| PASSPORT INFORMATION |
| BEFORE YOU TRAVEL - CHECK WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY FOR ANY UPDATES TO THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION ALL PERSONS traveling by air outside of the United States are required to present a passport or other valid travel document to enter or re-enter the United States. |
LAND AND SEA TRAVEL
The following summarizes information available on the Department of Homeland Security’s website.
Update: Birth certificates will no longer be an accepted travel document for any passenger, regardless
of age or citizenship, on Panama Canal cruises or Western Caribbean cruises calling in Roatan on
sailings departing on or after March 6, 2010. All passengers must present a WHTI compliant document
at cruise check-in. Birth Certificates (with a raised seal and issued by the county in which the
passenger was born) can be used for other Western Hemisphere cruises along with a Government
issued photo ID.
U.S. PASSPORT AND WHTI COMPLIANT DOCUMENTS:
U.S. Passport: U.S.citizens may present a valid U.S.passport when traveling via air, land or sea between
the U.S. and the aforementioned Western Hemisphere countries.
The Passport Card: Passport card applications are currently being accepted in anticipation of land
border travel document requirements. The passport card will only be valid for land and sea travel
between the U.S. and Canada, Mexico, the Caribbean region, and Bermuda.
For further information see U.S. Customs and Border protection.
ABOUT WHTI:
The Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative is a result of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism
Prevention Act of 2004 (IRTPA), requiring all travelers to present a passport or other document that
denotes identity and citizenship when entering the U.S.
The goal of the initiative is to strengthen U.S. border security while facilitating entry for U.S. citizens
and legitimate foreign visitors by providing standardized documentation that enables the Department of
Homeland Security to quickly and reliably identify a traveler.
Click here to Apply for a Passport
The following summarizes information available on the Department of Homeland Security’s website.
Update: Birth certificates will no longer be an accepted travel document for any passenger, regardless
of age or citizenship, on Panama Canal cruises or Western Caribbean cruises calling in Roatan on
sailings departing on or after March 6, 2010. All passengers must present a WHTI compliant document
at cruise check-in. Birth Certificates (with a raised seal and issued by the county in which the
passenger was born) can be used for other Western Hemisphere cruises along with a Government
issued photo ID.
U.S. PASSPORT AND WHTI COMPLIANT DOCUMENTS:
U.S. Passport: U.S.citizens may present a valid U.S.passport when traveling via air, land or sea between
the U.S. and the aforementioned Western Hemisphere countries.
The Passport Card: Passport card applications are currently being accepted in anticipation of land
border travel document requirements. The passport card will only be valid for land and sea travel
between the U.S. and Canada, Mexico, the Caribbean region, and Bermuda.
For further information see U.S. Customs and Border protection.
ABOUT WHTI:
The Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative is a result of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism
Prevention Act of 2004 (IRTPA), requiring all travelers to present a passport or other document that
denotes identity and citizenship when entering the U.S.
The goal of the initiative is to strengthen U.S. border security while facilitating entry for U.S. citizens
and legitimate foreign visitors by providing standardized documentation that enables the Department of
Homeland Security to quickly and reliably identify a traveler.
Click here to Apply for a Passport
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