1) Wallet/Purse/Passports/Canadian money
2) Camera cell phone and laptop computers
3) Pain reliever, sleeping pills and Tums, prescription drugs
4) Extended care medical documents
5) Dog food, certificates, leash, drugs, bowl, water for dog
6) GPS, bluetooth rearview mirror and iphone adapter
7) Sunglasses
Stuff to do at home
1) Close gas valve on hot water tank,unplug fan
2) Set outside light timers
3) Set inside light timers
4) Turn furnace off
5) Cut grass
6) Put garbage out in bags
7) Check oil on car
kedanie wrote: You will need passports for everyone in your party. Not to get into Canada, but to get back from Canada.
Keith
Do kids have to have a passport to get back in to USA?
Birth certs won't do it?
NO
Double check with the customs on both sides but I believe that for car traffic, children under 16 do not need a passport (it is required at any age for flying). We crossed several times by car with our son (he's now 2) before we had his passport. Doesn't even have to be a birth certificate (although that certainly doesn't hurt) - only needs to be something that shows where he was born (we had a letter from hospital where he was born saying that he was born in Ontario and his health card) (our son is adopted and until the adoption was closer to be finalized, it was not possible for us to get birth certificate or passport)).
Also for your kids, if both parents are not travelling with the kids (e.g. divorced or only one parent travels, etc), it's not a bad idea to have a notarized letter from the other parent authorizing you to take the child out of the country (typically the letter should state where you're allowed to take him/her and for how long)).
Quote: If a U.S. citizen traveling to Canada does not have a passport, passport card, or approved alternate document such as a NEXUS card, they must show a government-issued photo ID (e.g. Driver’s License) and proof of U.S. citizenship such as a U.S. birth certificate, naturalization certificate, or expired U.S. passport. Children under 16 need only present proof of U.S. citizenship. (Please see below for important information concerning re-entry into the United States.)
For re-entry into the US
Quote: When returning to the United States from Canada, it is very important to note that all U.S. citizens are required to present a valid U.S. passport to enter or re-enter the United States via air. For entry into the United States via land and sea borders, U.S. citizens must present either a U.S. passport, passport card, NEXUS card, Enhanced Drivers License, or other Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative (WHTI)-compliant document. The only exception to this requirement is for U.S. citizens under the age of 16 (or under 19, if traveling with a school, religious, or other youth group) who need only present a birth certificate (original, photocopy or certified copy), Consular Report of Birth Abroad, or naturalization certificate.
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MichelB is right you do NOT need passports from childern under 16 to return the US via LAND or SEA, only AIR.
Straight from the horses mouth, CBP (Customs Border Patrol ) and US State Department say this exact quote:
Quote: When returning to the United States from Canada, it is very important to note that all U.S. citizens are required to present a valid U.S. passport to enter or re-enter the United States via air. For entry into the United States via land and sea borders, U.S. citizens must present either a U.S. passport, passport card, NEXUS card, Enhanced Drivers License, or other Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative (WHTI)-compliant document. The only exception to this requirement is for U.S. citizens under the age of 16 (or under 19, if traveling with a school, religious, or other youth group) who need only present a birth certificate (original, photocopy or certified copy), Consular Report of Birth Abroad, or naturalization certificate.
Beware of those can say your kids need passports and do not provide proof from any government source that says you do. The above is quoted right from their website...
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The dog's health certificates does list their current rabies shots. I have researched for the kids, and a birth certificate will get them back into the U.S. They are 10 and 7. I will call the insurance company and the banks soon, and we should be good to go.
Thanks!
Shawna
kodiakcanuck wrote: MichelB is right you do NOT need passports from childern under 16 to return the US via LAND or SEA, only AIR.
Straight from the horses mouth, CBP (Customs Border Patrol ) and US State Department say this exact quote:
Quote: When returning to the United States from Canada, it is very important to note that all U.S. citizens are required to present a valid U.S. passport to enter or re-enter the United States via air. For entry into the United States via land and sea borders, U.S. citizens must present either a U.S. passport, passport card, NEXUS card, Enhanced Drivers License, or other Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative (WHTI)-compliant document. The only exception to this requirement is for U.S. citizens under the age of 16 (or under 19, if traveling with a school, religious, or other youth group) who need only present a birth certificate (original, photocopy or certified copy), Consular Report of Birth Abroad, or naturalization certificate.
Beware of those say your kids need passports and do not provide proof from any government source that says you do. The above is quoted right from their website...
Think through all the activities you plan to engage in and what is needed. For some reason, even though I make lists, and read a few of them, I tend to always forget something. One biggie for me is a camping axe. Not sure why, but I now have about 5 or 6 of them, that I have purchased on the trips. Usually the next morning after I go to build a campfire and realize I didn't bring my camping axe. LOL
During the years I worked in Alaska, my job required me to fly to Juneau numerous times during the legislative sessions. We lived in Nenana, which is a very dry climate, but of course Juneau has liquid sunshine, much of the time. So I would get to Juneau and realize I had no rain coat, so would buy a new one. It would get used in Juneau and then hung in my closet at home. I suspect I donated more rain coats to the Salvation Army thrift store, in Fairbanks, than most anyone else.
Axes and rain coats are my nemesis, of forgotten items. It is a joke with my wife and me. I now leave an axe in my truck all the time and a hatchet so I am ready for campfire time, when we go to Alaska or anywhere else. LOL
joe b.
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One thing that has not been talked about is your dog food. Although we have never been checked for it, you would be wise to bring the dog food in the original bags/containers. It was one of the requirements we read about. Always looking for ways to make the crossing smoother. Enjoy your trip!!
Don't forget to call your credit card companies and notify them that you will be traveling and the areas (states/provinces)in which you will be using them. This will avoid any embarrassing situations in which your cards are denied. Most of the CC companies have software which pick up unusual patterns of CC use such as being used in locations far from your home.
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