Important Travel Notice

Change in International Travel Requirements:
All travelers, including U.S. citizens, to and from the Americas, the Caribbean and Bermuda, will soon be required to have a passport or other accepted document that establishes the bearer's identity and nationality to enter or re-enter the United States.

*CHANGE FROM PRIOR TRAVEL REQUIREMENTS*

The initiative will be implemented in phases. The proposed timeline is as follows:
• December 31, 2006: Requirement applied to all air and sea travel to or from Canada, México, Central and South America, the Caribbean and Bermuda.
• December 31, 2007: Requirement extended to all land border crossing as well as air and sea travel.

For more information on the initiative and how it may affect you, please visit the State Department's consular website www.travel.state.gov or the U.S. Department of Homeland Security's website www.dhs.gov

For more information about applying for a passport, U. S. citizens may visitwww.travel.state.gov or call the National Passport Information Center toll free at
1-877-4USA-PPT or TDD/TYY: 1-888-874-7793

Foreign nationals should contact their respective governments to obtain passports