[pct-l] Canada Permit

[Jim & Jane Moody]

There's a potential drawback to the passport card, which I can verify from personal experience.  The passport card (for US citizens) is valid for border crossing by land or water - NOT by air.  That requires the standard passport book. 



So, if you plan on flying back home from Vancouver or somewhere else in Canada, you'll need the passport.  If you're reentering by car, or by train or bus to Seattle, e.g., the passport card will suffice. 



Mango 



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From: "Brick Robbins" <brick at brickrobbins.com> 
To: "mark utzman" <blackbelthiker at gmail.com>, "PCT" <pct-l at backcountry.net> 
Sent: Sunday, December 11, 2011 11:21:02 PM 
Subject: Re: [pct-l] Canada Permit 

there are some other documents that will work, like certain state IDs 
and Drivers Licenses that have chips in them, so technically it is not 
just a passport, but a passport is the most common document that meets 
the W.H.T.I. standards. 

I cross the border by foot in to Tijuana quite often and I use a 
Passport Card, which is what I suggest everyone have. It is easier and 
lighter, and can get wet. 


On Sun, Dec 11, 2011 at 7:18 PM, mark utzman <blackbelthiker at gmail.com> wrote: 
> Hey Brick, I appreciate your response. I have a passport, so i guess I'm 
> good to go. Thanks,   Mark 
> 
> 
> On Sun, Dec 11, 2011 at 6:52 PM, Brick Robbins <brick at brickrobbins.com> 
> wrote: 
>> 
>> It means you need a passport. 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> On Sun, Dec 11, 2011 at 4:42 PM, mark utzman <blackbelthiker at gmail.com> 
>> wrote: 
>> > For my upcoming thru-hike in 2012, I  got the application to receive a 
>> > permit to enter Canada,but on that website it also states that I will 
>> > need 
>> > to apply for a W.H.T.I. ( Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative ) permit. 
>> > I 
>> > tried looking into this, but didn't get any clear explanations. It seems 
>> > it 
>> > applies only to non-American residents...I think. Do I need this permit? 
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