DO YOU NEED A PASSPORT IF I AM TRAVELING FROM CALIFORNIA TO CANADA? I WAS BORN HERE BUT DON'T KNOW IF i NEED I

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The Mac

As I'm sure you well know, the US - Canada border is the most friendly in the world and in the past, US and Canadian residents could enter and leave at will with only a simple driver's license or any type of birth certificate.

That was before a bunch of maniacs slammed two planes into the World Trade Center and the Pentagon.

By January 1st, passports will be required to enter the US from Canada. There are some border patrol officers that really won't enforce this law unless your driving a truck wearing a beard and a turban, sreaming "Death to America!"

The Border Patrol may get a little suspicious from the latter.
But only a little, because they aren't allowed the racially profile (wink, wink)... *L*

tercir2006

I don't need a passport if you are going anywhere.

If you mean you need passport, no. Unless the laws have changed. I went there without one.

SLOPPY JACK

Yes you need a passport.

allthebadonesaretaken

No. I live about 25 miles from the Canadian border (in Washington state) and travel to Canada on a regular basis.
You are required to carry a birth certificate and a drivers license.
The passport requirement is not effective until 2007.

jshepard17

I never needed my Passport to get into Canada. I did bring a copy of my birth certificate with the raised seal on it though to prove my citizenship.

aMac

Na, Dude. Ive been to Canada Once, And I asked my folks just the other day bout that. But foreal If I lived out there in Cali. Id be driven to Canada like ***** it, that's hell of a good time. Take my dawg with me. Shhit you ever heard of a road trip, were Im at it's nearly 4 dollars A Gal..I'd be walkin. But Flyinhigh, its' cool to man. Yessir. So get down, or up to Canada and have a good time Man, and my bad for all the Cursen Its that brand new ****. Yea, dude almost forgot get that rental out ther, and bump some Pit Bull, or Beenie-Man Jamaican ****, and see what them Canadians be like. And put the windows down, and be like Smoke Dawg, whats up. Hiighoo ,some Canadian word' I think it means get Hi and Drive slow. Ok, I leave it up to you Cuz, bring back some of that gold for me..and a few of those Fine lookin Women.

roundater

current requirements:

CANADA â€“ Passport or proof of U.S. citizenship such as a birth certificate, naturalization certificate, and photo ID required. Minors (under 16) traveling alone or in someone elseâ€™s custody must present written authorization, signed before a notary, from the parent(s) or guardian. Visas are not required. Canadian immigration officials at ports of entry will issue persons planning to stay longer than 180 days a visitorâ€™s record. Anyone with a criminal record (including a DWI charge) should contact the Canadian Embassy or nearest Consulate General before travel. U.S. citizens entering Canada from a third country must have a valid passport. HIV testing required for resident applicants who are over 15. A temporary resident applicant requires immigration medical examination if stay exceeds 6 months or seeking to work in Canada. For student or business travel, check with the Canadian Embassy, 501 Pennsylvania Ave., NW, Washington, DC 20001 (202/682-1740) or the nearest Consulate General: CA (213/346-2701), MI (313/567-2085), NY (212/596-1700 or 716/858-9501), or WA (206/443-1375). Internet: www.canadianembassy.org

proposed requirements:
New Requirements for Travelers

The Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 requires that by January 1, 2008, travelers to and from the Caribbean, Bermuda, Panama, Mexico and Canada have a passport or other secure, accepted document to enter or re-enter the United States. In order to facilitate the implementation of this requirement, the Administration is proposing to complete it in phases following a proposed timeline, which will be published in the Federal Register in the near future.

In the proposed implementation plan, which is subject to a period of initial public comment, the Initiative 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 timeline will be as follows:

December 31, 2006 - Requirement applied to all air and sea travel to or from Canada, Mexico, Central and South America, the Caribbean, and Bermuda.
December 31, 2007 - Requirement extended to all land border crossings as well as air and sea travel.
This is a change from prior travel requirements and will affect all United States citizens entering the United States from countries within the Western Hemisphere who do not currently possess valid passports. This new requirement will also affect certain foreign nationals who currently are not required to present a passport to travel to the United States. Most Canadian citizens, citizens of the British Overseas Territory of Bermuda, and to a lesser degree, Mexican citizens will be affected by the implementation of this requirement.

rusty

If you have time to get a passport I would suggest you get one. It won't be until next year that you will have to have one.Two years ago in May of 2003 our car was searched coming back from a wedding in Canada. We stay for the weekend. The last time my husband and I crossed with our son from Canada into the United States (last summer 2005)) I totally and honestly forgot our birth certificates. The immigration official just about went bolistic. He wanted to know how he could tell if our son was ours? How did he know our baby wasn't a baby Taliban? He stated that there are alot of people who cross the border and have kids that might not be theirs. Did we know how many missing kids there are? You are at their mercy. You can't say or do anything. They have you between a rock and a hard stone. I realize they are doing their job but I feel that since September 11th the border people are much more suspicious of us the Americans on the American side. He chewed us out for about 10 minutes. We almost didn't make it back. We haven't had a whole lot of problems with the Canadian side. My brother had a girlfried who was from Canada and this was about 3 or 4 years ago and she was leaving from the United States and going back to Canada. She got quizzed for three hours. She fit the profile of a very beautiful young woman who could possibly have been sent by drug dealers to smuggle drugs over the border. They searched her luggage. They quizzed for three hours and she didn't smuggle the drugs. They searched her car. I don't feel they are justified in interrogating someone for 3 hours especially if they didn't find anything. So if you cannot get your passport at least have your birth certificate and drivers license. It seems like we the Americans haave to prove to our own country that we are not the terroists.

southrntrnzplnt

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National U.S.A. (US) /Destination CANADA (CA)

CANADA (CA)

Recommended to hold proof of citizenship, such as:
- passport (valid for period of intended stay); or
- expired passport; or
- U.S. Birth Certificate; or
- U.S. Citizenship or Naturalization papers.
Documents that do not incorporate a photograph should be
accompanied by supporting government issued photo
identification. (A valid drivers liscense)

Found on Delta.com

Cold S

The regulations on passports for US/Canada travel are in the process of changing. Currently I believe a passport is not necessary to travel from US to Canada, but may actually be required to travel from Canada to US.

Make sure you find the accurate answer before leaving, or you could find yourself unable to re-enter the US.

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