Passports

[RedHedd]

It took two weeks to get mine earlier this year. I was going from the U.S. to Canada and even though a passport is not mandatory, it does simplify the whole crossing the board/customs thing. Here in the U.S. the Post Offices do the whole thing, pictures, forms, etc. It's a very simple process.

[AmberLee]

Wow. Yours was fast. I got mine in about 3 months, but friends have complained it took almost 6 months. Apparently it's seasonal?

[Glacier]

It's not mandatory yet, but by 2007 it will be. Canadian passports cost 80 dollars and take about six weeks to get.

[Randi]

My oh oh my, you have to go through a lot to get a passport! I needed a new one before I went to USA this summer, and I went to the police station with my photo, my old passport (whih they cancelled) and my sick insurance card 2-3 weeks before. I had my new passport in the mail a week after.

One time John and I were going to Spain, I suddenly remembered his had run out - we were leaving in 5 days time!! He kept his British passport and had to to go to the Embassy, but with a bit of persuation, he got it in time!

[jackie]

There is an "express" option when getting a Canadian passport, I think was close to 80 dollars more, but you get it a lot faster.

[Corinna]

Just from what i heard from costomers this summer a passport made it much easier. The getting in to Canada from US no problems its getting back in to the US (if your a US citizen)that can be a nightmare.

[LuvGold00]

I went to Canada a few weeks ago, and will be going back at the end of the month. Going into Canada from NY they didn't ask us for any ID, just asked what we were going for (dropping a dog off for shows) and how long we were going to be there, then just said have a good time and that was it. On the way out of Canada (we crossed in Cornwall, ON) they just asked us for drivers licenses and that was it, pretty easy.