Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative: Designation of Enhanced Driver's Licenses and Identity Documents Issued by the States of Vermont and Michigan and the Provinces of Quebec, Manitoba, British Columbia, and Ontario as Acceptable Documents To Denote Identity and Citizenship

Status: In force. The effective date has passed and nothing here records a change to that.

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• Document number: E9-12513
• Type: Final Rule
• Published: May 29, 2009
• Effective: June 1, 2009
• Agency: Homeland Security Department; U.S. Customs and Border Protection

Official abstract

This document announces that the Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection is designating enhanced driver's licenses and identification documents issued by the States of Vermont and Michigan and the Canadian Provinces of Quebec, Manitoba, British Columbia, and Ontario as acceptable documents for purposes of the Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative. These documents may be used to denote identity and citizenship of, as appropriate, U.S. or Canadian citizens entering the United States from within the Western Hemisphere at land and sea ports of entry.

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