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Re: US citizen travel to Canada - passport required?

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From: Bruce Lowekamp
Date: Mon, 10 Oct 1994 18:36
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Border crossings are fairly easy unless you look "suspicious."  If you
don't look like a "typical american," whatever that means, you might
want to be sure you have a couple forms of ID.  I've crossed five
times or so and never had any problems.  In fact, when I flew from
Toronto to Baltimore, I was asked four questions, the answer to all of
which was "Baltimore."  When my high school band went to Toronto, they
looked over all five of our buses.  They asked questions of the people
who didn't look "typically american," meaning hispanics, orientals,
and a few other people in the band.  The questions weren't odd, just a
little bit about where they lived, etc.  They asked one student to see
some ID, so he showed them his school ID I think it was, and they let
him through.

As with all things, your mileage may vary.  From what I understand
this is typical, but I've also heard that occasionally someone can be
given a real hard time.

Bruce
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