Labor Immigration Law

The U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has released a convenient chart outlining the documentary requirements for arrival to and departure from the United States by air passengers.  The requirements are as follows:

For Arrival to the United States by Air

• United States Citizens must present one of the following:
  • US Passpor,
  • Military ID Card,
  • US Merchant Mariner Card,
  • NEXUS Card (at Nexus kiosk only), or
  • Transportation Letter.
• Canadian and Bermudan Citizens must present one of the following:
  • Passport,
  • NEXUS Card (at Nexus kiosk only), or
  • Parole Letter.
• Mexican Citizens must present one of the following:
  • Passport and visa,
  • Passport and Border Crossing Card,  or
  • Parole Letter.
• Lawful Permanent Residents must present one of the following:
  • Permanent Resident Card,
  • Immigrant Visa,
  • DHS Travel Document,
  • Parole Letter,
  • Transportation Letter, or
  • ADIT Stamp.
• Visa Waiver Program (VWP) Eligible Travelers must present all of the following:
  • VWP Eligible Passport,
  • Machine Readable Zone,
  • Digital Photo if issued after October 25, 2005, and
  • E-Passport if issued after October 25, 2005.
• All others must present one of the following:
  • Passport and Visa, or
  • Parole Letter.

For Departure From the United States

• United States Citizens must present one of the following:
  • Passport,
  • NEXUS Card,
  • Military ID Card,or
  • U.S. Merchant Mariner Card.
• Lawful Permanent Residents must present one of the following:
  • Passport,
  • DHS Travel Document,
  • Permanent Resident Card, or
  • ADIT Stamp.

  Canadian Citizens must present one of the following:

  • NEXUS Card, or
  • Passport.
• All others must present one of the following:
  • Passport,
  • Emergency Travel Document, or
  • Removal Order.

The full chart in color and with pictures of sample documents can be found here.