Canada travel for UK visitors to the US
Jun 13th 2006, 10:32 am
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Re: Canada travel for UK visitors to the US
Originally Posted by blaze
I cross over in the same place and have had my passport stamped everytime.
Jun 13th 2006, 10:36 am
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Re: Canada travel for UK visitors to the US
Originally Posted by Jerseygirl
You must look a bit 'dodgy' then 'cos we haven't. When we took my sister to visit our daughter in Toronto in February she was quite disappointed that she hadn't got a Canadian stamp in her passport. Mind you they probably didn't even realise she was in the back of my SUV with black windows...at least the US immigration ask us to wind down the windows.
How did you know I look dodgy?
The only reason that I know the passports have been stamped is because they made a point of telling us that it would be my son's first canadian stamp. 
Jun 13th 2006, 10:43 am
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Re: Canada travel for UK visitors to the US
Originally Posted by blaze
How did you know I look dodgy? The only reason that I know the passports have been stamped is because they made a point of telling us that it would be my son's first canadian stamp.
The only reason that I know the passports have been stamped is because they made a point of telling us that it would be my son's first canadian stamp. Like I've said, most of the time they never even look up just ask nationality and when we say British just wave us through. Sometimes they look up and when they see the UK PP in my husbands hand wave us through. Very occasionally they will look at the PP for about 2 seconds, then wave us through.
Jun 13th 2006, 11:45 am
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Re: Canada travel for UK visitors to the US
Originally Posted by Jerseygirl
I have crossed over to Canada dozens of times usually via Niagara/Buffalo and have never had my passport stamped. The Canadian officials very rarely look at our passports...maybe its different for coach passengers.
As for Canadians checking documents, I was held up at the border crossing on Interstate 87 and Hwy 15 for 1.5 hours, two weeks ago, whilst documents were faxed to the Canadian Immigration Office, before we could proceed into Quebec.
Jim.
Jun 13th 2006, 11:50 am
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Re: Canada travel for UK visitors to the US
Originally Posted by Scouse Express
If you have a "Green" Card then your passport will not be stamped, but normally, British Citizens visiting the USA and crossing the border into the Canada will have to go inside and have their Passport stamped. They can be in car, bus, on a bike or can be using Shanks's Pony, but, it will more than likely be stamped.
Jun 13th 2006, 5:49 pm
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Re: Canada travel for UK visitors to the US
[QUOTE=Big D]
Not for British citizens.
From the U.S. Embassy website:
http://www.usembassy.org.uk/cons_new..._visa_niv.html
Does my British passport have to be valid for six months beyond my date of departure from the United States?
No, if your passport is not valid for at least six months beyond your date of departure from the United States, it will not affect your eligibility to travel. The United States has an agreement with the United Kingdom automatically extending the validity of a passport for six months past the passport's expiration date. Therefore, your passport need remain valid only for the duration of your stay in the United States.
If you are traveling visa free under the Visa Waiver Program and your passport is not valid for 90 days, you will be admitted into the United States until the date on which the passport expires.
Originally Posted by JAJ
Neither the U.S. nor Canada have a "6 month rule" for British passports. As long as passport is valid beyond the intended stay, that is not usually a problem.
USA does indeed have a requirement that passports are valid for at least 6 months
USA does indeed have a requirement that passports are valid for at least 6 months
Not for British citizens.
From the U.S. Embassy website:
http://www.usembassy.org.uk/cons_new..._visa_niv.html
Does my British passport have to be valid for six months beyond my date of departure from the United States?
No, if your passport is not valid for at least six months beyond your date of departure from the United States, it will not affect your eligibility to travel. The United States has an agreement with the United Kingdom automatically extending the validity of a passport for six months past the passport's expiration date. Therefore, your passport need remain valid only for the duration of your stay in the United States.
If you are traveling visa free under the Visa Waiver Program and your passport is not valid for 90 days, you will be admitted into the United States until the date on which the passport expires.
Jun 14th 2006, 1:33 am
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Re: Canada travel for UK visitors to the US
They are over there now. They rented a car from Enterprise (they let you take it to Canada only if you rent a full size ... nothing smaller or larger).
No problems crossing the border either.
Now to see if they make it back!
No problems crossing the border either.
Now to see if they make it back!
Jun 14th 2006, 2:21 am
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Re: Canada travel for UK visitors to the US
Originally Posted by smeg
They are over there now. They rented a car from Enterprise (they let you take it to Canada only if you rent a full size ... nothing smaller or larger).
No problems crossing the border either.
Now to see if they make it back!
No problems crossing the border either.
Now to see if they make it back!
Jun 14th 2006, 8:02 am
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Re: Canada travel for UK visitors to the US
Originally Posted by smeg
They are over there now. They rented a car from Enterprise (they let you take it to Canada only if you rent a full size ... nothing smaller or larger).
No problems crossing the border either.
Now to see if they make it back!
No problems crossing the border either.
Now to see if they make it back!
Cool. Hope they have a good time.
Jun 14th 2006, 9:06 am
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Re: Canada travel for UK visitors to the US
[QUOTE=JAJ]
Not for British citizens.
From the U.S. Embassy website:
http://www.usembassy.org.uk/cons_new..._visa_niv.html
Does my British passport have to be valid for six months beyond my date of departure from the United States?
No, if your passport is not valid for at least six months beyond your date of departure from the United States, it will not affect your eligibility to travel. The United States has an agreement with the United Kingdom automatically extending the validity of a passport for six months past the passport's expiration date. Therefore, your passport need remain valid only for the duration of your stay in the United States.
If you are traveling visa free under the Visa Waiver Program and your passport is not valid for 90 days, you will be admitted into the United States until the date on which the passport expires.
Well bugger me! I stand corrected - no idea where i got this misinformation from! is it a recent change? I swear it was a requirement of the airlines in the recent past - sorry!
Originally Posted by Big D
Not for British citizens.
From the U.S. Embassy website:
http://www.usembassy.org.uk/cons_new..._visa_niv.html
Does my British passport have to be valid for six months beyond my date of departure from the United States?
No, if your passport is not valid for at least six months beyond your date of departure from the United States, it will not affect your eligibility to travel. The United States has an agreement with the United Kingdom automatically extending the validity of a passport for six months past the passport's expiration date. Therefore, your passport need remain valid only for the duration of your stay in the United States.
If you are traveling visa free under the Visa Waiver Program and your passport is not valid for 90 days, you will be admitted into the United States until the date on which the passport expires.
Well bugger me! I stand corrected - no idea where i got this misinformation from! is it a recent change? I swear it was a requirement of the airlines in the recent past - sorry!
Jun 14th 2006, 10:15 am
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Re: Canada travel for UK visitors to the US
[QUOTE=Big D]
Well bugger me! I stand corrected - no idea where i got this misinformation from! is it a recent change? I swear it was a requirement of the airlines in the recent past - sorry!
You are correct it used to be....about 16 yrs ago I entered the US approx 7 mths before my PP expired and the US Immigration pointed this out to me.
Originally Posted by JAJ
Well bugger me! I stand corrected - no idea where i got this misinformation from! is it a recent change? I swear it was a requirement of the airlines in the recent past - sorry!
