U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) recently announced that it is expanding a pilot program to eliminate admission stamps in passports. The record being eliminated is the ink stamp and not the “visa stamp” that a U.S. embassy or consulate affixes to passports. Travelers are still required, unless exempt, to obtain a visa that indicates their eligibility to seek entry for a specific purpose. While the visa itself does not guarantee admission, when a CBP inspector grants admission, the record of admission will be documented online on the CBP I-94 website. Travelers arriving at these ports should notice the change:

• Atlanta (Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL))

• Boston-Logan International Airport (BOS)

• Calgary International Airport (YYC)

• Chicago O’Hare International Airport (ORD)

• Dallas/Ft. Worth International Airport (DFW)

• Dublin Airport (DUB)

• Houston (George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH))

• Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)

• Montréal Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport (YUL)

• New York (John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK))

• Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR)

• San Francisco International Airport (SFO)

• Seattle-Tacoma International Airport-SeaTac (SEA)

• Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ)

• Washington-Dulles International Airport (IAD)

The land ports of entry are Buffalo, Detroit, El Paso, Laredo, San Diego, Seattle, and Tucson.