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JUST GOT THIS INFORMATION FROM ANOTHER FORUM;
Passports not needed for Caribbean cruises until 2008
Due to successful lobbying by Caribbean nations, passport requirements for cruise passengers will not change in January as previously noted here. U.S. citizens currently need to show a birth certificate and photo identification when traveling to the Bahamas and the Caribbean. Citing homeland security concerns, the U.S. Department of State originally set December 31, 2005 as the deadline for securing passports. The change of plans is welcomed by the cruise industry.
The State Department has indicated that the new passport requirements for travel to and from the Caribbean, Canada, Panama, Bermuda and Mexico will go into effect no later than January 1, 2008.
THIS IS FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF U.S. PASSPORT,I GOT THIS OFF THEIR WEBSITE:
The Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 requires that by January 1, 2008, travelers to and from the Caribbean, Bermuda, Panama, Mexico and Canada have a passport or other secure, accepted document to enter or re-enter the United States. In order to facilitate the implementation of this requirement, the Administration is proposing to complete it in phases following a proposed timeline, which will be published in the Federal Register in the near future.
Passports not needed for Caribbean cruises until 2008
Due to successful lobbying by Caribbean nations, passport requirements for cruise passengers will not change in January as previously noted here. U.S. citizens currently need to show a birth certificate and photo identification when traveling to the Bahamas and the Caribbean. Citing homeland security concerns, the U.S. Department of State originally set December 31, 2005 as the deadline for securing passports. The change of plans is welcomed by the cruise industry.
The State Department has indicated that the new passport requirements for travel to and from the Caribbean, Canada, Panama, Bermuda and Mexico will go into effect no later than January 1, 2008.
THIS IS FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF U.S. PASSPORT,I GOT THIS OFF THEIR WEBSITE:
The Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 requires that by January 1, 2008, travelers to and from the Caribbean, Bermuda, Panama, Mexico and Canada have a passport or other secure, accepted document to enter or re-enter the United States. In order to facilitate the implementation of this requirement, the Administration is proposing to complete it in phases following a proposed timeline, which will be published in the Federal Register in the near future.
