Vanagon EuroVan
Previous messageNext messagePrevious in topicNext in topicPrevious by same authorNext by same authorPrevious page (May 2005, week 1)Back to main VANAGON pageJoin or leave VANAGON (or change settings)ReplyPost a new messageSearchProportional fontNon-proportional font
Date:         Sat, 7 May 2005 17:35:02 -0700
Reply-To:     Shawn Wright <swright@ZUIKO.SLS.BC.CA>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Shawn Wright <swright@ZUIKO.SLS.BC.CA>
Subject:      Re: USA Vanagoneers going to/thru Canada this summer???
In-Reply-To:  <AIEFIGCNNANNIHLNFBPEEEOFPOAA.mailinglist@fastforward.ca>
Content-type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII

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 '88 Westy 2.1L, soon to be 1.6TD 5 speed (see progress at http://members.shaw.ca/vwdiesels) '82 Diesel Westy


Back to: Top of message | Previous page | Main VANAGON page

Please note - During the past 17 years of operation, several gigabytes of Vanagon mail messages have been archived. Searching the entire collection will take up to five minutes to complete. Please be patient!


Return to the archives @ gerry.vanagon.com


The vanagon mailing list archives are copyright (c) 1994-2011, and may not be reproduced without the express written permission of the list administrators. Posting messages to this mailing list grants a license to the mailing list administrators to reproduce the message in a compilation, either printed or electronic. All compilations will be not-for-profit, with any excess proceeds going to the Vanagon mailing list.

Any profits from list compilations go exclusively towards the management and operation of the Vanagon mailing list and vanagon mailing list web site.