If you don't have one now don't waist your time trying to get one. It
will take about 2 months to get one.
When we went to Cancun last year it took us about 8 weeks to get a
passport and we were told at that time that it was required to get
back into the states.
David Nock
British Car Specialists
Stockton Ca 95205
209-948-8767
www.britishcarspecialists.com
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On Jul 18, 2006, at 7:54 AM, John Sims wrote:
> According to the Dept of State web site,
>
> Quote
>
> The Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004
> requires that
> by January 1, 2008, travelers to and from the Caribbean, Bermuda,
> Panama,
> Mexico and Canada have a passport or other secure, accepted
> document to
> enter or re-enter the United States. In order to facilitate the
> implementation of this requirement, the Administration is proposing to
> complete it in phases following a proposed timeline, which will be
> published
> in the Federal Register in the near future.
>
> In the proposed implementation plan, which is subject to a period
> of initial
> public comment, the Initiative will be rolled out in phases,
> providing as
> much advance notice as possible to the affected public to enable
> them to
> meet the terms of the new guidelines. The proposed timeline will be as
> follows:
>
> December 31, 2006 - Requirement applied to all air and sea travel
> to or from
> Canada, Mexico, Central and South America, the Caribbean, and Bermuda.
> December 31, 2007 - Requirement extended to all land border
> crossings as
> well as air and sea travel.
> This is a change from prior travel requirements and will affect all
> United
> States citizens entering the United States from countries within
> the Western
> Hemisphere who do not currently possess valid passports. This new
> requirement will also affect certain foreign nationals who
> currently are not
> required to present a passport to travel to the United States. Most
> Canadian citizens, citizens of the British Overseas Territory of
> Bermuda,
> and to a lesser degree, Mexican citizens will be affected by the
> implementation of this requirement.
>
>
> Unquote
>
> It makes sense to get a passport ASAP --- they are good for 10
> years or so.
>
> John Sims, BN6
> Aberdeen, NJ
>
> www.healey6.com
>
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-healeys@autox.team.net [mailto:owner-
> healeys@autox.team.net] On
> Behalf Of Bob Spidell
> Sent: Tuesday, July 18, 2006 9:53 AM
> To: Tracy Drummond
> Cc: 'John Trifari'; healeys@autox.team.net
> Subject: Re: CARAVANS TO RENDEZVOUS
>
> Correct.
>
> But bring your passport. I was just in Canada and it's difficult
> to get
> across without one. Was
> told coming back that will be a requirement in the near future. They
> want proof of citizenship,
> and a driver's license isn't sufficient (or, as the not-so-friendly
> Canook customs lady said "that
> just proves you can drive in the US").
>
>
> bs
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