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French President to reinstate passport checks if EU borders not tightened

17:16 10/04/2012
French President Nicolas Sarkozy has threatened to reinstate passport checks for all EU citizens arriving in France if EU countries fail to properly secure their borders against illegal immigrants...

New UK Passport from next year

18:20 15/06/2009
The Identity and Passport Service (IPS) has announced that De La Rue has won the contract to produce the new British passport. The contract is worth £400 million. The new passport will be available...

Latvian & Estonian "non-citizens:" visa-free travel for most of EU-27

17:27 02/01/2007
As of 19 January, "non-citizens" of Latvia and Estonia will be able to travel without visas to Norway, Iceland and European Union Member Sates , excepting Great Britain and Ireland . The new...

US passport rules for 2007 delayed by one week

17:05 20/09/2006
• Watch This Video The date when passports will be required for U.S. citizens flying or cruising to Canada, the Caribbean and Mexico has been extended by one week, to 08 January 2007. The earlier...

US passports to have RFID chips

9:31 31/10/2005
The US State Department announced that all U.S. passports issued after October 2006 will have embedded radio frequency identification (RFID) chips that carry the holder's personal data and digital...

US, Canadians required to carry travel documents

19:06 05/08/2005
Travel document requirements for U.S. and Canadian citizens are changing. Certain travelers will now need to carry passports, so it may be necessary to obtain them well before you need to travel...

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