Anything you know about this subject is appreciated.
I think that there is a new law that no longer lets you in from, say, Tijuana with only your ID card and birth certificate anymore.. you have to have a passport starting this new year? To enter the US from anywhere? Please, any information that you have on this would be helpful. Also, anyone know appx. how much a passport would cost and how I would go upon getting one? Thanks.
2006-10-23 16:46:19 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Immigration
I am amazed at the people who answer questions when they do NOT know what they are talking about! I just got the following from the US Government website:
* On January 8, 2007, ALL persons, including U.S. citizens, traveling by air between the United States and Canada, Mexico, Central and South America, the Caribbean, and Bermuda will be required to present a valid passport, Air NEXUS card, or U.S. Coast Guard Merchant Mariner Document.
* As early as January 1, 2008, ALL persons, including U.S. citizens, traveling between the U.S. and Canada, Mexico, Central and South America, the Caribbean, and Bermuda by land or sea (including ferries), may be required to present a valid passport or other documents as determined by the Department of Homeland Security. While recent legislative changes permit a later deadline, the Departments of State and Homeland Security are working to meet all requirements as soon as possible. Ample advance notice will be provided to enable the public to obtain passports or passport cards for land/sea entries.
The cost is $97 US. I just got the application forms, myself, as I am going to apply for my US passport right away.
Please note above that the passport requirement as of January 8, 2007 is for AIR TRAVEL, only. They are trying to phase this in and they keep changing the dates all the time. Go to the website I posted below and you will find all the information you need, including the application forms you can download and print. For a first passport, you need to go in-person as you need to bring all your ID with you. All the requirements are given on the website and the addresses of where you can go to apply in-person.
Really, people should be careful about giving false or made-up information to people about important questions!
2006-10-23 19:41:08 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Yes, you will need a passport to go into mexico and canada starting in January. You will not be able to get back in with just a birth certificate anymore.
2006-10-23 16:49:13 · answer #2 · answered by Caitlin 5 · 3⤊ 1⤋
Yes I guess its the only to stop people from entering the U.S with False Documents. They did not want to offend the people of the other Countries so they are making everyone get Pass Ports so whats next every American born male paints his left nut green?
2006-10-23 16:56:54 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
185$ @ the USPS includes a picture and delivery within 10 days. And yes you will need a passport to get back in the US.
2006-10-23 16:50:39 · answer #4 · answered by BeArPaW_4709 4 · 3⤊ 1⤋
The date was extended for Canada and Mexico.
2006-10-23 18:20:41 · answer #5 · answered by DAR 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Go to your local post office, you will need a passport to travel to and from Mexico and Canada as of that date.
2006-10-23 16:50:46 · answer #6 · answered by Carol R 7 · 2⤊ 2⤋
bottom line, accordingly. July 2007 you cannot leave or enter w/o a passport
2006-10-23 17:23:04 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
yeah i heard that starting on January first everyone that is traveling needs to have passports that are still good either from any country as long as they are not expired and are current.
2006-10-23 16:55:02 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
Americans will need a passport starting in 2007 to leave and come back into the U.S.
Of course, illegals can come and go as they please.
2006-10-23 17:25:50 · answer #9 · answered by sister_godzilla 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
dunno about Mex, but the US/Canadian border restrictions don't begin until January 2009.
2006-10-23 16:49:01 · answer #10 · answered by kent_shakespear 7 · 4⤊ 1⤋