Este blog es para cualquier American citizens planning to visit Canada after June 1 — whether you’ll be coming on vacation or to scout out potential places to live.

If you don’t already have a passport, ahora es el momento de solicitar uno, before new provisions of the U.S. Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative entrar en vigor.

Los estadounidenses que viajan a Canadá por vía aérea ya necesitan un pasaporte, ya que la U.S.. government requires air travelers returning to the U.S. to present a passport to re-enter the country.

¿Qué va a cambiar en junio de es que these rules will apply for land and sea crossings así.

So if you’re planning to drive over the Canadian border or hop on a cross-border ferry, you’ll need to have a passport, ya que la U.S.. will require you to show that passport when you return.

As an alternative, el nuevo EE.UU.. Passport Card can be used for land and sea travel and is less expensive than a passport (US$45 for first-time adult applicants and $35 for all applicants under age 16). Pero el passport card is not valid for air travel, which limits its utility.

Usted puede leer todos los detalles, including the rules for children, en la U.S.. Department of Homeland Security website. La Comisión Canadiense de Turismo has a somewhat clearer explanation on its website as well, como lo hace el EE.UU.. Aduanas y Protección Fronteriza Agencia.

Para más información sobre la requirements for entering Canada to visit, trabajo, o estudio, ver el Papeleo 101 section of this website or contact Ciudadanía e Inmigración de Canadá.

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