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US Adds New Requirement for Inbound Foreign Travelers

Wednesday, June 4th, 2008

Recent Article from the American Society of Travel Agents (ASTA) Newsletter:

U.S. adds new requirement for inbound foreign travelers
Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff plans to announce a new program today that will require foreign travelers who aren’t required to obtain visas to register with the DHS at least three days before they arrive in the U.S. The program is intended to close security holes in the current system. The program becomes mandatory in January 2009.  Wall Street Journal, The (6/3), USA TODAY (6/2), News & Observer (Raleigh, N.C.), The/Associated Press (6/2)