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Senior Citizen Travel & Vacation
Passport to be Required in 2007 for Air Travel Even
to Neighboring Countries
Air Transport Association offers help on getting
passports
December 13, 2006 - Senior citizens planning travel
in 2007 need be aware that beginning Jan. 23, 2007, all travelers will
be required to present a passport to enter or re-enter the United
States, including U.S. citizens returning to the U.S. by air from
Canada, Mexico, Central and South America, the Caribbean and Bermuda.
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The Air Transport Association (ATA), the industry
trade organization representing leading U.S. airlines, today issued the
alert of new and more restrictive travel document policies for all
travelers entering the U.S. by air from any part of the Western
Hemisphere.
These new travel document requirements were issued
by the Department of Homeland Security and U.S. Department of State as
part of the Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative (WHTI).
They are a
result of recommendations made by the 9/11 Commission, which Congress
subsequently passed into law in the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism
Prevention Act of 2004, in an effort to enhance security and efficiency
at U.S. borders.
ATA suggests that travelers without a passport take
immediate action to begin the application or renewal processes, which
can take as much as eight weeks. For information about passports and
applications, U.S. citizens can use the following links:
● How to apply for a new passport
(http://www.travel.state.gov/passport/get/first/first_830.html)
● How to renew your passport
(http://www.travel.state.gov/passport/get/renew/renew_833.html)
● Where to get a passport
(http://iafdb.travel.state.gov/)
● How to get your passport quickly
(http://www.travel.state.gov/passport/get/first/first_831.html)
"These changes, while requiring slightly more
advance planning, are vitally important to the security and safety of
air travelers," said ATA President and CEO James C. May.
"This holiday travel season is the last time that
passengers will be ably to fly throughout the Western Hemisphere and
return to the U.S. without a passport, so we urge all travelers without
a passport to act now to ensure a seamless journey."
For more information on travel documentation
requirements, or to view the final WHTI rule, visit
http://www.dhs.gov/ or
http://travel.state.gov/. The final rule is published in the Federal
Register, where it can be viewed at
http://www.regulations.gov/.
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