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Tuesday, October 26, 2004

US machine-readable passport rule takes effect
Jeannie Shawl at 11:42 AM ET

[JURIST] A new US rule requiring machine-readable passports from visitors from 27 visa waiver countries takes effect Tuesday. Visitors affected by the new rule who arrive without the correct type of passport will be granted a one-time exemption from the rule. The US State Department has background on the new requirement and BBC News has more.






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