2008 Passports

Effective January 31, 2008, U.S. and Canadian citizens ages 19 and older should no longer expect that they will be able to prove identity and citizenship by relying on an oral declaration alone.  Instead, travelers will be asked to present documents from the list below when entering the United States at land or sea ports of entry.  Travelers who do not present one of the documents listed may be delayed as U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers attempt to verify their identity and citizenship.

U.S. and Canadian Citizens--Single Document Option:

U.S. or Canadian Passport, U.S. Passport Card (available spring 2008), Trusted Traveler Cards (NEXUS, SENTRI, or FAST), State or Provincial Issued Enhanced Driver's License, Enhanced Tribal Cards, U.S. Military I.D. w/Military Travel Orders, U.S. Merchant Mariner Document, Native American Tribal Photo Identification Card, Indian and Northern Affairs Canada (INAC) Card.

U.S. and Canadian Citizens----Two Document Option:

All U.S. and Canadian citizens who do not have one of the documents from the list above must present both an identification and citizenship document from the list below:

Identification Document: 

Drivers license or I.D. card issued by federal, state, provincial, county, territory, or municipal authority.

U.S. or Canadian military identification card.  All documents must have a photo , name and date of birth.

Citizenship Document:

U.S. or Canadian birth certificate issued by a federal, state, provincial, county, territory or municipal authority, U.S. Consular report of birth abroad, U.S. Certificate of Naturalization, U.S. Certificate of Citizenship, U.S. Citizen Identification Card, Canadian Citizenship Card.

Procedures for Children:

Effective January 31, 2008, U.S. and Canadian citizen children ages 18 and under will be expected to present a birth certificate issued by a  federal, state, provincial, county, or municipal authority

For more information please contact www.custom.gov or call 906-635-5255.