| Title: | June 1, 2009 Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative (WHTI)requirements go into effect |
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| Date: | 2009-05-26 |
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On June 1, 2009 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.
As of June 1st carriers filing ACE e-Manifests are required to provide at least one of the following travel documents and country of citizenship when reporting crew and passenger information.
• 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.
E-Manifests can be rejected for failure to transmit these required data elements at anytime after June 1, 2009, however the ACE e-Manifest rejection functionality will not be deployed on June 1st as originally planed. It is important to take action regarding any of the following ACE e-Manifest warning messages to insure that your drivers are not delayed at the border as of June 1st or that your e-Manifests are not rejected in the future.
Via ACE Portal, Trade Account Owner's access to the “Transactions Tab” – (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
Transmission of document information does not relieve the driver from the requirement of having the physical documentation in their possession upon arrival in the United States.
For more information regarding ACE e-Manifest WHTI warning messages please refer to CSMS message number 09-000217. For more details regarding the Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative go to web site at www.getyouhome.gov