A request to change this policy should be directed to either the Prime Minister of Canada or the Minister of Citizenship and Immigration. According to Sue Lopez of the Canadian Consulate, while the specific documents needed for entry into Canada are not clearly laid out in the Regulations, the documents required are implicit within the language. The U. Visitors Travel Information Guide prepared by the Canadian Tourism Commission states that United States citizens and permanent residents entering Canada must have proof of their citizenship or residence status.
If you are connecting to another flight OR travelling on to another destination, follow the signs. Depending on the procedures followed at the airport at which you arrive, your path may vary and you may have to have your baggage checked and screened before you re-board. When you arrive at the terminal, follow the signs to the first Canada Border Services Agency CBSA checkpoint—referred to as Primary Inspection—where a border services officer will examine your Declaration Card, identification and other travel documents.
When you are directed to a booth, you may be asked a series of questions to determine your immigration status, the nature of any goods you are bringing with you, your duty-free allowance and personal exemption entitlements. Goods not properly declared that are restricted or prohibited in Canada can, under the law, be subject to seizure.
If you are a newcomer to Canada, coming to study or work in Canada, further documentation may be required. The officer will help guide you through this process and can assist with language services if required.
If you're a member of a trusted traveller program, you can skip Step 2 and go directly to the automated kiosks for faster processing. Now that you have cleared Primary Inspection, proceed to the baggage claim area. If required, you can pay duty and taxes at most major airports while waiting for your luggage. Once you have picked up your luggage, proceed to the next CBSA checkpoint, where you will show the officer your Declaration Card and your receipt if you paid duty and taxes. The officer may direct you to our secondary inspection area.
You can expect to be asked for detailed information about your travels and may be asked to present your luggage and goods for examination. This is a normal part of the travel process. Your cooperation is appreciated and helps us ensure the safety of Canada, its economy and its residents by verifying your declaration. If you are arriving by land, follow the signs to the first checkpoint—referred to as Primary Inspection—where a border services officer will examine your identification and other travel documents and take your verbal declaration.
Visit U. Certain private boaters may now present themselves to the CBSA by calling the TRC from their cellular telephones from the location at which they enter Canadian waters. Make sure you carry proper identification for yourself and any children travelling with you to help confirm your legal right to enter Canada.
Canada has introduced a new entry requirement, known as an Electronic Travel Authorization eTA , for certain international travellers who fly to Canada. Read about the changes and how they may affect you. The Government of Canada recommends that Canadian citizens travel with a valid Canadian passport because it is the only reliable and universally accepted travel and identification document available to Canadians for the purpose of international travel.
For faster service, you can either apply at a regional passport agency or get a private expediting service to submit the application for you. If you are in Canada when your passport expires, you should visit the nearest U.
Click here to add your own comments. Return to Passport for Travel to Canada. Expedited service takes from 5 to 7 weeks from the day an application is submitted to the day a new passport is received.
These door-to-door timeframes include both our processing times and mailing times on the front and back end. Delays may be significant so requesting day mailing may greatly help. Regional passport agencies are offering extremely limited in-person services if you need to travel internationally in the next 72 hours.
Those with qualified life-or-death emergencies are prioritized. Life-or-death emergencies are serious illnesses, injuries, or deaths in your immediate family parent, legal guardian, child, spouse, sibling, and grandparent that require you to travel outside the United States within 72 hours 3 business days. If you need to travel due to a qualified life-or-death emergency, please call the National Passport Information Center for an appointment. Important Due to Covid, processing times for passports are taking longer than normal for both standard and expedited services.
When you need a passport fast Can you return to the US from Canada with only a birth certificate? Travelling with child with no passport by: Anonymous Question: Can I use my son's birth certificate to travel to Canada by car? We already applied for his passport but it will take 11 weeks to process. We are planning to visit my sister in Vancouver in about a month, and I don't think his passport will be arriving before then.
Can I use his birth certificate instead? Answer: Yes, you can. Minors age 15 and below may enter Canada by land or sea with just their birth certificates. Please bring the original or a certified copy. Traveling to Montreal by: Anonymous Question: I'm supposed to be traveling to Montreal with my girlfriend this week. I have my passport, she has her birth certificate, driver's license, and a Global Entry Card. If traveling by air, a valid passport book is required. Traveling by: Anonymous Question: I just became American but don't have a passport yet.
I'm also Canadian. Thank you. Answer: As a U. You need to apply for your passport before you can travel outside of the country. Alaskan border question by: Anonymous Question: Am I able to cross the Alaskan border into Canada in pursuit of moving to the lower 48 with just a birth certificate and ID?
I have the opportunity to play sports for a short time in Canada. Can I use my birth certificate and current driver's license to enter Canada and to go back to US? Answer: A valid passport book is required to enter Canada by air.
If traveling by land or sea, you need a passport book, passport card or any other WHTI-compliant to enter Canada and get back to the United States. My USA passport book is in process at a foreign embassy for a visa application.
I am planning a trip to Canada. You may enter the country from Canada with your passport card. Travel to Canada with infant by: Anonymous Question: Hi, I have a 6-week-old and I wanted to see if we can travel to Canada by air and come back with his birth certificate.
We can not get his passport on time. Answer: A valid passport book is required to enter Canada by air, regardless of the traveler's age. What documents are required? Is a birth certificate acceptable? I cannot get her a passport in time for the trip. Answer: A valid passport book is required to board an international flight and to get back to the United States by air.
All U. Traveling to Canada by: Fredo Question: I am 21 years old and I applied for my passport but it won't be at my house by the time I go to Canada. Can I go to Canada with just my Michigan I. D and birth certificate? Answer: Canadian law requires that all persons entering Canada carry both proof of citizenship and proof of identity.
A valid U. If traveling by land or sea, your original U. Crossing border by: Anonymous Question: My husband has to go to Alaska for work in the next 3 weeks. We travel with him also. My husband, me and our 6 yr old son have passports.
I have a 5 month old daughter now. We want to drive due to all the stuff we have to bring with children and staying for 2 months there. You just need to present the child's original U. Can Canadian citizen enter US by car, train or bus?
I am a Canadian citizen. Due to the border closure, I couldn't travel to USA to visit my daughter. She is all alone with her kid in the USA.
I really need to be there with her. Now border restrictions extended till July 21st. I heard Canadian citizens can fly to USA without any problem. Is it true? I have a valid passport but it is currently at the U.
Will I be able to re-enter the U. Answer: You need a valid passport book, card or any other WHTI-compliant document like an enhanced driver's license to get back in the United States without any issue. While you will not be expressly denied re-entry, you may face delays at the border if you arrive without any one of the mentioned documents. Traveling with an infant by: Jenni Question: We live in America with an e2 visa. Next week I would like to drive to Niagara Falls with a friend of mine who visited me from Germany.
I have to take our baby with me, she has a certification of birth she is American but no passport yet. Is it possible to go there without the passport? Thanks a lot! Two day trip by: Anonymous Question: My girlfriend and I want to go to Canada for a road trip for a couple days.
Will a driver's license and birth certificate get us in and out of Canada with out any problems. We both are over 65 years old. Entering the US from Canada by: Anonymous Question: I have a colleague who is going to a conference with me and applied for an enhanced drivers license. Her card has yet to arrive but she has the DMV paperwork, birth certificate, and other legal documents.
Will she be able to enter the US from Canada by land? Yes by: Anonymous If you can prove that you are a US citizen, you can indeed travel to Canada by land. This also true when coming back to US by land again.
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