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Crossing the border from US to Canada questions
« on: July 15, 2016, 01:29:33 PM »
1)My passport expires on July 25 and we are crossing the US border to Canada on July 18 and returning on the 20th. Is it a problem that my passport is expiring so soon?
2) My wife's passport is in her maiden name, will they make an issue regarding the name?
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Re: Crossing the border from US to Canada questions
« Reply #1 on: July 15, 2016, 03:17:19 PM »
Quote from: yas on July 15, 2016, 01:29:33 PM
1)My passport expires on July 25 and we are crossing the US border to Canada on July 18 and returning on the 20th. Is it a problem that my passport is expiring so soon?
2) My wife's passport is in her maiden name, will they make an issue regarding the name?
TIA

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Regarding ur wifes passport. how would they know her current name?
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Re: Crossing the border from US to Canada questions
« Reply #2 on: July 15, 2016, 04:25:26 PM »
Quote from: Mordyk on July 15, 2016, 03:17:19 PM
Regarding ur wifes passport. how would they know her current name?
Do they scan it?
If they have no way of knowing, then that answers question #2.
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Re: Crossing the border from US to Canada questions
« Reply #3 on: July 15, 2016, 05:36:32 PM »
You shouldn't have a problem on either issue. Particularly when driving. I've crossed recently when an expired passport with no problem.
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Re: Crossing the border from US to Canada questions
« Reply #4 on: May 29, 2023, 11:38:56 AM »
does an adult US citizen need a passport or similar (not from an enhanded DL state) to cross a land border for US to Canada and back? or is Birth Certificate and DL enough?
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Re: Crossing the border from US to Canada questions
« Reply #5 on: June 04, 2023, 02:53:39 AM »
Quote from: Dawie on May 29, 2023, 11:38:56 AM
does an adult US citizen need a passport or similar (not from an enhanded DL state) to cross a land border for US to Canada and back? or is Birth Certificate and DL enough?
Passport or passport equivalent for land border.
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Re: Crossing the border from US to Canada questions
« Reply #6 on: August 12, 2023, 11:55:37 PM »
Just realized I never picked up a birth certificate for my youngest child(born in NJ). all I have for her is a SS card. supposed to leave tomorrow. would that be enough? Any advice?
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Re: Crossing the border from US to Canada questions
« Reply #7 on: August 13, 2023, 01:16:27 AM »
Quote from: joe1234 on August 12, 2023, 11:55:37 PM
Just realized I never picked up a birth certificate for my youngest child(born in NJ). all I have for her is a SS card. supposed to leave tomorrow. would that be enough? Any advice?
Ouch.
GIYF but can’t imagine that’ll work. You’ll need to wait till Monday morning for the municipal offices to be open.
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Re: Crossing the border from US to Canada questions
« Reply #8 on: August 13, 2023, 04:13:04 AM »
Quote from: joe1234 on August 12, 2023, 11:55:37 PM
Just realized I never picked up a birth certificate for my youngest child(born in NJ). all I have for her is a SS card. supposed to leave tomorrow. would that be enough? Any advice?
If you're driving, getting back into the US is doable, a letter from the Dr. can suffice. Not sure what the process is for getting into CA but I wouldn't write it off so fast...
https://help.cbp.gov/s/article/Article-724?language=en_US#:~:text=U.S.%20and%20Canadian%20citizen%20infants,the%20rise%20in%20instances%20of
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Re: Crossing the border from US to Canada questions
« Reply #9 on: August 13, 2023, 06:38:36 AM »
My plan for now is to travel to the hospital and get the hospital birth certificate or a letter from them. In addition I'll have a family member go to the office on Monday with a notarized letter that he's helping us obtain the birth certificate. Here it states that this is doable, https://www.nj.gov/health/vital/order-vital/non-genealogical-records/ . Then ill get the photocopy as people here have said that this worked in the past.
 Any more/other advice is welcome!
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Re: Crossing the border from US to Canada questions
« Reply #10 on: August 17, 2023, 12:24:22 AM »
@joe1234 what ended up happening?
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Re: Crossing the border from US to Canada questions
« Reply #11 on: August 17, 2023, 12:28:08 AM »
Quote from: imayid2 on August 17, 2023, 12:24:22 AM
@joe1234 what ended up happening?
He made it across with a photocopy.
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Re: Crossing the border from US to Canada questions
« Reply #12 on: August 17, 2023, 12:30:05 AM »
Quote from: S209 on August 17, 2023, 12:28:08 AM
He made it across with a photocopy.
He tried the other stuff and it didn’t work?
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Re: Crossing the border from US to Canada questions
« Reply #13 on: August 17, 2023, 12:40:32 AM »
Quote from: imayid2 on August 17, 2023, 12:30:05 AM
He tried the other stuff and it didn’t work?
I don’t think he tried anything else
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Re: Crossing the border from US to Canada questions
« Reply #14 on: August 17, 2023, 01:23:15 AM »
Quote from: joe1234 on August 12, 2023, 11:55:37 PM
Just realized I never picked up a birth certificate for my youngest child(born in NJ). all I have for her is a SS card. supposed to leave tomorrow. would that be enough? Any advice?
Chaval that I only saw this now as I could have given you some DP. I recently, as in 2 weeks ago, crossed the US-CA border with just a SS card for our youngest.

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Re: Crossing the border from US to Canada questions
« Reply #15 on: August 17, 2023, 12:08:31 PM »
Quote from: imayid2 on August 17, 2023, 12:24:22 AM
@joe1234 what ended up happening?
Quote from: joe1234 on August 14, 2023, 11:21:21 PM
Someone went to pick up the birth certificate for me with a notarized letter. I got a pic and it was accepted!
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Re: Crossing the border from US to Canada questions
« Reply #16 on: August 17, 2023, 02:57:06 PM »
Quote from: Savingsbeast on August 17, 2023, 01:23:15 AM
Chaval that I only saw this now as I could have given you some DP. I recently, as in 2 weeks ago, crossed the US-CA border with just a SS card for our youngest.
I had something else going against us that my passport and DW’s were long ago expired…
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