Baby born in Canada but only has British passport, border crossing
Apr 25th 2013, 4:13 pm
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Baby born in Canada but only has British passport, border crossing
Late night panic.....our daughter was born in Canada (Ontario), and we only got a Uk passport for her (she's only 5 months and saw a uk passport as more of the priority as we all have UK). Now, we're here on my husbands work permit, and myself on a visit permit linked with the work permit. We've just realised, my daughters passport is in no way linked with our permits (and not to help she was born in London Ontario but her PP just says London) and were going to the US in the morning for the first time for a wedding. Are we going to have issues getting through the border?? Should we have linked her passport with our permits someway?? We're taking her ontario birth certificate to prove she is a Canadian citizen but not sure what else we can do?! Anyone with any help or been through similar? Thanks
Apr 25th 2013, 4:41 pm
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Re: Baby born in Canada but only has British passport, border crossing
Late night panic.....our daughter was born in Canada (Ontario), and we only got a Uk passport for her (she's only 5 months and saw a uk passport as more of the priority as we all have UK). Now, we're here on my husbands work permit, and myself on a visit permit linked with the work permit. We've just realised, my daughters passport is in no way linked with our permits (and not to help she was born in London Ontario but her PP just says London) and were going to the US in the morning for the first time for a wedding. Are we going to have issues getting through the border?? Should we have linked her passport with our permits someway?? We're taking her ontario birth certificate to prove she is a Canadian citizen but not sure what else we can do?! Anyone with any help or been through similar? Thanks
Other than that, hopefully Former Lancastrian will be around before you have to leave and can give you his point of view.
I just found this website: http://www.ezbordercrossing.com/the-...with-children/
Where it states: Children under age 16 may enter the U.S. or Canada using one of the following:
U.S. or Canadian Passport
Original or copy of Birth Certificate
So it looks like you should be fine!
Edit: This is confirmed here: http://travel.state.gov/travel/cis_p.../cis_1082.html and http://www.cbsa.gc.ca/whti-ivho/child-enfant-eng.html
Last edited by Siouxie; Apr 25th 2013 at 4:44 pm.
