Anyone here familiar with Passports and such or live near the US/Canadian border? Just wondering if it was required to have one crossing from the US into Canada or not.
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10-20-2008
Anyone here familiar with Passports and such or live near the US/Canadian border? Just wondering if it was required to have one crossing from the US into Canada or not.
10-20-2008
The answer is yes if traveling by air: you need a passport to return to the United States.
The answer is no if crossing borders by land or sea. However, DHS will be requiring passports from US citizens crossing Mexican and Canadian borders by land or sea as of June 1, 2009
10-20-2008
Coolness, not sure if we're going to make it by that June 09 date. Might just get the stupid thing just in case.
10-20-2008
Well there is actually two things now. There is the Passport Book and the Passport Card. You can use the card anywhere that you did not use air travel as I understand it.
You can probably find all you need here: Welcome to Travel.State.Gov
10-21-2008
^^^ did not know that. I ust up and got my passport this past year..... cannot wait for vacation this next year.
10-22-2008
I'd go ahead and get a traditional passport. They are good for 10 years and you just never know. As for the card unfortunately there have been some hiccups with it mainly in other countries.
10-22-2008
I drove to Canada in Aug this year. I have a passport, and Sheryl does not, they didnt even ask for her anything but her drivers license, but that could be because I had a passport and my military ID.
I would go ahead and get the traditional passport, as it is more widely accepted and since its good for 10 years, you never know when you may want to travel overseas. I would hate to pay for a card, then find out in a couple of years that I need a traditional passport and now have to pay for that, when I could have gotten it in the begining.
webracin
10-22-2008
And doesnt it take a few months to get a passport after you send in the paperwork?
10-22-2008
It can.
Unless you live in a major metropolitan area that has an office then you can go in person pay an extra fee and have it expidited.
10-22-2008
I've been to canadia before and didn't cross by air but had the passport anyway just cause it saved time and headache. got through with no problems but this was like back in 2003.
10-22-2008
Awesome, good to know what to expect. We'll be traveling with two vehicles loaded down with expedition gear so we may just get a passport to try and make things easier.
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