[pct-l] Visas and passes?? (Josh 'the Brit' Henderson)

[Tom Griffin]

Here is what has worked for other non-U.S. citizens going southbound on 
the PCT.

1, Enter the U.S. first before going to Canada, such as arriving in 
Seattle.

2. Take the train, bus or rent a car and cross the border between the 
U.S. and Canada at Blaine, Washington. You do NOT clear U.S. customs 
when crossing the border, so the U.S. does NOT know that you have left 
the country.

3. Clear Canadian customs at the border, proceed to Manning Park and 
then cross the border southbound on foot.

4. As far as the U.S. is concerned, you have never left the country, so 
you don't have to "report" to them that you have re-entered.

This is the easiest way to finesse the border crossing and has worked 
for nationals from Australia, the UK and other countries. The key is to 
enter the U.S. FIRST and then go to Canada.

Tom Griffin
Seattle
PCT Pages: http://home.comcast.net/~griffinte/pct.html

>Message: 3
>Date: Fri, 4 Jan 2008 14:53:37 +0000
>From: "Josh Henderson" <joshmarchenderson at googlemail.com>
>Subject: [pct-l] Visas and passes?? (Josh 'the Brit' Henderson)
>To: pct-l at backcountry.net
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>Ok so I've read Yogi's book (both helpful and inspiring without scaring me
>too much) and I've worked out that as an English Southbounding 2008'er I
>will need:
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>   - Canadian Visa for initial entry
>   - Visa and Passport for entry into US
>   - PCT Permit
>   - Fire permit
>   - Maybe some sort of permit to enter US through the PCT?
>
>If theres anyone who can help me on how to get the last one *or* point out
>any I'm missing please let me know!!
>
>Thanks Josh
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