The U.S. State Department and the Department Homeland Security recently announced the Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative, which will require all U.S. citizens and foreign nationals, to carry a passport or other accepted secure documents to enter or re-enter the U.S. from vacations or business travel anywhere in the Caribbean effective January 8, 2007. This requirement is applied to all air and sea travel.

YES. Homeland Security has changed the passport policy and a passport is required to depart and re-enter the United States as of December 31, 2006. We recommend that you apply for a passport early because, due to this change in policy, we expect the process to have slowed. We are very strict in our cancel policy and failure to have the correct documents/passport, which would prevent your travel, will result in full penalties being charged.

A visa is needed to enter Bhutan but it is not issued abroad. Visitors can travel to Bhutan only through all-inclusive package tours or treks for which the tarrif is set by the government. Applications for tourist visa has to be submitted through a government-licensed local tour operator like Insiders' Bhutan Tours and Treks, or through travel agents abroad who will ultimately contact a Bhutanese agency. "Visa Clearance" from Thimphu must be obtained before departing for Bhutan.

Yes. Nicaragua requires U.S. citizens to bring a passport which must be valid for an additional 6 months after the date of entry into Nicaragua. Please check the expiration date of your passport. Citizens of other countries should check Nicaragua entry requirements, and also check reentry requirements for the U.S. (if returning to the U.S.) Your passport should be in good condition.

After January 23, 2007 everyone crossing the Canada-USA border by air is required to have a valid passport. This is not the case yet for entering by land crossing. When crossing the Canada-USA border by land or sea, Americans and Canadians can continue to use such documents as their birth certificates and drivers' licenses for at least another year, although Canada Customs likes to see a passport. All American visitors, including children, should possess identification (i.e.

No. The Isle of Man is part of the common travel area for the UK. So there is no need to carry a passport if you are coming from the travel area of the UK, Republic of Ireland or the Channel Islands. However many airlines do require passengers to show photo ID before boarding the plane.

U.S. and Canadian Citizens need a current passport or an original/or certified (raised state seal) copy of your birth certificate; plus photo identification (like a driver's license). If you do not have a certified copy of your birth certificate, you can apply to the State Department of Vital Statistics from the state you were born. Non-U.S. Citizens who are residing in the United States are required to travel with their Alien Registration Card (Green Card) and valid passports. Non-U.S.

We love when kids visit, but they must be accompanied by an adult at all times. Help your child maintain a quiet environment and avoid unnecessary noise - after all, silence is golden.

All Reformation Tours destinations require you to have a valid passport. If you do not have a passport, apply for one immediately; it normally takes four to six weeks to be issued. There are some destinations that require a visa. Visas can be obtained on arrival at the airport for countries in Europe and Turkey.

The Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 requires that by January 1, 2008, travelers to and from the Caribbean, Bermuda, Panama, Mexico and Canada have a passport or other secure, accepted document to enter or re-enter the United States. In order to facilitate the implementation of this requirement, the Administration is proposing to complete it in phases following a proposed timeline, which will be published in the Federal Register in the near future.

You can accomplish this by contacting the nearest Cuban Embassy or Consulate in your country, except for citizens of the USA, whom wil be issued a visa onboard their flights to Cuba. Ensure that your passport has at least 6 months left till it expires, calculated from your departure date ... If you only booked a flight you must fill in your visa, this visa will ask you in which hotel you are staying ... fill in any address of a hotel and look really innocent going through customs ..

A passport is not necessary - it is advisable. However you MUST carry some form of photographic identification.

The Channel Islands, the United Kingdom, the Republic of Ireland and the Isle of Man form a ???common travel area'. Persons travelling to Guernsey from within the common travel area do not need a passport but will require photographic identity when checking-in. Persons, irrespective of their nationality, arriving in Guernsey (including its islands) or the United Kingdom directly from sea and airports outside of the common travel area must be in possession of a valid passport or identity card.

For information on travel documents required for foreign countries, call Visa Services Inquiry at 1-800-222-8472, Monday - Friday from 9:30 am to 5:30 pm ET. They will provide you with passport, visa and medical vaccine information for the country to which you are traveling.