Do you need a passport for crossing the boarder from Canada to the States?

Question

my sister and I want to go shopping in the states, and she is seventeen, do we both need passports? and my friend wants to come, what would she need?

Answer 1

no but you do need your birth certificate.

or an enhanced valid driver's license

the passport only requirements was delayed until 2009

Answer 2

yes, after 911 you need it for everywhere

Answer 3

YES passports 4 all

Answer 4

yeah. sorry but they have become so strict.

Answer 5

You dont need a passport just yet, but you will need to bring photo ID and a birth certificate. They are really strict about it lately since the requirement of passports is just around the corner. Have fun shopping!

Answer 6

I thought not, that was only if traveling by air or boat.   I know I can go to mexico (drive) with my license

Answer 7

yup you all need passports

sucks, huh?

youllneed passports any time when leaving the united states:

canada, mexico, bahamas, stuff like that

Answer 8

From the US side, you need a passport to come and go. Don't know what the Canadian gvt has for rules, though.

Answer 9

To travel between Canada and the U.S.  by LAND you need a proof of citizenship...birth certificate OR passport.  American minors under 18 ,travelling with someone other than their parents must have letters of permission.  I cannot find documentation that this is also true for Canadian minors, but I believe it would be a wise idea.