INTERNATIONAL ARRIVALS GUIDE
Documents Required for Entering or Returning to United States
As of Jan. 23, 2007, ALL persons, including U.S. citizens, traveling by air between the United States and Canada, Mexico, Central and South America, the Caribbean, and Bermuda are required to present a valid passport, Air NEXUS card or U.S. Coast Guard Merchant Mariner Document upon return to the United States.
The U.S. Customs and Border Protection agency's Web site provides detailed information about the requirements including helpful traveler checklists and information on how to obtain required documents.
International Traveler Tips
Know the passport and visa requirements of the country you are going to visit. Most countries require that each person have a passport, and some require visas as well. The U.S. Deparment of State Web site explains how and where to go to apply for a passport and/or visas.
Register any valuable items (cameras, audio and video equipment, jewelry, etc.) you are taking out of the United States with U.S. Customs before departure. This provides proof of prior ownership of these items upon return to the United States. Otherwise, these items could appear to have been purchased outside the United States making them subject to duty upon your return. Items may be registered at the Port Director's Office in the South Air Cargo Complex, 3002 E. Old Tower Road, Suite 400, at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport. Call (602) 914-1400 for more information.
To greet a passenger arriving into Phoenix aboard an international flight, wait at the International Arrivals Waiting Area in Terminal 4, on Level 3 at the east end by Starbucks.
