I stand corrected - that passport rule applied in January of THIS year, not next year. Here's an excerpt from one of their .pdfs that may help some of you, *though it, too, has an expired date*: (but who knows, they may have extended it)
"...DHS and State recently announced that U.S. citizens traveling to Canada...who have applied for but have not yet received passports can temporarily enter and depart from the United States by air with a government issued photo identification and Department of State official proof of application for a passport through Sept. 30, *2007*. The federal government is making this accommodation for air travel due to longer than expected processing times for passport applications in the face of record-breaking demand..." I also noticed that the passport requirements for land-based travel are not in effect until January 2008, so maybe flying into Seattle and driving up (about a 4 hour drive from SeaTac, plus whatever wait time at the border) is an option for those without passports. A Driver's license is usually enough there. Note also that wait times at the ground stations can be VERY long, due to some expansion construction that's long overdue. Here's a web site that maybe you can put on your PDAs to check on the fastest route on any given day. The two entry points in the town of Blaine are the ones you're looking for. http://apps.cbp.gov/bwt/ Rick On 10/10/07, Rick Cook <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > If you have a passport, bring it - it's just less hassle. If you don't, > it's a little late to get one, so bring the best you have (Birth cert., > voter's registration, etc., not JUST a driver's license) - a passport is NOT > a hard requirement yet, but expect to be lectured on getting a passport by > the U.S. Border people, and to be more heavily scrutinized than those that > do. > > The problem isn't with getting into Canada, it's with getting BACK into > the U.S. > > Here's the link to the U.S. Border Patrol's website, for the best > information. > > http://www.customs.gov/xp/cgov/travel/vacation/ready_set_go/ > > Rick > > On 10/10/07, Opela, Gary L Contr OC-ALC/ITMA < > [EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > I also heard that they just re-instated the new passport rules for > > traveling outside of the United States. I'm not sure how this affects > > Canada, as I am not traveling to RUG this year.... > > > > Thanks, > > > > > > Gary Opela, Jr > > > > Sr. Remedy Developer > > > > Leader Communications, Inc. > > > > 405 736 3211 > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Action Request System discussion list(ARSList) > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Seth Wrye > > Sent: Wednesday, October 10, 2007 10:00 AM > > To: [email protected] > > Subject: Re: Phones at RUG > > > > Thanks for the heads up. Just checked with AT&T and their rate is 0.79 > > per min and you can add a package for 5.99 and it will drop the rate to > > 0.59 per min. > > > > Seth > > > > ________________________________ > > > > From: Action Request System discussion list(ARSList) on behalf of Rick > > Cook > > Sent: Tue 10/9/2007 5:58 PM > > To: [email protected] > > Subject: Phones at RUG > > > > > > ** > > Just a heads-up for those of you from the States who plan to do lots of > > cell calling while in Vancooover. While you won't have a problem with > > coverage, you might ask your cellular provider about some sort of > > different package (I know that Verizon offers one) that includes Canada, > > for a higher flat rate that will be cheaper than even a relatively small > > number of roaming minutes (at $0.50~ per). > > > > Voice of experience on this one... > > > > -- > > Rick Cook > > -- Rick Cook Cook Enterprises 253-278-4112 _______________________________________________________________________________ UNSUBSCRIBE or access ARSlist Archives at www.arslist.org ARSlist:"Where the Answers Are"
