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No passports needed until June 2009?

Submitted by zztop on April 17, 2008 - 11:42.

Travel

I read that you don't need a US passport to enter US until June 1, 2009 if you enter by car or boat. Is this true?

I also heard that US congress was trying to get State Department to do something else. This very confusing. Does anyone know what is needed now?

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You have until June 1, 2009

Submitted by Tom on April 19, 2008 - 18:11.

You don't need a passport to enter or reenter the US if you are doing so by land or sea. After June 1, 2009, you must have a passport or a present documents that work as both identification and proof of citizenship.

Note, right now you must have a valid passport if you enter or reenter the US via air. In my opinion, it's less hassle to just get the passport. It's good for 10 years and eliminates hassles. Would get it now and avoid next years rush. See http://www.millennialliving.com/activities/travel/whatpassportapplicatio...
for what passport applications to use.

Hope that helps.