Date:         Sat, 7 May 2005 17:35:02 -0700
Reply-To:     Shawn Wright <swright@ZUIKO.SLS.BC.CA>
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From:         Shawn Wright <swright@ZUIKO.SLS.BC.CA>
Subject:      Re: USA Vanagoneers going to/thru Canada this summer???
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On 7 May 2005 at 16:41, David Marshall <mailinglist@FASTFORWARD.CA> wrote:

> This is something that GW said... then he thought other wise, the regs are
> now, if I recall correctly 2008 when this happens.  But, in short, it is
> best to have a passport for stuff like this as they want PROOF that you are a US
> or Canadian citizen.  Entering Canada means a passport or birth certificate.
> I've never had issues going to the USA with a drivers licence, but perhaps I am
> lucky.

Same here. We just hand them our BC DL and birth certificate before they even ask,
and they seem happy.

And they didn't even bat an eye at the van load of parts I brought back in March...  :-)

I'm not looking forward to the passport requirements - an annoying extra expense
and hassle for a family who never leaves North America.
Shawn Wright
http://zuiko.sls.bc.ca/~swright
'85 Jetta D
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