Passport - US into Canada

Red Burrito
Red Burrito Posts: 484
edited July 2008 in The Porch
I am pretty sure that you do not need a passport to get into Canada from the US until summer of 2009. But a couple people I work with are insistent that I will need one for when I go to the Ed Solo show in Toronto.

I think they may be messing with me but can somebody here on the boards ease my mind and reassure that I do not need a passport yet?
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  • erik768
    erik768 Decatur, GA Posts: 122
    From the Department of Homeland Security website: http://www.dhs.gov/xtrvlsec/crossingborders/

    Traveling from US to Canada
    Air Travel: Passport required
    Land/Sea Travel: Valid Photo ID

    I would review the website to confirm you'll be ok.
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  • 100 Pacer
    100 Pacer Toronto, ON Posts: 9,367
    Red Burrito wrote:
    I am pretty sure that you do not need a passport to get into Canada from the US until summer of 2009. But a couple people I work with are insistent that I will need one for when I go to the Ed Solo show in Toronto.

    I think they may be messing with me but can somebody here on the boards ease my mind and reassure that I do not need a passport yet?

    the answer is YES if travelling by air, you'll need a passport to enter the US. the answer is NO if crossing the border by land. DHS will require passports from US citizens crossing Canadian and Mexican borders starting on June 1, 2009.
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  • emily6371
    emily6371 Posts: 202
    http://www.gonorthwest.com/Visitor/planning/border/border.htm

    I'd take your birth certificate and a photo ID though.

    Good luck and have fun!
  • Dylan Stone
    Dylan Stone Posts: 1,145
    http://www.visitcanada.com/PassportsAndCustoms.html#passport

    haha... Looks like you have your answers now... Like four helpful links later.

    Good luck and have fun! :)
  • Red Burrito
    Red Burrito Posts: 484
    Thanks - I will be driving so shouldn't be a problem. I will have to tell me co-workers to bite it!
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  • markymark550
    markymark550 Columbia, SC Posts: 5,301
    You may not need one right now, but I'd go ahead and apply for it, especially if you like to travel. IMO having a passport is less of a hassle and easier to recover from if it's lost/stolen.
  • Red Burrito
    Red Burrito Posts: 484
    markymark550 wrote:
    You may not need one right now, but I'd go ahead and apply for it, especially if you like to travel. IMO having a passport is less of a hassle and easier to recover from if it's lost/stolen.


    How long does in generally take to get a passport?

    How long are passports valid for?
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  • Travelar
    Travelar Posts: 3,453
    Red Burrito wrote:
    How long does in generally take to get a passport?

    How long are passports valid for?

    A couple of months. But you can expedite it down to a week or two by paying an extra fee.

    They are good for 10 years.
  • TransplantedNewf
    TransplantedNewf Posts: 805
    TrAvELAr wrote:
    A couple of months. But you can expedite it down to a week or two by paying an extra fee.

    They are good for 10 years.

    Wow. Really? It only takes a few weeks to get one in Canada!
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  • Get_Right
    Get_Right Posts: 14,732
    I just got one for my daughter.
    Paid the express mail and expedited fee and we received it nine days later.

    Go to your post office and talk to the passport agent.
  • cbbjr
    cbbjr Posts: 241
    Last year when part of the Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative was being rolled out it was taking many months to get a passport because there was such a spike in demand, but times are much shorter now. The post office or State may quote a two month timeline in the interest of being safe, but I would bet you could get it back in no more than three weeks without paying the fees to expedite.
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  • Brisk.
    Brisk. Posts: 11,581
    whats the deal, its a piece of paper.. just take it...
  • Travelar
    Travelar Posts: 3,453
    Krisdababe wrote:
    Wow. Really? It only takes a few weeks to get one in Canada!

    Guess we're back on track now and it's shorter. When I had to renew last year, it took almost 3 months to get mine.
  • emily18
    emily18 Posts: 489
    I live in buffalo so i cross the border to canada allllllllll the time, and right now you just need photo ID and sometimes birth certificate.
    but a passport is so much easier :p
  • Red Burrito
    Red Burrito Posts: 484
    I BrisK I wrote:
    whats the deal, its a piece of paper.. just take it...

    Who and what are you refering to?
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  • Brisk.
    Brisk. Posts: 11,581
    Red Burrito wrote:
    Who and what are you refering to?

    Im sorry, but your first post?

    Thought you were deciding if you should take a passport or not and not actually needing a passport.
  • Tone
    Tone Posts: 1,206
    If you have a passport, take it, even if you're driving. Always better to be safe than sorry. When I drove down to the US from Toronto, my friend only had her Nova Scotia driver's licence and the border guard said that a licence doesn't prove you were born in Canada (for instance), which is true. You should take your birth certificate too, just to be on the safe side (if you don't have a passport).

    From my experience, Canadian immigration is nowhere near as brutal as US immigration... as an Aussie living in Canada for 3.5 years there were times they didn't even look at my passport or check my work visa over the land borders... but you never know who you'll strike.
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