| Author | Message | ||
| Kenneth Hintermeister (Barbwire)
Registered Member Username: Barbwire Post Number: 13 Registered: 6-2005 Posted From: 152.163.100.13 Rating: N/A |
Heading to Ak soon. Things not to take into Sask. Entering thru ND. Co-pilot nervous! Ken | ||
| Ed Jewett (Kristinsgrandpa)
Registered Member Username: Kristinsgrandpa Post Number: 317 Registered: 2-2003 Posted From: 64.24.209.153 Rating: N/A |
Firearms of any kind. If you get caught it is called smuggling. The RCMP will protect you. Ed | ||
| Skip N (Skip)
Registered Member Username: Skip Post Number: 9 Registered: 11-2006 Posted From: 65.19.219.91 Rating: N/A |
I can't remember are we require to have a passport yet to get back into the USA? Skipn | ||
| RJ Long (Rjlong)
Registered Member Username: Rjlong Post Number: 1242 Registered: 12-2000 Posted From: 67.181.161.137 Rating: N/A |
Passport = YES, both ways, as of 01/01/07.  | ||
| mark (Coolbus)
Registered Member Username: Coolbus Post Number: 49 Registered: 7-2006 Posted From: 71.54.203.149 Rating: N/A |
RJ I believe the passport is necesary only if flying into / out of the US. When driving, be sure to take photo ID, birth certificate, drivers lisence, etc I was in Mexico several weeks ago, no passport required. I hope the same is true of Canada, as I will be traveling there in a couple of weeks - no time to get passport!!! Mark | ||
| Richard Bowyer (Drivingmisslazy)
Registered Member Username: Drivingmisslazy Post Number: 1913 Registered: 1-2001 Posted From: 75.108.87.165 Rating: N/A |
If you are going to Alaske there is some provision to take a hunting rifle thru Canada but I do not remember what it is. But you had better get it, otherwise they turn you around and you have to go back to a place that will mail your weapon back to your home. Do not ask me how I know. Richard | ||
| Bobofthenorth (Bobofthenorth)
Registered Member Username: Bobofthenorth Post Number: 155 Registered: 10-2004 Posted From: 142.165.58.5 Rating: N/A |
You don't need a passport to enter Canada. I believe you were supposed to have a passport to enter the US by land or air by now but I think the deadline was extended. Anything you get here will be guesses and what you see online may not be correct. If it was me I'd be phoning the border crossing where you plan to cross and asking the guy who will be letting you back into the country. I dunno about you but when I go away I carry a passport regardless of whether it is "required". I want to be damn sure that when I get back to the Canadian border they will recognize me and let me back in. If they don't let me into your county I'll be p'd off but I'll get over it. If they don't let me back into Canada then I've got a large problem. As far as weapons go you can bring long guns but no handguns. There may be some hoops to jump through but if you have a good story about hunting you will probably get them in. Just don't even hint that they are for personal protection. | ||
| Ian Giffin (Admin)
Board Administrator Username: Admin Post Number: 990 Registered: 7-1997 Posted From: 64.187.39.62 Rating: N/A |
Hi Kenneth, Most of the info you need is here: http://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/travel/visitors-e.html Firearms information is here: http://www.cfc-cafc.gc.ca/info_for-renseignement/non-residents/default_e.asp Border crossing wait times are at: http://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/general/times/menu-e.html Welcome to Canada, if only to pass through! Ian www.busnut.com | ||
| Tony Gojenola (Akbusnut)
Registered Member Username: Akbusnut Post Number: 15 Registered: 11-2006 Posted From: 24.237.217.192 Rating: N/A |
I just drove my bus from Anchorage to Twin Falls, Idaho. Canadian customs only wanted to know if I had guns, alcohol, or tobacco on board, and didn't ask to see any documents. Re-entering the US required me to show proof of citizenship - birth certificate or passport. No problem. | ||
| Buswarrior (Buswarrior)
Registered Member Username: Buswarrior Post Number: 1016 Registered: 12-2000 Posted From: 74.12.90.128 Rating: N/A |
Passport for air travel is in place now. Passport for land crossing is scheduled for end of 2007, unless delayed again.... real likelyhood, as there are many, many people in both countries who cross and don't have one. Enough people to make a real problem for the passport issuers... As noted, the birth certificate and photo id, military id etc will still do the job on the ground. Beware, driver's licence alone is no proof of citizenship, and never has been. Do not confuse officer discretion with the rules or you be mighty sorry! When wearing one of those other hats, I get to sign the taxi chit when they get turned back at Buffalo/Fort Erie on the line run... happy coaching! buswarrior | ||
| RJ Long (Rjlong)
Registered Member Username: Rjlong Post Number: 1243 Registered: 12-2000 Posted From: 67.181.189.94 Rating: N/A |
Oops, my bad. Was at our local branch post office today, one which has a passport application office. Talked with the lady at the window, and she said the deadline is now January 1, 2008. Sorry about the mis-information. . . | ||
| Tom Caffrey (Pvcces)
Registered Member Username: Pvcces Post Number: 1097 Registered: 5-2001 Posted From: 209.145.114.134 Rating: N/A |
Russ, I thought that it was February, not January, that we would need passports to come home from Canada and Mexico. We did know we would need them early next year. Tom Caffrey PD4106-2576 Suncatcher Ketchikan, Alaska | ||
| Jeffrey Smith (Greenhornet)
Registered Member Username: Greenhornet Post Number: 33 Registered: 12-2006 Posted From: 198.136.32.74 Rating: N/A |
Last time I crossed many years ago, pets were problems too. You will want to make sure you stop on the US side before crossing and decale any property you are bringing across that might be difficult bringing back. It is simple and saves time coming back across. I did this for a bunch of tools and a racing motorcycle that was not registered in the US. For my dog I took a picture the day before I left with me and the dog and a local newspaper, to prove no shananaganz. |