do yourself a favor - if you are leaving the 48 states (except if you go to Hawaii), always have your passport - you can never plan for everything but getting stuck in a foreign country (like Canada or Mexico) without a passport is ugly
Why? You've got a passport that works for that.Oh and pay the extra $30 for a passport card. This can be used as the REAL ID that is federally compliant to fly domestically.
Why? You've got a passport that works for that.
I'm just saying - a passport works for anything you'd want the REAL ID for. Why spend the extra money? Or just get the REAL ID on your driver's license. That works also.for the real ID portion when flying domestically. That’s what I said in the post you quoted. You have to get a REAL ID to fly domestically soon. Lots of DMVs have limited appointments due to the Coronavirus. I’m not bringing a passport when flying domestically if I’m not going on a cruise. i don’t think a lot of people will do that either.
you also need the real ID to enter federal facilities. You can use the passport card to do so too.
Vancouver has a very efficient system at the airport for international travelers, the best I've ever seen. You scan your passport at the kiosk, answer questions, and then it takes your picture. Don't know how you could do that check-in with a birth certificate (at the airport).
I believe you are correct. Vancouver airport is very efficient coming into and leaving Canada.I believe you actually clear US Customs at Canadian Airports when flying back into the US. Dublin Ireland is the same way. When I see the Canadian flights and Aer Lingus land at SeaTac they deplane passengers at the domestic gates. You don't have to clear customs once you land which is a huge benefit.
I believe you are correct. Vancouver airport is very efficient coming into and leaving Canada.
I've made the drive once from Vancouver to Seattle. It took nearly all day, between getting the rental car (which was a nightmare), the border crossing, and the traffic.Far more efficient than driving back to Seattle on a Summer Sunday afternoon and waiting 2 hours at the Peace Arch border crossing on I-5.
I'm just saying - a passport works for anything you'd want the REAL ID for. Why spend the extra money? Or just get the REAL ID on your driver's license. That works also.
Yes this is true.I believe you actually clear US Customs at Canadian Airports when flying back into the US. Dublin Ireland is the same way. When I see the Canadian flights and Aer Lingus land at SeaTac they deplane passengers at the domestic gates. You don't have to clear customs once you land which is a huge benefit.
I travel for business and I keep my passport and Global Entry card with me every trip I take. It's parachute logic - better to have it and not need it than need it and not have it.
We plan on just using our passport for domestic trips as well - RealID is optional in Oregon, and costs more. May I ask why you take the Global Entry card with you...? I did at first but was never asked to show it - its tied to the passport anyway. Wondering if I am missing something...!
Yes, you must have a passport (book) if you take the White Pass train excursion that actually crosses the border. There is a White Pass excursion that stops before crossing the border, also.depending on what you're doing in Skagway, you may need a Passport depending on how you're spending your day. I don't know if they will take a EDL from the lower 48 crossing into Canada from Alaska. We had a lovely 3rd party tour to Emerald Lake and then took the train back down and we were told passports were required.