outllaw Posted March 27, 2009 Report Share Posted March 27, 2009 after hearing mr harper state 75 per-cent of canada has passports. are you one of them. im curious as most i know have not, gotten them Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Handlebarz Posted March 27, 2009 Report Share Posted March 27, 2009 Morning George I can say that I am one that does not have one yet. I might have to get it for work with crossing the boarder daily but they can not give me a answer for sure its sad when I ask the customs officers if my FAST card is good enough and they dont know the answer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jace Posted March 27, 2009 Report Share Posted March 27, 2009 after hearing mr harper state 75 per-cent of canada has passports. are you one of them. im curious as most i know have not, gotten them my whole family has one. The last one was a sister who got it just a few years ago. It all depends on if you ask people who fly often or not. Anybody who flies to the US regularly likely applied for theirs a few years ago when they first announced that passports would be required for all flights and crossboarder travel. They later changed that to exclude land crossing and now i don't know exactly where it stands because it's been changed a few times. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Urban Fisherman Posted March 27, 2009 Report Share Posted March 27, 2009 Morning George I can say that I am one that does not have one yet. I might have to get it for work with crossing the boarder daily but they can not give me a answer for sure its sad when I ask the customs officers if my FAST card is good enough and they dont know the answer. My whole family (including my 2 year old daughter) has theirs. It's MUCH easier to get it done nowadays. Anybody who's had a passport for 5 years I believe can vouch for you and sign your forms. We ordered my wife's on a monday and had it by the end of the week. It's probably less effort to just get them than to deal with the customs officers every time. Makes crossing the border a sinch - and if you ever want to go on a trip in whim, you're good to go. cheers, UF Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randy Posted March 27, 2009 Report Share Posted March 27, 2009 Nope. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lookinforwalleye Posted March 27, 2009 Report Share Posted March 27, 2009 Like others have said if you like to travel you probably have had one for sometime now, Harper is probably right all the new Canadians have one it`s probably just the homebodies that are holding out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
holdfast Posted March 27, 2009 Report Share Posted March 27, 2009 Nope not me. Ha, Harper, Youre wrong. I Caught you, you lied. LOL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raf Posted March 27, 2009 Report Share Posted March 27, 2009 yep working on my nexus too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jace Posted March 27, 2009 Report Share Posted March 27, 2009 Finding a suitable guarantor was the problem for most people since it was such a short list of qualifications and it couldn't be somebody paid to do it so a notary public woudln't work. The renewal process that came out about a year ago is definitely better. It's basically 2 new pictures and a short application where it was essentially the full application before. the simple renewal still charges full fees, of course. We're still getting burned compared to US citizens since their passports are good for 10 years and cost about the same as our 5yr passport. talk about a cash grab.. My whole family (including my 2 year old daughter) has theirs. It's MUCH easier to get it done nowadays. Anybody who's had a passport for 5 years I believe can vouch for you and sign your forms. We ordered my wife's on a monday and had it by the end of the week. It's probably less effort to just get them than to deal with the customs officers every time. Makes crossing the border a sinch - and if you ever want to go on a trip in whim, you're good to go. cheers, UF Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gerritt Posted March 27, 2009 Report Share Posted March 27, 2009 applied for mine yesterday... I was in line for all of 3 seconds... now is the time to get it done... before the June 1st deadline. G Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maverick Posted March 27, 2009 Report Share Posted March 27, 2009 Uhh yeah chalk me up under that 25% that doesn't. Probably should do so soon though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillM Posted March 27, 2009 Report Share Posted March 27, 2009 Makes crossing the border much less of a hassle. I've had one since I was 16. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billy Bob Posted March 27, 2009 Report Share Posted March 27, 2009 There is a BIG push here in the Buffalo area to get either a passport or Enhanced Drivers License which is what I got. But just yesterday on the NATIONAL news here that comes on after the local news at 6:30pm said passport applications are DOWN about 20% because of the economy. Go Figure....... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pike slayer Posted March 27, 2009 Report Share Posted March 27, 2009 i got mine a month or to back, but i have no desire to go down in the states, i live on a border town and i refuse to go unless i absolutly have to like for work or picking up a package, its a whole other world other there as soon as you cross over that line, i would care less if they cut us off from going over there for good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest skeeter99 Posted March 28, 2009 Report Share Posted March 28, 2009 (edited) why bother with the passport unless u are flying to the u.s or going to a carribean country that needs it? if you are driving all you need is the new drivers license, they actually look dorky and kind of counterfeit IMO never had a issue at the border tell them were u been/going/how long/receipts in hand thanks for coming my wife actually took my daughter to erie pensylvannia to splash lagoon waterpark, I printed out my own travel letter giving my wife permission to travel with her and the border guard said that is good!! but on website it says needs to be notorized? Edited March 28, 2009 by skeeter99 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OhioFisherman Posted March 28, 2009 Report Share Posted March 28, 2009 http://www.gyford.com/phil/writing/2003/01...any_america.php Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NAC Posted March 28, 2009 Report Share Posted March 28, 2009 tourism in Ontario will take a big hit this summer because there's a lot less Americans with them than Canadians. Americans make up a large portion of our tourism revenue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wgk36 Posted March 28, 2009 Report Share Posted March 28, 2009 Got the entire family setup last year. I had one in the past, but never renewed it. It's alot easier now that any passport holder can be your guarantor. I think that everyone should have one, for tose last minute trips. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OhioFisherman Posted March 28, 2009 Report Share Posted March 28, 2009 nomad, sorry to say you might be right, vacations are now being called staycations or naycations. Different perspective on the passport thing, in the winter you have to leave your country to find some heat, we just go a few states south. Just me but I never needed a passport the only time I ever left this country was to visit yours. No need or desire to go anywhere else. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lew Posted March 28, 2009 Report Share Posted March 28, 2009 Last trip across the border for me was 13 years ago and I won't be bothering with a passport. Still got waaaaaaaaaay too many corners of Canada to explore yet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pigeonfisher Posted March 28, 2009 Report Share Posted March 28, 2009 Wife and kids all have passports (needed them to get Visas). I am of the thought that it is better to have one than not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnF Posted March 28, 2009 Report Share Posted March 28, 2009 Wife and kids all have passports (needed them to get Visas). I am of the thought that it is better to have one than not. Our world is ever shrinking. Passports are just one more must have. JF Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pigeonfisher Posted March 28, 2009 Report Share Posted March 28, 2009 You never know when your name will be called to visit an international customer or supplier. Always good to be prepared. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pikehunter Posted March 28, 2009 Report Share Posted March 28, 2009 The whole passport idea to enter the US is a bunch of crap, and actually you really need a passport to "return" home. Not saying you will get into the States without one, but that is the principle. As far as I'm concerned I don't need one. I will just keep my funny coloured money here at home in Canada. I'm not going to invest 200 bucks for passports for my wife and I just for day trips or the occasional southern vacation...they don't want my money I'll keep it at home. At least that is my current opinion, that could change on a below zero blustery winter day next January or February. And to think I once had a US green card! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomcat Posted March 28, 2009 Report Share Posted March 28, 2009 I've had a passport since the early 80s because work involved international travel. Although retired, I still renew my passport every 5 years - facilitates crossing the US/Canada border both ways. And as already stated, the renewal process now takes less than 10 days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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