Honduras Entry Requirements
are Being Enforced - We have recently heard Honduras
bound divers being denied boarding by both Continental
and Taca Airlines.
Honduras requires that U.S. passports be valid for 90 days beyond your intended
stay and that you possess documents for return or onward travel. If you are
planning a trip to Honduras or the Bay Islands, please check your passport and
renew it if necessary.
New Passport Regulations Beginning
December 2005
The Department of State
and Homeland Security have announced a "Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative"
in which they are proposing to require all U.S. Citizens, Canadians, citizens
of Bermuda and citizens of Mexico to have a passport or other accepted secure
document to enter or re-enter the U.S. by January 1, 2008.
The departments said that the requirements would be rolled out in phases. The
proposed timeline is as follows:
December 31, 2005 - Passport or other accepted document required for all travel
(air/sea) to or from the Caribbean, Bermuda, Central and South America.
December 31, 2006 - Passport or other accepted document required for all air,
sea to or from Mexico and Canada.
December 31, 2007 - passport or other accepted document required for all air,
sea and land boarder crossings.
In a joint announcement the departments said that they are requesting comments
on the proposed policy and suggestions for alternatives. The departments said
that they will consider these suggestions and comments before they announce
a formal rule making when they will again seek comment on the proposed rule....More Details
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