Do you need a passport to enter canada? ?

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Gentle Fox

If you are driving across the border, you are correct. If you fly or take a cruise ship to Canada then yes, you need a passport.

Mr Dornholes

If you are coming by air then yes you need a passport.
If you are coming by land (from the US) then you will need a passport in June 2009

squirrely

From the U.S.?
You need a passport to travel by plane, but not yet if you are crossing by car/bus.
But, you do need your birth certificate and a photo id.

http://travel.state.gov/travel/cis_pa_tw/cis/cis_1082.html#entry_requirements

ttlocks27

Do Americans Need a Passport to Visit Canada?
By Jane McLean, About.com
Filed In:Crossing the Canada Border
-December, 2007-

Before answering the question, "Do I Need a Passport to Visit Canada?" travellers from the States should understand that US and Canada border requirements are not necessarily the same but inextricably linked. For example, Canada technically does not require a passport for US citizens arriving by plane to Canada, however, the US does require a passport to get back in; therefore no passport - no boarding a plane to Canada.

The answer to the question, "Do I Need a Passport to Visit Canada?" depends on how you are planning to cross the Canadian border and when.
US Citizens Visiting Canada by Air
Since September 30, 2007, American citizens flying to Canada have needed a passport.

(In February 2007, the new passport requirements were relaxed for children. Read Crossing the Canada / US Border with Children.)
US Citizens Visiting Canada by Land or Water
As of Dec 21, 2007, passport requirements have been once again delayed meaning that US citizens arriving in Canada by land or water do not need a passport until at least summer 2009.

Don't wait! Apply online for your American passport now (PDF file).

Also, read our article on How to Rush Your Passport Application

Necessary ID to Enter Canada by Land or Water before the WHTI Dates:

Until the WHTI land and water dates go into effect, American citizens crossing the border into Canada by land or water need ID that proves two things: 1) Citizenship, and 2) Identity by way of a photo.

A driver's license on its own or a Social Security Card on its own are not valid ID to cross the Canadian border.

The following pieces of identification will serve as satisfactory proof of American citizenship to enter Canada.

Please note, however, that photocopies of ID must be notarized:
US passport

OR

Birth certificate,

OR

Certificate of citizenship or naturalization,

AND

Photo ID, such as current driver's license
All U.S. citizens entering Canada from a third country must have a valid passport.

Alien permanent residents of the U.S. must present their Alien Registration Card, commonly called a â€œGreen Card.â€

Kelle

from the USA;

yes by plane, no by car

by car you need a birth certificate and picture ID

June of 2009 you will need a passport for both

PattyAnn

Our family, which included two asian children, did not need passports this past August. We were prepared anyway. They did question that their caucasian dad was taking two minor asian children across the border, and they even questioned the children separately. They wanted to be sure their father wasn't kidnapping them. We were in two cars. Ours wasn't even stopped. Just Dad and the little ones.
We are from the US.

goalslammer

If you fly, you HAVE to have a passport to re-enter the US. Canada is probably sensible enough not to let you IN without a passport so that you can get back to the US, but the requirement is for the US not Canada.

If you're driving (or boating), right now you have to have an acceptable proof of identity (driver's license, birth certificate, etc.). Effective June 1, 2009, you will have to have a passport no matter what form of travel you take.

A US passport is the best piece of identification to have. I fly regularly around the West, and a passport is the easiest piece of ID for a security agent to use, and least likely to be questioned. It's just a good thing to have, especially with how long it takes to get one.

Rachel <3

It would probably be better to get a passport now.

Krissi M (damian lewis) =)

No? I don't think so, I've gone a bunch of times and I didn't need one.

dgetch

This website should help

http://gocanada.about.com/od/canadatraveloverview/qt/uscitizenborder.htm

Erica

From the states? I think its january of 2009 and right now for me to go to the states (from canada) I dont need a passport because I was born in canada but my ex who wasnt born here did.

dan_uk

from europe yes from ur country dont know

Jennn_8

you need a passport now if you're traveling by air. if you're driving you can get by with a birth certificate and drivers license. Starting in 2009 you have to have a passport either way to get in.

Vpot

Depends on how you are getting here.
I think you can still drive with a valid license. If you are flying, busing, or any other mode of transportation I think you need a passport.
I would get a passport anyway, where as you are going to receive the least amount of hassle with one.

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yes you do. Although when I was in college years ago you didn't. I went to Montreal all the time

Viking

from the US you dont need a passport to go to Canada, but you WILL need one to come back to the US

curicta85

if you're travelling by plane yes you need it,but if you're driving then you gonna need it starting Jan 09

OBAMA/BIDEN!!!(:

Yeah I think so . Hah I love Canada, it's the second best country in the world

kendalandsam

My sister in law lives there and we were told that in JANUARY of 2009 you will be required to have one.

JoyJoy

yes

loselose

you don't need a passport to enter canada. the new laws say you need a US passport to come back from Canada.

so in a sense you do.

weresoc-c-c-contraversial

i went to canada in 7th grade( i graduated in 2006) and i needed a passport then.

Sobriquet

yes u do now..

hipster_bingo

Yes, you do. Canada also prevents anyone with a criminal record (even a misdemeanor) from entering their country, so be careful.

cruz

Yes

cooka118

Yes you will need a passport

BooSha

yes

bubbaboeing

Yes, you do now...

WestCoastEagles<3

Obviously you need a passport

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