New Travel Requirements In The US

In a press release posted today on its website, the State Department announced that according to the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004, travelers to and from the Caribbean, Bermuda, Panama, Mexico and Canada are required by January 1, 2008, to have a passport or other secure, accepted document to enter or re-enter the United States.The same statement indicates that this requirement will affect all United States citizens entering the United States from countries within the Western Hemisphere who do not currently possess valid passports.It is worthy to notice that 1 in 5 Americans have a current passport.