For travel within the Western Hemisphere, (Canada, Mexico, Caribbean, Central and South America)

• Valid US Passport or
• Certified copy of their birth certificate or record of baptism accompanied by a picture ID – Driver’s license, State ID card, or Military ID.

For travel outside the Western Hemisphere

• A US Passport is required.
• Other documents that may serve as proof of citizenship include a state or government issued record or birth or baptism.

Notes

• Certificates issued by hospitals are not acceptable as proof of citizenship.
• Laminated birth certificates are not acceptable as the raised seal used to identify authenticity is indistinguishable.