Border rules are about to change
Starting Jan. 31, citizens of the U.S. and Canada ages 19 and older will have to present a government-issued photo ID (such as a driver’s license) along with proof of citizenship (such as a birth certificate or naturalization certificate) in order to enter or depart the U.S. by land or sea. The requirements also apply to Americans driving or sailing to and from Mexico, and to those traveling by sea to and from Bermuda and the Caribbean. A separate proposal to require passports for land and sea travel from the Caribbean, Canada and Mexico has been postponed. A bill signed by President Bush in December included a provision delaying the passport requirement until the summer of 2009. But you do need a passport if you’re flying into the U.S. from Canada, Mexico and the Caribbean under rules that went into effect in 2007.
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