CSMS Message: 09-000203

On June 1, the Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative (WHTI) will go into effect at land and seaports of entry, requiring travelers – including U.S. and Canadian citizens – to present an approved travel document to enter the United States.

WHTI-compliant documents are:
• U.S. or Canadian passports;
• Trusted Traveler Card (NEXUS, SENTRI, or FAST);
• U.S. Passport Card;
• State- or province-issued Enhanced Driver's Licenses (when and where available);
• Form I-872 American Indian Card, or (when available) enhanced tribal cards;
• Military identification cards presented by members of the U.S. armed forces traveling on official orders; and
• U.S. Merchant Mariner Document (for U.S. citizens, when conducting official maritime business).

WHTI-compliant document rules apply to U.S. and Canadian citizens. All other documentary requirements (visas, etc.) will still remain in place.

On April 25, 2009, ACE was modified to accept the following Driver/Crew details in a truck e-Manifest. The identifying number of at least one of the following documents should be submitted with each crew and passenger record in an ACE e-Manifest.

• Enhanced Driver's License (EDL)
• SENTRI Card
• NEXUS Card
• Passport
• Visa (Non Immigrant)
• Visa (Immigrant)
• Laser Visa (Border Crossing Card)
• Permanent Resident Card (C1)
• Permanent Resident Card (C2)
• U.S. Alien Registration Card (A1)
• U.S. Alien Registration Card (A2)
• U.S. Passport Card
• DHS Refugee Travel Document
• DHS Re-entry Permit
• Enhanced Tribal Card / INAC
• U.S. Military ID Document
• U.S. Merchant Mariner ID Document
• NOTE: Although FAST ID Cards are WHTI compliant documents, Portal filers are reminded that FAST drivers are not to be stored in ACE Portal driver accounts. FAST drivers are to be added to the manifest through “Add Crew Member by ID,” selecting “Travel Document” “Fast Card” as the ID type and then entering the FAST Card number.

After this past weekends ACE update manifest preparers will be sent a warning message if they have transmitted a manifest without a WHTI approved travel document or have not saved the drivers country of citizenship in the driver's ACE account. The messages that will be sent are…

Via ACE Portal – (description in parenthesis will not be displayed in the Portal)
“Drv Acct No Citznshp”
(Driver account information needs to be updated with country of driver's citizenship)
“Drv Act No WHTI doc”
(Driver account needs to be updated with an approved WHTI travel document)

Via EDI
STV- Driver account info needs to be updated with country of driver's citizenship
SUV- Driver account info needs to be updated with an approved WHTI travel document

These messages will be sent to carriers either via EDI or the ACE Portal. ACE Portal warning messages will appear in the “Transactions” tab which is only visible to the Trade Account Owner. Trade Account Owners are encouraged to check for customs status messages in their “Transactions” tab. If the carrier files their manifests via EDI they will receive one or both of the above warning messages in either an ANSI X.12 350 message or an EDIFACT CUSRES message. EDI details are posed on cbp.gov/modernization. Please contact your software provider or CBP client representative if you have EDI questions.

Create One-time Crew Member: When a crew member is added as a “One-time Crew Member” ACE will search to see if the individual is registered in ACE with a Driver ACE ID. If so, and the Driver account is not WHTI compliant, an error message will be generated even though valid WHTI compliant information was entered in the “Create One-time Crew Member” field. If this occurs, the driver account will need to be updated with WHTI compliant travel document information. Driver accounts may be updated in the ACE Portal or through a MEDPID message in EDI.

You can find more details regarding WHTI at www.getyouhome.gov

Attachments

• Portal_Navigational_Changes_9.pdf

Referenced By

CSMS #09-000231