If you’re traveling between the U.S. und Kanada, remember that von heute, Juni 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.

Unter dem U.S.. government’s Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative, American citizens re-entering the U.S. need to present a passport, ein US-. passport card, ein 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, und Washington, and in Canada to residents of British Columbia, Manitoba, Ontario, und Quebec.

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

For more background about the passport requirements, have a look at our earlier “Passports Required” blog post. Sie können auch lernen, mehr an der U.S.. “Get You Home” web site.

And if you want to see how these new rules are affecting line-ups at the border crossings, Prüfen Sie mit dem Canada Border Services Agency oder US-. Customs and Border Protection Agency.

Photo by alex-s (Flickr)