[pct-l] Fwd: [PCT2007] Passports needed

[jeff.singewald at comcast.net]

Yes, this is correct.  The 2007 requirement only applies to airline travel.  Road and rail travel passport requirements will not be required until 2008.

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From: gwtmp01 at mac.com 

> 
> On Jan 13, 2007, at 10:02 AM, Stephanie Wilson wrote: 
> > I noticed this paragraph in an article in the Washington Post this 
> > morning. I had mistakenly thought the new passport requirement was 
> > still a year off. From: Canadians Fear Fallout Of U.S. Passport Rules 
> > (By Doug Struck, The Washington Post) 
> > 
> > "Starting Jan. 23, all airline passengers landing in the United States 
> > will have to carry a passport, not just the driver's license and birth 
> > certificate that can now be used by Canadians crossing the border and 
> > by U.S. citizens returning from Canada, Mexico, the Bahamas and the 
> > Caribbean." 
> 
> Note the reference to 'airline passengers'. I believe that if you 
> are entering the US at a land crossing then the passport requirement 
> is still a year off. Here is a State Department page describing the 
> future requirements: http://travel.state.gov/travel/cbpmc/ 
> cbpmc_2223.html 
> 
> I'd still recommend getting a passport. It simplifies things now and 
> you'll avoid the rush later. 
> 
> Important: While a passport isn't required until 2008, it is *NOT* 
> sufficient to simply have a driver's license!! In addition to a 
> driver's license you must have a birth certificate or a passport or 
> a certificate of citizenship/naturalization. See 
> http://www.travel.state.gov/travel/tips/brochures/brochures_1225.html 
> for lots of details. 
> 
> Over the last few years I've heard and read about many PCT hikers who 
> simply crossed into Canada with their driver's license and no other 
> documentation. Many hikers had delays, frustrations, and lots of 
> questions during their return to the US. 
> 
> 
> 
> Gary Wright (Radar) 
> 
> 
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