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CSA TRAVEL INFORMATION GUIDE
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Provincial or state-issued enhanced driver’s licence (when available) that denotes identity and
citizenship (make sure you have the correct type as some provinces are issuing a redesigned
regular non-enhanced version as well as a separate “enhanced” border-crossing version)
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Indian and Northern Affairs Canada (INAC) Card
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U.S. Passport Card (available Spring 2008 for U.S. citizens only)
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U.S. Merchant Mariner Document (MMD)
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Enhanced tribal cards (when available)
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Native American Tribal Photo Identification Card
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Form I-872 American Indian Card
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Valid military identification card from the United States or a NATO-Member Armed Forces
country when travelling with official orders.
Youth exemption – land and sea only (not air travel)
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U.S. and Canadian citizen children, aged 15 or younger travelling with parental consent, will
be able to enter or re-enter the U.S. at land and sea ports with the original or certified copy of
their birth certificate in place of a valid passport or other WHTI-compliant identity card.
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U.S. and Canadian citizen youth, aged 16 through 18 specifically travelling with a public or
private school group, religious group, social or cultural organization or a team associated with
a youth athletics organization will be able to enter or re-enter the U.S. under adult supervision,
with the original or certified copy of their birth certificate in place of a valid passport or other
WHTI-compliant identity card.
Can a Canadian citizen entering the United States by land or sea (without a passport)
depart from the U.S. by air without a passport?
According to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security website, Canadian as well as U.S. citi-
zens travelling by air are required to present a valid passport or other WHTI-compliant document
to enter
or depart
the United States. Although Canada does not require its citizens to have a
passport to re-enter Canada, the U.S. requires all travellers in the air mode to have a passport or
other WHTI-compliant document in order to depart from the United States.
In situations where a Canadian citizen without a passport needs to return to Canada by air, the
Canadian Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT) strongly encourages
these travellers to contact the nearest Canadian consulate to obtain a limited-validity emergency
passport. It is also advisable to contact the airline to discuss their individual circumstances.
Should a traveller be permitted to depart from the United States without a passport, they will
not be allowed to return to the U.S. by air without first obtaining a passport.
What Travel Documents Are Required for Children and Infants?
Children, infants and newborns travelling outside Canada by a commercial carrier (air, train, bus,
ship), whether accompanied by their parents or not, require their own passport. While this rule cur-
rently does not apply for travel to the United States by land in a private vehicle, passports still provide
excellent identification for children travelling when accompanied by one parent, grandparents, aunts,
uncles, friends or relatives.