JO - US tightening re-entry rules

From my archive of press clippings:

Jamaica Observer


US tightening re-entry rules

CMC


Thursday, April 23, 2009

WASHINGTON, USA (CMC) - The United States' Department of Homeland Security says it is tightening the rules for citizens re-entering the country from the Caribbean, Mexico or Canada.

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Snippet(s):

"The Homeland Security Department said children of US citizens under the age of 16 would be able to present the original or copy of their birth certificate, or other proof of US citizenship, such as a naturalisation certificate or citizenship card."

BDC - New travel regs looming

Bozeman Daily Chronicle

New travel regs looming


published on Monday, April 13, 2009 10:05 PM MDT

By Chronicle Staff

Getting in and out of the country, even just over the border into Canada, is about to get more complicated.

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Snippet(s):

"Beginning June 1, border-crossing requirements will change for travelers age 16 and older and a birth certificate and driver's license will no longer be sufficient to get back into the United States.

Instead, travelers will have to have a document approved by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security to cross the border.The so-called “passport cards” will only be valid for land or sea crossings between the United States and Canada, Mexico, the Caribbean region and Bermuda.

Old-fashioned passports will still be valid for travel by land, air or sea and for all destinations.

U.S. citizens under 16 will still be able to cross the borders by land or sea with their birth certificate, naturalization certificate or citizenship card, but they must have a passport to travel by air."