[pct-l] Flying from Vancouver to So. Cal

[cactus_paul at earthlink.net (Paul)]

Between '79 and 84 I went to 16 countries with a passport and military ID.
When I turned it in for the next passport I only had one stamp in it from
Denmark.

Today is diff!  Set aside that I was in the military; the passport is tied
into multiple systems that are just now coalescing into full usefulness for
authoritative agencies.

Canada has been refusing entry to people from the US for minor misdemeanors.
Reentry into the US could get more restrictive just during your summer.

My suggestion is get all forms of ID you can.  For $85 dollars in fees for a
passport you get a little less hassle from the authorities.

The PEDestrian



-----Original Message-----
From: pct-l-bounces@mailman.backcountry.net
[mailto:pct-l-bounces@mailman.backcountry.net] On Behalf Of Ken Davis
Sent: Sunday, February 13, 2005 12:22 PM
To: pct-l@mailman.backcountry.net
Subject: RE: [pct-l] Flying from Vancouver to So. Cal

The passport is definitely the way to go.  You take no risks if you have
one, and you'll be surprised how often you end up using it.  I got my first
passport back in '95 and it is due to expire in October of this year (I'd
best get an extension).  The only reason I got it at the time was to go on
a vacation in Mexico.  I had never travelled to places that required one up
to that point and didn't plan on any other use for it.

Looking in my passport 10 years later, I see stamps from Mexico, the UK,
Denmark, Italy, Saudi Arabia, Sweden, Japan and Singapore.  I wouldn't have
been able to go to any of these places without it.  Get the passport, even
if you can get by without it for entry into Canada, you'll use it over the
course of 10 years time.  

BTW, It takes eight weeks to process a passport, so you should get right on
it.

Ken Davis


> [Original Message]
> From: Chris Willett <CWillett@pierce.ctc.edu>
> To: <pct-l@mailman.backcountry.net>
> Date: 2/13/2005 11:59:29 AM
> Subject: RE: [pct-l] Flying from Vancouver to So. Cal
>
> You need to prove citizenship to enter the US.  A drivers license does
not prove citizenship.  At the Peace Arch crossing, I've been repeatedly
told that a drivers license and a birth certificate do not qualify as
proving citizenship.  It does not matter if I think this is foolish or if
it seems contrary to what the law requires.  The border agents have a lot
of discretion, such as putting people through an hour question-and-answer
session because the person happened to visit Syria and Lebanon during their
winter vacation.
>
> Entering Canada, I rarely have to show much, although I usually have my
passport on me.
>
> Suge
>
> ---------------------------
> Christopher Willett
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