of State and Homeland Security have jointly certified that specific security criteria for travel documents have been established, including the following:
* The U.S. PASS (People Access Security System) card must meet or exceed International Organization for Standardization (ISO) security standards and best available practices for protection of personal identification documents;
* The technology for reading PASS card data must be compatible with information technology systems and infrastructure used by U.S. Customs and Border Protection;
* The technology and any subsequent changes must be shared with the governments of Canada and Mexico;
* An agreement must be reached with the U.S. Postal Service on the fee to be charged to individuals for the PASS card;
* An alternative procedure must be developed for groups of children travelling across an international border under adult supervision with parental consent;
* Consideration must be taken for frequent travellers, including those who reside in border communities; and
* The implementation dates for land and sea borders must be amalgamated.
This means that the WHTI could be fully implemented before June 1, 2009, if all the criteria are met.
