On 11/02/11 9:31 AM, James Hare wrote: > > Yep. Generally speaking, it is easiest for Canadians (i.e. bearers of > Canadian passports) to enter the United States. The only thing easier > is if you're a U.S. citizen or permanent resident returning to the > U.S. It's a more relaxed system because people in border communities > (for example: Detroit, Michigan and Windsor, Ontario) tend to cross > the border frequently. Migration between the U.S. and Canada is > governed by the Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative, which allows > several different kinds of documentation instead of a passport: > <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Western_Hemisphere_Travel_Initiative>. > For what it's worth, though, it isn't like the old days where a birth > certificate or voter registration would have been enough. > Technically a US citizen visiting Canada still needs a passport to re-enter the US. Proving one is a US citizen could be difficult otherwise. I can't say how much this has really been a problem on the practical level.
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