To Canada and back without a passport?

[meltdown75]

Yeah damn straight I hope everything is ok jman.

 

[FoBoT]

make sure you come back soon

Effective January 8, 2007, anyone traveling by air, land or sea to or from Canada, Mexico, Central and South America, the Caribbean and Bermuda will be required to have a passport to re-enter the United States.

 

[moshquerade]

Originally posted by: FoBoT
make sure you come back soon

Effective January 8, 2007, anyone traveling by air, land or sea to or from Canada, Mexico, Central and South America, the Caribbean and Bermuda will be required to have a passport to re-enter the United States.

link?

 

[Garet Jax]

Originally posted by: jman19
I've had a family emergency and I need to get to Canada in a bit of a hurry - the only problem is that I think my passport has gone missing (either that or it is still in a box of stuff since I last moved). Will I be able to get to Canada and come back to the US with any other combination of ID or am I screwed?

You probably can. I cross the border at least 3 times a year (used to do it weekly) and I would never try. If you get stuck on the other side and you can't get back into your own country, then you will have a real problem.

A family emergency is a family emergency, but your passport is among the most important documents you possess. Have to keep better track of it.

 

[Garet Jax]

Originally posted by: jman19

Originally posted by: madworm
http://www.all-travel.com/media_col148.html

Hmm ok. Looks like I *should* be ok for now, but I wouldn't be surprised if I had some problems...

Immigration laws are irrelevant. It is entirely upto the discretion of the border crossing agent. I have found the only times the laws are applied consistantly is when they are trying to penalize you.

 

[moshquerade]

Originally posted by: FoBoT
make sure you come back soon

Effective January 8, 2007, anyone traveling by air, land or sea to or from Canada, Mexico, Central and South America, the Caribbean and Bermuda will be required to have a passport to re-enter the United States.

still need a link.

here's an fyi

http://travel.state.gov/travel/cbpmc/cbpmc_2223.html

Passport is only needed if you are traveling by air.

 

[2Xtreme21]

Coming back from Montreal over the summer the US customs official was asking us if we visited all these strip clubs and how his buddy owns a bar downtown. *shrugs*

 

[shabby]

Originally posted by: moshquerade

Originally posted by: shabby
Both sides have never asked me for any id either, they just let me pass. Must be my charming good looks...

i find this very hard to believe. where do you cross?

I always use fort erie.

 

[mcvickj]

Originally posted by: moshquerade

Originally posted by: shabby
Both sides have never asked me for any id either, they just let me pass. Must be my charming good looks...

i find this very hard to believe. where do you cross?

Back in July I took some vacation time to go see some friends in Buffalo, NY. I crossed at the Blue Water Bridge that connects Port Huron, MI to Sarnia, Ontario. I was never asked for ID coming in or going back out. Of course I had it ready just in case.

I was the only one in the car and it was mid day so the customs officers could plainly look inside.

 

[Tobolo]

A passport will not be required until 2008 BY LAND. If by air, get back before the 8th of jan.

If you have family there, then you may want to go ahead and get one.