Please, I hope someone can answer this for me. I am joining my husband on a cruise ship for a few months, join

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Please, I hope someone can answer this for me. I am joining my husband on a cruise ship for a few months, joining in the USA and I will be disembarking in the US. The cruises will be 7 days long, however, every 7 days we'll be in Canada, we stop in Vancouver for a few hours, then proceed with the cruise which is in Alaska. Do I need a visa for Canada, even though we'll only be transiting once a week? I hope this is clear.

Answer 1

yes

Answer 2

Chicky, you might have to get a Visa to visit Canada, since their laws are different, like every other country is!! I would get one to be on the safe side, so that your vacation want get ruined!! Have fun, and drink one for me!!

Answer 3

If you are in deed joining him as "crew" you will probably be signed on as a temporary crew member by the captain. The shipping company should take care of the formalities, but you should ALWAYS take your passport with you, in case the ship (for whatever reason) is diverted to another country. I spent 4 1/2 months on a ship with my husband and to keep things legal i was signed on as a crew member and got a token wage of $2 a day ( but it actually went toward my keep) so I got no money, which was fine, I really enjoyed my time at sea. I hope you do too.

Answer 4

not if you are an american

Answer 5

No, you do not need a VISA or passport to enter Canada, as long you as are a U.S. citizen. You may, however, need a birth certificate. I don't believe this applies for Canada (it does for the Carribean now) but I would double-check.

Answer 6

Yes, you do even if your an American.  I think they might let you show the application for a passport though as proof.  I'd call the cruise lines and ask, they should know.

Answer 7

Okay, if I understand this correctly, your husband works on a cruise ship.  You are going to join him on the ship for an extended period of time.  The cruise ship goes on a one week round trip to Alaska, leaving from (and returning to) Vancouver or leaving from (and returning to) Seattle and visiting Vancouver during the cruise (the last stop before Seattle I would assume).  You are going to get on the ship at a US port and you are going to disembark from the ship at a US port.  

You want to know if you need a visa because of the visits to Canada once per week.  I suppose that I could say no, they will accept MasterCard, but that would be a bad joke.

I am going to assume you are a US citizen.  If not, you need to check on the requirements for entering Canada from whatever country you are a citizen of AND for re-entering the United States.

Here are a couple of links to the requirements to enter Canada from the United States (this applies to US citizens) ...

http://gocanada.about.com/od/canadatrave...

http://www.amcits.com/enter_canada.asp

I assume you are on a ship registered outside the United States.  Once you have set foot on this ship, you have left the United States (even if you don't step on Canadian soil).  So, at the first US port after leaving Canada there is going to be a full customs inspection.  In otherwords, you better have the correct documents to RE-ENTER the United States or you are going to have a lot of trouble.  

So, here are the requirements for the documentation to re-enter the United States ...

http://www.getapassportnow.com/

http://quebec.usconsulate.gov/content/te...

http://travel.state.gov/travel/cbpmc/cbp...

http://www.dhs.gov/xtrvlsec/crossingbord...

Answer 8

I am Canadian and go back and forth between Canada and the states.  You are no REQUIRED to have a passport, but I strongly recommend it.  YOu will have a much easier time in Customs and Immigration if you have a passport .  Minimally you will need a birth certificate