Is a passport required to travel from the United States(Indiana) to Canada(Toronto)?

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We're All To Blame

I live in Michigan and went over the border to Canada two weeks ago. I was only required to show my birth certificate and I.D. I'd called the hotel we were staying at over there and asked specifically about the new law and they told me that a birth certificate would be fine.

doubledeuce44

If you are flying, absolutely. As of 2006, you HAVE to have a valid passport to enter either country by air- you will be asked to present it both ways.

If you are driving, then its 50/50 for now. they dont force you to present a passport, but many border checkpoints will pull you to customs for verification if you dont have one.

globetrekker

Hi there. You ONLY require a passport if you are FLYING into Canada (or into the USA from Canada.) Otherwise, NO you do not require to have a passport to enter Canada. Your drivers license, birth certificate and other I.D. will suffice. It isn't until 2008 that you will need a passport to enter Canada by train, plane or automobile.

lostsidhe

Check the US passport website. All the updated info you need will be there. But yes, as of January you must have a valid passport when you fly back and forth between Canada and the US. My sister crossed from Canada and back by car and they recommended that she have a passport the next time. Better safe then sorry I alway say.

velcroboy15

Crossing on land does not require a passport - only via air travel at the moment - in a couple years you will need a passport for any point of entry. Right now you can get in with any form of government issued photo id.

Same goes for Canadians travelling to the US

Phone E

Yes. Canada exports alot of disease and then there is the pchizoprenic city of Toronto. It's loud.

Dominic A

You do not actually require the passport to enter Canada, but you will need it to return to the U.S. from January 23rd /by air/.

By land or by seas, the pre-existing regulations (government issued ID, birth certificate or such for US or Canadian citizens) is still sufficient.

Canpass is for remote area crossings, and Nexus is to expedite frequent crossings for pre approved travelers.

K M

If you are flying you need a passport, if you are driving you do not (yet)

dyke_in_heat

You only need the passport if you are flying into the US.
Passports will be mandatory in Jan 2008.
For now a birth certificate and picture ID still works.
Although they like the passports.
I travel back and forth from the US and Canada often.

rainbowgirl07

as of Dec. 2006, a passport is required to travel to every country in the world except to the U.S. territories like Puerto Rico.

Yes, a passport. Check the canada tourism website.

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