Crossing US - Canadia border

[Mo0o]

Is the passport the only thing that will let you pass? How about birth certificate + photo ID of somekind?

 

That should be fine, I think.*

*I haven't crossed the border since 1998. Do they require passports now?

EDIT: You're fine with those documents

 

[Jumpem]

Just a drivers license.

 

[Engineer]

Originally posted by: jumpr
That should be fine, I think.*

*I haven't crossed the border since 1998. Do they require passports now?

Passports will be required in Jan. 06, unless the law is changed (new law). The government is looking at creating a quick ID card for frequent crossers of the border.

It's estimated that only 60 million (20%) of the US population has passport and that the $97 fee would turn off people from crossing the border for work and/or vacations.

 

[Aharami]

im not an US citizen (permanent resident) and when I crossed over 4th of July weekend, all they needed was my Indian passport and Green Card.

Mt gf, who is an American ciitizen, required only her passport

 

[revnja]

I've been back and forth many a time through both border crossings (AK/Canada, CONUS/Canada), and all I've had asked of me was a drivers license.

 

[jacob0401]

You can cross with ID+birth certificate or just driver's license. However, just to avoid potential problems a passport is the best option. As someone said starting soon a passport will be required for entrance from canada.

 

[HappyPuppy]

If you are a Middle Eastern man between the ages of 17 and 35 they won't even ask for identification. They don't want to be accused of racial profiling. 😉

Have a great international day. 🙂

 

[ponyo]

If you're white, driver license is fine. Any other race, prepare to whip out your passport.

 

[Pepsi90919]

what is canadia

 

[jacob0401]

Originally posted by: Naustica
If you're white, driver license is fine. Any other race, prepare to whip out your passport.

yea well i cross all the time in washington state and it helps if you speak decent english...and don't look like a terrorist, not ethnicity wise, but clean cut and not shady/shifty...

 

[ShotgunSteven]

Where is this Canadia that you speak of?

 

[Mo0o]

Originally posted by: Pepsi90919
what is canadia

it's where canadians come from of course 🙂

 

[radioouman]

passport is fine. I cross all the time.

 

[jadinolf]

Originally posted by: HappyPuppy
If you are a Middle Eastern man between the ages of 17 and 35 they won't even ask for identification. They don't want to be accused of racial profiling. 😉

Have a great international day. 🙂

You can even bring in your rocket launcher in the open.

 

[Kenazo]

Originally posted by: Naustica
If you're white, driver license is fine. Any other race, prepare to whip out your passport.

I think it's the opposite. Us Canadians go out of our way to not show preferential treatment to whities.