If you’re traveling between the U.S. et le Canada, remember that à partir d'aujourd'hui, Juin 1, new passport rules are in effect.

Gone are the days when you could simply drive between the U.S. and Canada with only a driver’s license to flash to the border agent.

Dans le cadre du Americaines. government’s Initiative Voyage dans l'hémisphère occidental, American citizens re-entering the U.S. need to present a passport, une Etats-Unis. passport card, une Enhanced Driver’s License, or a NEXUS “Trusted Traveler” card. The same rules apply to Canadian citizens heading south of the border.

Enhanced Driver’s Licenses are available in the U.S. to residents of Michigan, New York, Vermont, et Washington, and in Canada to residents of Colombie-Britannique, Manitoba, De l'Ontario, et Québec.

These ID requirements previously applied only to air travelers, but beginning today, the new rules affect land and sea border crossings ainsi.

For more background about the passport requirements, have a look at our earlier “Passports Required” blog post. Vous pouvez également en apprendre davantage au Americaines. “Get You Home” web site.

And if you want to see how these new rules are affecting line-ups at the border crossings, vérifier avec le Agence des services frontaliers du Canada ou le Etats-Unis. Agence des douanes et protection des frontières.

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