Do US citizens need passports to visit Cancun Mexico?

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Wicked Mickey

No, you can go to Mexico with a birth certificate and a photo ID (like a drivers' license).

randeb06

If you're getting married there you do. Otherwise you need a raised stamped copy of your birth certificate from the court house and a picture ID. The copy of you birth certificate that your parents got when you were born will not work.

â™¥Spiky Sandyâ™¥

Not necessarily. I used my driver's license and my birth certificate as proof of my citizenship.

Bham

the last day is december 31, 2006, after that the US requires passport to fly back, by land the last day is december, 31, 2007

All you need now is your valid driver's license and birth certificate

Twixie

passports are soon going to be required. You can get one at the post office (well in az you can)

redsgirl

New rules have just been put in place stating that US citizens MUST have a passport to leave/gain access to the US. So YES, get a passport!!

rythempig

As of January 1, 2007 the answer is yes (Canada too)

nina_si_mone

You want to make sure you have a certified copy of your birth certificate. A photo copy won't do. The certified copy has a raised seal to confirm it's valid.

kkmkpro

yes

Les

Yes, you need your passport to go and come back but you do not need a visa if you are traveling from the US to MX.

New Requirements for Travelers

The Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 requires that by January 1, 2008, travelers to and from the Caribbean, Bermuda, Panama, Mexico and Canada have a passport or other secure, accepted document to enter or re-enter the United States. In order to facilitate the implementation of this requirement, the Administration is proposing to complete it in phases following a proposed timeline, which will be published in the Federal Register in the near future.

In the proposed implementation plan, which is subject to a period of initial public comment, the Initiative will be rolled out in phases, providing as much advance notice as possible to the affected public to enable them to meet the terms of the new guidelines. The proposed timeline will be as follows:

December 31, 2006 - Requirement applied to all air and sea travel to or from Canada, Mexico, Central and South America, the Caribbean, and Bermuda.
December 31, 2007 - Requirement extended to all land border crossings as well as air and sea travel.
This is a change from prior travel requirements and will affect all United States citizens entering the United States from countries within the Western Hemisphere who do not currently possess valid passports. This new requirement will also affect certain foreign nationals who currently are not required to present a passport to travel to the United States. Most Canadian citizens, citizens of the British Overseas Territory of Bermuda, and to a lesser degree, Mexican citizens will be affected by the implementation of this requirement.

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