Former Lancastrian

We might be on strike so we won't care

scrubbedexpat091

The children thing never makes sense to me, the BC Government has spent the last school year saying kids are very low risk and both getting and spreading COVID as part of the reasoning why school was being kept in session.

scrubbedexpat091

Now just need the land border open for non-essential travel, then I will be happy.

Revin Kevin

I don't think you will have any issues, they are smarter than they look! 😂😂

Jerseygirl

As USC’s we do not need a reason to cross over the border into the US…same as Canadian PRs coming back to Canada. Or at least that’s how I understand it. I think the 14 day quarantine upon return still applies?

Revin Kevin

The NHS version is more or less identical.

scrubbedexpat091

But my wife isn't a US person and she wants to see my family too.

Jerseygirl

Of course.

We are considering either flying or driving to the west coast for a few weeks. It’s been a long time since we drove down the PCH. We left the car at the Mexican border, crossed by foot and picked up a cab on the other side. Cab driver dropped us off in Tijuana…or at least tried to. I stepped out of the cab, took a look around and got straight back in.

sharkus

I'm fairly sure that a US citizen entering the US from Canada by a land border can do so without an "essential" reason to do so. If they are also a Canadian citizen, or PR (not sure on if you just have a valid work permit) then they can still cross back over via a land border, but will still need a negative test before coming in, then quarantine for 14 days, and have a test during that period. If it's negative, then you're all good after 14 days. Be prepared to be be checked up on too, be that a phone call, or a knock on the door.

Unless it's been updated since the news this morning, the above still applies to land border crossings, though I suspect it may change when the new travel rules for air travel come into affect.

scrubbedexpat091

Growing up we would usually go to Tijuana a couple times a year for a day, have lunch, my parents would buy a few things, when I turned 18, I went a few times since drinking age was lower, but then discovered Cabo and I could fly their with my flight benefits for like $25 in taxes so I'd fly down to Cabo a couple times a month.

Going into Mexico is the easy part, its the coming back to the US that is a pain in the rear end, and can take several hours depending on the day, the Tijuana and San Diego border is one of the busiest land crossings in the world, usually ranking at or near the #1 spot in a normal year, for economic purposes, Tijuana and San Diego are one city divided by an international border.

Today so far, 2 1/2 hours has been the longest wait and this is with COVID restrictions limited travel across it, on a busy day in normal years 3-5 hours to cross isn't unheard of.

It's an insane border crossing.

Jerseygirl

You are correct, USCs do not need a reason to enter the US. We cannot be refused entry. I am a little confused about the 14 day quarantine, if coming back to Canada after July 5th. Some say the restrictions have been dropped for land and air, but I haven’t read an official notification.

Former Lancastrian

You can also decide to walk across the pedestrian bridge at San Ysidro which might be a bit quicker.

scrubbedexpat091

Indeed it is at times, and the San Diego trolley stops at the border, which can take you directly to downtown and beyond.

For those using the Tijuana airport but with destination of San Diego or originating in San Diego, there is that bridge that links the US to the Tijuana airport, there is a fee to use it though, but makes getting to/from the Tijuana airport so much easier.

OrangeMango

I know what you mean. A bureaucrat may make an issue about nothing. However every Canadian arriving from Europe in Canada will have that same Comirnaty - Biontech sticker in the yellow vaccination passport.

Comirnaty is the marketing name in Europe of the product BNT162b2.

Biontech develloped it in Germany which is owned by Pfizer.

The official website even mentioned that the traveller can be vaccinated in any country.

I'd say the CBSA will be familiar with the terms being used, however the official website could have been clearer.

In many EU countries they even seem to be giving batch stickers of the specific Comirnaty / Biontech / Pfizer vaccine.

Gozit

Good to see. It makes sense that we used the same template as the British, as our health system is very similar to and somewhat intertwined with the NHS in the UK due to our former colonial status.

Yeah I reckon it will be fine, just a bit worried.