AmericanWannabe
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Does a US PR need an unexpired passport to go to Canada and coem back? Is the green card alone enough?
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Does a US PR need an unexpired passport to go to Canada and coem back?
- Thread starter AmericanWannabe
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Upstate_NY
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Last year, I drove to Canada twice and was not asked to show the passport on either side of the border. Of course, I had it with me but was planning to show only if asked. The GC states the country of birth anyways!
WARNING!. You do Need passport
Hello my friends,
A word of warning!. You ARE REQUIRED to carry your passport with you when crossing the border. Eventhough, I was never ask to show it but my friend as ask to show his passport when we were coming back via Port Huron. Another case I 'ved heard is at Saute St. Marie, where GC holder was ask for his passport.
I don't go to canada on frequent basis, but my friend does, so he was also suprise was ask for passport. I would carry it when crossing the border. Just my opinion.
TungFong
Hello my friends,
A word of warning!. You ARE REQUIRED to carry your passport with you when crossing the border. Eventhough, I was never ask to show it but my friend as ask to show his passport when we were coming back via Port Huron. Another case I 'ved heard is at Saute St. Marie, where GC holder was ask for his passport.
I don't go to canada on frequent basis, but my friend does, so he was also suprise was ask for passport. I would carry it when crossing the border. Just my opinion.
TungFong
leroythelion
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Re: Re: WARNING!. You do Need passport
Joe is right, a passport is not required for re-entry into the US. However, it is not unusual to be asked for *two* pieces of identification when entering from Canada. This is a post 9/11
thing.
PR in the United States are specifically exempt from needing a visa to enter Canada. Showing the PR card is usually enough. I'm a Canadian Citizen and even *I* enter Canada using my Green Card.
Brian
Originally posted by JoeF
No, a PR is not required to have a passport when entering the US.
8 CFR 211.2 says:
"(a) A passport valid for the bearer's entry into a foreign country at least 60 days beyond the expiration date of his or her immigrant visa shall be presented by each immigrant except an immigrant who:
[...]
(2) Is entering under the provisions of § 211.1(a)(2) through (a)(7); "
<snip>
So, the GC is enough. Of course, it doesn't hurt to have your passport with you, but it is not a requirement.
Joe is right, a passport is not required for re-entry into the US. However, it is not unusual to be asked for *two* pieces of identification when entering from Canada. This is a post 9/11
thing.
PR in the United States are specifically exempt from needing a visa to enter Canada. Showing the PR card is usually enough. I'm a Canadian Citizen and even *I* enter Canada using my Green Card.
Brian
AmericanWannabe
Registered Users (C)
Most people carry their driver's license on daily basis
anyway so that DL and GC are perfect two forms
of identifications if 2 are required
anyway so that DL and GC are perfect two forms
of identifications if 2 are required