What is required for a US citizen to travel to Canada?

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Pichi

Government issued photo ID (drivers license)
Birth Certificate or passport

Any minors traveling need the same, as well as written parental permission if both parents are not accompanying them.

Pets need proof of rabies vaccination.

Passports will be required beginning 2007.

Some of the above is more n eeded to get back in to the states than it is to get in to canada.

Jen G

You don't need a passport YET. You need government issued picture ID.

jean

a passport is the best way or go to
www.travelstate.gov and look for American travel abroad.

Dunrobin

Presently I think you only need photo ID, but if you have a passport anyway you might as well bring it. Eventually it will be required.

valgal115

a birth certificate and a passport

TRABCO

I heard you now need a passport

theobromo77

A passport. If you're bringing kids, they need one, too. If both parents aren't with them, you must have a note from the missing parent saying it's okay or a death certificate.

dolphinchk64

passport and birth certificate

suiki

Before December 31st only a birth certificate and Photo ID is required.If you dont have a Birth Cert than a passport and photo ID.After December 31st a passport and photoID is required.

I-C-U

if you are a native born US citizen than a birth certificate and a passport.
If you are a nautralized US citizen than the certification of citizenship and a passport.

ParisAd0re

y don't you just call, I went on a bus trip with my college and all we needed was a birth certificate and a driver's liscence/state id. you don't want to waste your money on a passport right now because you may not need it.

Raven E

Used to be nothing, but after 9/11 a passport.
Same for Mexico

souixzeequeue

passport. and don't ever say you're going to be doing any sort of work of any kind while you're there. well, unless you are going there TO DO WORK.

borscht

Until 2008 you do not officially need a passport to come to Canada if you are a US citizen. (But if you have one, it doesn't hurt to bring it along). Some identification, proof of residence is needed, such as a birth certificate. Some may let you go with a driver's licence, but other borders are more less lenient with this.
Do a little research before you go about weather and culture. You'd be surprised how many Americans are disappointed when they realize that Canada is not all covered in snow all year. These kind of stories just add fuel for the Canucks to make fun of their neighbours to the south. :)

The Man

A healthy resistence to complete boredom and dumb accents, eh?

mxzptlk

lack of taste?
bad decisiion?

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