Passport required for U.S. to Canada?
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If you are coming from the states then a valid drivers license is all you need. If you are going to Canada from another country, then you need a passport.
Make that a driver's license AND birth certificate now.
Proposed Timeline for Implementation for Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative Requirements
The travel initiative requirements will be rolled out in phases, providing as much advance notice as possible to the affected public to enable them to meet the terms of the new guidelines. The proposed implementation timeline is as follows:
December 31, 2005 Passport or other accepted document required for all travel (air/sea) to or from the Caribbean, Bermuda, Central and South America.
December 31, 2006 Passport or other accepted document required for all air and sea travel to or from Mexico and Canada.
December 31, 2007 Passport or other accepted document required for all air, sea and land border crossings.
The travel initiative requirements will be rolled out in phases, providing as much advance notice as possible to the affected public to enable them to meet the terms of the new guidelines. The proposed implementation timeline is as follows:
December 31, 2005 Passport or other accepted document required for all travel (air/sea) to or from the Caribbean, Bermuda, Central and South America.
December 31, 2006 Passport or other accepted document required for all air and sea travel to or from Mexico and Canada.
December 31, 2007 Passport or other accepted document required for all air, sea and land border crossings.
This has been asked a zillion times. Search
But a passport will cover all your bases.Transcend said:
ENTRY/EXIT REQUIREMENTS: When entering from the United States, U.S. citizens are encouraged to show a U.S. passport. If they do not have a passport, they should be prepared to provide photo ID and proof of U.S. citizenship such as a birth certificate, naturalization certificate, or expired U.S. passport. U.S. citizens entering Canada from a third country must have a valid passport
This is from http://travel.state.gov/travel/cis_pa_tw/cis/cis_1082.html
I have heard that its easier if you have a passport, I have not been yet so can not speak from experience.
This is from http://travel.state.gov/travel/cis_pa_tw/cis/cis_1082.html
I have heard that its easier if you have a passport, I have not been yet so can not speak from experience.
And is a lot easier to carry. I used to use it for bars and **** when i lived in boulder too as they wouldn't recognize a quebec medicare card (our official ID) or drivers license. They had to get the book out etc..it was a major hassle.Pau11y said:
I carry mine now when i go to Vt and Ny just out of habit. Much less delays at the border - drive up, flash a passport and away you go. No stupid questions, no searches etc.
Even if not strictly required, passports are a good idea, they make it a lot easier and help show that you are aware and respect the fact that Canada is a different country.
So you mean America Jr. is not part of the USAOGRipper said:
It's jarringly similar, yet strangely different.Curb Hucker said:
We got across last week with just an ID. My friend forgot his passport, but we still went for it. I figured i'd leave him at the border if we got stopped. Friendship only goes so far when whistler is involved......
LOLOLOL...that was rich!oly said:
yea when we got to fernie to ride or lefbridge to party you need an id and sometimes a student id (other from of id) to get over. make sure you have a clean record dui's no go sma ewith drug charges. they knew everytime me and my buddies had gotten i n toruble including **** that had been dropped in court
so how long does it take to get a passport? I leave for Canada the 28th of July!....D
mine took 5 months and that was with a $50 "rush" fee......
You don't need any ID
To go to Canada...
To go to Canada...
If I recall correctly (but this was pre-9/11), my wife had hers rushed and it was about a week. Totally depends on the passport office. Some are busier than others.BMXman said:
Yeah...you run with that one!ioscope said:
Any felony conviction disqualifies you from entering Canada for (I think) 5 years. Then you can fill out some paperwork and pay a fee to show you've been "rehabilitated." I have a friend who had this problem. Got convicted of something when he was 18 and then, when he's 30, it comes back to bite him in the ass at the Canadian border.dexter said:
I think the same stuff goes for entering the US as well.
THHPBPBPBPBTH!!Bullit21 said:Thanks guys. I will remember to do a search next time Peckerwood
Crossing the border has always been something very "close" to me. I have never lived further than a couple of hours from the Can-US border (on either side). So I have always crossed quite a bit. I kinda forget that there are lots of people that don't see the border too often!
Lex said:
More like 10 years. I know a guy how lives within spitting distance of Whistler on the US side. But he's not allowed into Canada because of some past indiscretion. Of course he could fill out a few forms and all would be peachy.
lefbridge?dexter said:
Wow! Ten years! I didn't realize it was so long.MMike said:
Yep. We don't like you trouble making americans coming here and causing us grief....Lex said:
BMXman said:
Normal processing time is uspposed to take 5 weeks or less and costs $97.
Add in another $60 plus the cost of overnight envelopes and it should take 2 weeks or less: http://travel.state.gov/passport/get/first/first_831.html
Whoooooaaahhhh ... hold on a minute there buddy. I got a DUII 8 years ago. You saying I can't get into Canada now? I'm headed up there in 2 weeks. Anyway to find out if one can get across prior to the gate? I'm assuming the Drivers Licence and Birth Certificate will be fine.dexter said:
Maybe if you got a DUI in Canada and it was never resolved. Dudley Do Right will arrest you.BuddhaRoadkill said:Whoooooaaahhhh ... hold on a minute there buddy. I got a DUII 8 years ago. You saying I can't get into Canada now? I'm headed up there in 2 weeks. Anyway to find out if one can get across prior to the gate? I'm assuming the Drivers Licence and Birth Certificate will be fine.
You can get a passport in 3 business days if you're located in a town that has your local Congressman. I went to the post office to get the passport completed, requested rush ship and he advised me that if I walk my paperwork over to their offices and good old tree cutting, land developing Republican Charles Taylor's office snagged it, fired it out and I was ready to roll in 48 hours.
Oh, and I know nothing of Passports at the US/Canada border...but on the Mexico/US border, you cut out a good 10-15 minutes of misery as they fumble through birth certs, etc.!!! They just scan, stamp and you keep on rolling...that alone was worth my money. Fear of Federalie's giving cavity search was high!
Oh, and I know nothing of Passports at the US/Canada border...but on the Mexico/US border, you cut out a good 10-15 minutes of misery as they fumble through birth certs, etc.!!! They just scan, stamp and you keep on rolling...that alone was worth my money. Fear of Federalie's giving cavity search was high!
This can be true, it is coming back that can be a problem. I had some friends that only after begging and a complete car search where allowed back into the US because all they had was their MI drivers license.ioscope said:
A few months ago I got into the USA with only my drivers licence. When going back into Canada I was questioned alot more and had to get my birth certificate out. Kind of backwards from what ive been told guess it just depends whos working.
But a certificate/drivers licence is fine for now, they are going to require a passport in the near future from what I hear.
But a certificate/drivers licence is fine for now, they are going to require a passport in the near future from what I hear.
You will likely be asked to report to the immigration office in the airport when you attempt to leave after retrieving your luggage. I have a MISDEMEANOR that is 8 years old and I have been stopped at the airport the last 2 years. Once in the immigration office they will determine if you are employed, have enough cash to last through your trip, and that you actually have a return flight. Then they will charge you 200 canadian dollars to enter their wonderful country. This whole process will take at least an hour.BuddhaRoadkill said:Whoooooaaahhhh ... hold on a minute there buddy. I got a DUII 8 years ago. You saying I can't get into Canada now? I'm headed up there in 2 weeks. Anyway to find out if one can get across prior to the gate? I'm assuming the Drivers Licence and Birth Certificate will be fine.
I asked the agent at the counter(3 weeks ago)what I can do in the future to avoid this process, or at least the cost, and she said to get a document from a USA law agency showing that you have had no further arrests and bring the document to the canadian consulate before your trip.
Good luck to you.
We went up to Whistler over the weekend. Going into Canada they didn't ask for any ID. Coming back to the US - we gave our passports and the guy spent a few minutes at his computer typing in our info, etc. then we were let back in.
Well what they don't tell you is you need the ORIGINAL birth certificate:mumble:...guess who was just denied plane access when he showed up with a COPY of his birth certificate and a current drivers license...my wife is pissed...we have lost a day of our vacation.
We arrived at the airport 2.5 hours before take off and they told me I needed the original when I was 5 feet from the boarding door with the plan taking off in 20 minutes. I could have easily went back home and got the original had they told me sooner...but now I'm still at home...and we leave tomorrow...I was pissed but all things happen for a reason....D
We arrived at the airport 2.5 hours before take off and they told me I needed the original when I was 5 feet from the boarding door with the plan taking off in 20 minutes. I could have easily went back home and got the original had they told me sooner...but now I'm still at home...and we leave tomorrow...I was pissed but all things happen for a reason....D