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Re: Vancouver Symposium Paperwork

Title: Re: [GWL] Vancouver Symposium Paperwork
Kirk -- I did visit the U.S. government'sWeb site. Mostly you need a passport or an original birth certificate and picture id. Usually you can get birth certificates online from the county or jurisdiction where you were born.

ENTRY/EXIT REQUIREMENTS:  On December 31, 2005, the U.S. Government will begin to phase in new passport requirements for U.S. citizens traveling in the Western Hemisphere. By December 31, 2007, all U.S. citizens will be expected to depart and enter the United States on a valid passport or other authorized document establishing identity and U.S. citizenship. The Department of State strongly encourages travelers to obtain passports well in advance of any planned travel. Routine passport applications by mail take up to six weeks to be issued. For further information, go to the State Department's Consular website: http://www.travel.state.gov/travel/cbpmc/cbpmc_2223.html.

When entering from the United States, U.S. citizens are encouraged to show a U.S. passport.  If they do not have a passport, they should be prepared to provide photo ID and proof of U.S. citizenship such as a birth certificate, naturalization certificate, or expired U.S. passport.  U.S. citizens entering Canada from a third country must have a valid passport.   A visa is not required for U.S. citizens for a stay in Canada of up to 180 days.  Anyone with a criminal record (including a DWI charge) may be excluded or removed from Canada, and should contact the Canadian Embassy or nearest Canadian consulate before travel.   A waiver of exclusion may be available but several weeks' processing are required and a fee must be paid.  For further information on entry requirements, travelers may contact the Embassy of Canada at 501 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W, Washington, D.C. 20001, tel. (202) 682-1740, or the Canadian consulates in Atlanta, Boston, Buffalo, Chicago, Dallas, Detroit, Los Angeles, Miami, Minneapolis, New York, San Juan or Seattle.   The Embassy of Canada maintains a website at: http://www.canadianembassy.org/.

Here's the link. See you soon.
http://travel.state.gov/travel/tips/regional/regional_1170.html

jems


Jo Ellen:
 
    Thanks for the encouragement.  But last time, I got into Canada without a passport or birth certificate.  I know that 9/11 has changed all of that.  I was noting Bob's letter in the current Quill and Trowel which ends with, "Don't forget to check the cutoms rules before you leave and have all the documents you need for a safe and easy return home..."  I was just being lazy thinking that I wouldn't reinvent the wheel if someone else bought the axle.
 
K
----- Original Message -----
From: Jo Ellen Meyers Sharp
To: Garden Design, Inc ; Garden Writers -- GWL -- The Garden Writers Forum
Sent: Monday, August 22, 2005 9:21 AM
Subject: Re: [GWL] Vancouver Symposium Paperwork

Kirk -- When we met in Toronto a few years back, we got the phyto sheets necessary to get through customs. I can only presume that the growers and nurseries who will be giving us plants will have the appropriate paperwork.

The last time, it was a breeze coming from Canada to the U.S.

jems
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