Re: Oh, Canada

[Richard Sales <richard@glasswing.com>]

Went back and forth a week ago with only a passport.  
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On 18-Jun-06, at 12:10 PM, mech wrote:

> At 2:58 PM -0400 6/18/06, Paul wrote:
> > Hi:
> >
> > Has anyone traveled from the US to Canada recently?
> >
> > I was told by someone that there is a requirement for 3 documents to enter the country (Passport, birth certificate, driver's license). Doesn't sound right to me - if one has a passport, why would one need a birth certificate? What if one doesn't drive?
>
> We drove from Seattle to Vancouver in March.  My understanding is that they are merely tightening up on the requirements a little bit, but you don't need all 3 documents.  You can get by with *either* a passport (simplest solution, and what we used) *or* driver's license & birth certificate.
>
> In the past, you could get across with merely a driver's license, but this was always a little dicey based on the "interpretation" of the agent at the border.  It was also worse for Canadians attempting to cross into the US on a DL, than Americans crossing into Canada (mostly because many of the guys on the American side are, erm, arseholes -- at least in the airports).  Also, this was a proposed change and it may or may not have gone into effect yet.  Check http://travel.state.gov and they should give you the definitive answer.
>
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