Do you need a passport to travel into Canada from the United States?

Answer 1

All persons entering Canada may be required to present proof of citizenship and identity. U.S. citizens are encouraged to show a U.S. passport. If they do not have a passport, they should be prepared to provide a government-issued photo ID (e.g. Driver’s License) and proof of U.S. citizenship such as a U.S. birth certificate, naturalization certificate, or U.S. passport.

Answer 2

I just returned from Ontario. We crossed at the Peace Bridge Buffalo/Ft. Erie. A passport is not required for American citizens, but, it will be in Jan. 2007.

They will ask for a photo ID and you need to have either a voter's registration card or birth certificate as back-up. We usually get asked for the birth certificates on the way back into the US not on the way into Canada.

Answer 3

just about. you do no longer want a passport to return and forth from united states of america TO Canada. For which you will would desire to furnish info of citizenship and identity, inclusive of a beginning certificates and a central authority-issued image identity (e.g. driving force’s licence). yet..... efficient January 23, 2007 in case you're going decrease back to the USA of a by AIR, you will want a passport. by land and sea you will no longer want a passport till January 2008 (on the earliest)

Answer 4

Shan Mal,

Thank you for your question

You don't currently require one but it is suggested that you carry one. You do need a drivers licence.


The US State Department advises:

"U.S. citizens who travel to a country where a valid U.S. passport is not required will need documentary evidence of their U.S. citizenship and identity. Proof of U.S. citizenship includes an expired U.S. passport or an original birth certificate. A certified copy of the birth certificate is also acceptable, but it must have the registrar’s signature and a raised, impressed, embossed, or multicolored seal. If you were born abroad, a Certificate of Naturalization, Certificate of Citizenship, or Report of Birth Abroad of a Citizen of the United States will suffice. To prove identity, a valid driver’s license or government identification card are acceptable provided they identify you by physical description or photograph. However, for travel overseas and to facilitate reentry into the U.S., a valid U.S. passport is the best documentation available and unquestionably proves your U.S. citizenship. Before you send your passport through the mail to apply for a visa, sign it in ink, and write in pencil your current address and daytime telephone number in the space provided. This will help the U.S. Postal Service return it to you should it become separated from the envelope during processing."

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"On effective dates below, all travelers to or from the Americas, the Caribbean and Bermuda will be required to have a passport or other document that establishes the bearer’s identity and nationality to enter or re-enter the United States. On December 31, 2006, the requirement will be applied to all air and sea travel to and from Bermuda, the Caribbean, Central and South America, Mexico, and Canada. On December 31, 2007, the requirement extended to all air, sea, and land border crossings. For more information or to confirm effective dates, visit the State Department’s consular web site www.travel.state.gov or the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s web site at www.dhs.gov."

You will definitely need your passport in a couple of years and it is useful to carry it now so you should.

The Washington Post reported last year that the US Government decided to tighten entry requirements as a result of terrorism.

Millions of Americans will be required to show passports when they reenter the United States from Canada, Mexico and the Caribbean by 2008 under new rules announced yesterday by the State and Homeland Security departments.

The new policy, designed to thwart terrorists from exploiting the relative ease of travel in North America, means that Americans who lack U.S. passports will have to obtain them to travel between the United States and neighboring nations. It also will require Mexicans and Canadians to present either passports or another official document to enter this country, with details to be determined.

If you don't have a US passport, I would apply for one.

Regards

Answer 5

beginning Jan. 1, 2007 you will need a passport to enter canada and/or mexico from the u.s. until then you only need a drivers license.

Answer 6

yes, I need the passport to get into Canada.

Answer 7

Not at the moment, but in 6 years you will. Because of new laws passed by the Bush Administration, all part of trying to secure our borders.

Answer 8

In 2008 yes. Right now, not a chance.

Answer 9

nope if you are an American citizen. If you are not, you might need to apply the visa, depending on which country you are from.

Answer 10

Nope, at least not that I know of