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Do US citizens need a passport for Mexico & Canada?

Mexico — Tue, 11 Mar 2008 19:21:22 +0000

Crossing the Canadian or Mexican border: If you are a U.S. or Canadian citizen and want to take a short trip across the U.S. borders, you will need proof of citizenship when crossing by land or sea.

Americans Flying To Mexico Need Passports

Mexico — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 01:22:14 +0000

Americans flying to Mexico now need a passport to get back home.

Starting Monday, the U.S. government requires a passport or proof of citizenship, such as a birth certificate, for all air travelers arriving from countries within North America , Mexico.

The rule had gone into effect in January. But the State Department suspended it when it could not keep up with the demand for new passports.

Previously, air passengers arriving from nearby countries had to show proof of citizenship only at the discretion of border agents.

Passports soon needed to fly to Mexico

Mexico — Sat, 02 Feb 2008 03:47:07 +0000

By the end of the month, air travelers will again need passports when flying between the USA and Mexico and the Caribbean (including Bermuda). Faced with an overwhelming backlog of passport applications, the Department of Homeland Security issued a temporary ruling in June that allowed air travelers to fly as long as they carried proof that their passports were pending, according to Travel Weekly.

But with that temporary reprieve about to expire, the DHS sent out a press release last week “reminding air carriers and the traveling public that the temporary Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative accommodation allowing U.S. citizens to travel by air within the Western Hemisphere using a Department of State official proof of passport application receipt will end as scheduled at midnight on Sept. 30.” Next year, the law will be extended to include land border crossings, according to Travel Weekly Passports.