Border Crossing Requirements for 2008

[Jighead]

Terry,
Welcome aboard, it's going to be good to have someone that is in direct contact with the requirements!  No more he said, they said.

REEL MAN

Yeah...what he said!

[dashaver63]

Terry, I hope you don't mind but I posted your contact information on another forum site. Ohio Gamefishing Community. There are a lot of charter fishermen and walleye anglers that like to fish Canada and are looking for answers also.

[yukonjack2]

Terry:   welcome aboard, and thanx for the clarification.  I am sure over the next few weeks as the weather breaks, many more anglers will want clarification of the rules.  I personally am renewing my passport so as not to have any issues.  A few questions that did come up though:

1 - will the new passport card suffice instead of a book passport?
     (card is good for international travel only be land or sea)
      $20 instead of $75 seems like a deal if you do not plan on flying internationally

2 - previously asked - if you refuel without leaving your boat, must you report in?

[1javelin]

I need to know what license I will need to fish the DK Open, even though it seems like i remember someone saying we would only be able to fish Michigan waters.  Let me know please.  Thanks

Herman

[MadWags]

Michigan License

[1javelin]

Thanks reigning champ, now I have been given advice by the winner.  Better look out for me now!

1Jav

[TritonTR20]

So do I only need a passcard if I live in Indiana and want to fish the canadian side without setting foot on land?

[djkimmel]

Do you mean the passport card? If so, then I believe the short answer is yes.

Here is the longer answer. I always want to remind people that this is the information I know to the best of my ability based on research and discussion, but no guaranty and that an officer does have the ability to stop you coming back into US water and assume you have landed, therefore requiring you to have one of the required documents so just be knowledgeable and prepared.

From http://travel.state.gov/travel/cbpmc/cbpmc_2223.html
ALL PERSONS traveling by land and sea outside of the United States are required to present a passport book/card, or other valid travel documents to enter or re-enter the United States.

The following summarizes information available on the Department of Homeland Security's website:

    * Effective June 1, 2009, all U.S. citizens are now required to present a passport book, passport card, or WHTI-compliant document (see below) when entering the United States.
      Please Note: Children under age 16 will be able to continue crossing land and sea borders using only a U.S. birth certificate (or other form of U.S. citizenship such as a naturalization certificate.). The original birth certificate or a copy may be used. See the Department of Homeland Security's Ready, Set.. Go! for more information on the changing travel requirements.

U.S.PASSPORT AND WHTI COMPLIANT DOCUMENTS:

    * U.S. Passport: U.S. citizens may present a valid U.S. passport when traveling via air, land or sea.
    * The Passport Card: The passport card is only valid for land and sea travel between the U.S. and Canada, Mexico, the Caribbean region, and Bermuda.
    * WHTI-Compliant Travel Documents for U.S. citizen travel via land and sea, as of January 31, 2008:

          o Trusted Traveler Cards (NEXUS, SENTRI, or FAST)
          o State Issued Enhanced Driver's License (when available)
          o Enhanced Tribal Cards (when available)
          o U.S. Military Identification with Military Travel Orders
          o U.S. Merchant Mariner Document when traveling in conjunction with official maritime business
          o Native American Tribal Photo Identification Card
          o Form I-872 American Indian Card