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? asked in TravelCanadaOther - Canada · 10 years ago

Does a child need a passport to drive to america?

my cousins are going to america by CAR and i'm going with them but i was jus wondering do i need a passport or can i just take a birth certificate BTW im 11 and i live in canada

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  • Anonymous
    10 years ago
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    You can use your Birth Certificate to travel by land to US, as u are underage. You would need a letter from your parents, if you are not traveling with them.

    In general it is good to have a passport issued, especially for more frequent trips.

    If you would like to contact me for more information I can be reached at 1-866-760-2623 ext.307 or info@immigroup.com

  • Anonymous
    10 years ago

    Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative regulations state that a passport is required to cross the border into the United States by land. The passport is the only trusted document for travel into the USA by car, boat or by plane. Information can be founded at http://www.getyouhome.gov/

    However:

    "Canadian citizens aged 15 years or under are only required to present proof of Canadian citizenship, such as an original or a photocopy of a birth certificate, or an original citizenship card. Canadian citizens 18 years of age or under who are travelling with a school or other organized group, under adult supervision with parental/guardian consent, may also present proof of Canadian citizenship alone".

    I hope this helps.

  • Jeff H
    Lv 7
    10 years ago

    Under US law you are required to have one of the Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative approved IDs to cross the border into the US. However there are exceptions made for youth 15 years of age and younger (or those up to 18 travelling with a sports, school, or religious group to the US). The acceptable ID are as follows:

    A Valid Passport

    An Enhanced Drivers License or Enhanced Provincial ID

    A Nexus Card

    Or, and this applies in your case, youth 15 years of age and younger may cross the border into the US by land or sea with an official birth certificate. In addition you must have a letter signed by both of your parents giving the people you are travelling with permission to take you into the US. It should contain information on the trip, the names of the people (and numbers on their ID such as a passport number), where you are going and the proposed length of the trip. I should also contain information relating to you such as the registration number on your birth certificate. It must also contain contact information for both parents, their signatures, and that of a witness.

  • dunton
    Lv 4
    4 years ago

    it extremely is a robust rule; would not bypass a procedures sufficient! If it have been as much as me, those may be the guidelines: For the 1st 5 years of a teen help order, cutting-edge or no longer: the daddy might: have his license limited to utilizing to/from artwork be required to have direct deposit, any products no longer deposited there by utilizing direct deposit may be difficulty to a 50% withholding forthwith. No passport till the youngster is eighteen AND all fee is cutting-edge. If there is ever a lat fee on infant help, the daddy should not be allowed to remarry till the youngster is eighteen AND stability is at $0 Hospitals may be predicted to disclaim scientific care to farents who owed infant help. once you have supported your youngster till he's eighteen, then you definately can worry approximately leaving the country, wherein case you would be eligible for a passport and to marry. no longer earlier. There are too many deadbeat dads available who would be unable to make it their organization to assist their toddlers, yet they are able to by some ability locate the money for a holiday out of the country. once you're paying infant help, your first, and in ordinary terms precedence helps the youngster. era. If it makes you undesirable, so be it. in case you would be unable to deal with to pay to your residing house, sell it. you need to be in a homeless preserve, dying of starvation, earlier you ought to additionally be a dime wanting help. it extremely is how substantial it extremely is! Sheesh! and those adult males have the gall to bellyache for their passports!

  • JJ
    Lv 6
    10 years ago

    You need a birth certificate AND a notarized letter of consent from BOTH your parents, saying that you have permission to cross the border with your cousins.

    Source(s): both
  • 10 years ago

    Yes.

  • Anonymous
    10 years ago

    omg kids drive in canada! that won't be tolerated in POLICE STATE AMERICA!!

  • ?
    Lv 5
    10 years ago

    slap yourself. hard. twice.

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