U.S. Postpones Deadline for New Passports
The U.S. has decided to postpone enforcement of new antiterrorism regulations that require travelers from 27 countries to have new, computer-coded passports to enter the States. They said the new passport rules, which were supposed to take effect on Oct. 1, will not be enforced until October 2004. The State Department decided to delay implementation of the rules by more than a year because of the chaos that could have resulted next month when travelers unaware of the new rules tried to enter the United State with old-style passports. Many of the countries, including France, Spain, and Switzerland, were not on track to have all their passports in compliance by the original deadline.
New Passport Rules Are Put Off by U.S.
The New York Times, September 8, 2003
