回复: 加拿大出生的小孩凭出生纸可以来回美国吗?
借此机会给网友们提个建议:
以后遇到类似这样的问题的时候不应该依赖于听谁说,也不应该依赖自己的个案经验,而应该直接问有关官方管事儿的。
对于楼主的这个具体问题来说,美国方面官方最直接管事儿的就是美国边境那些把门儿的人,那个部门叫美国海关与边境防卫局。
如果怕电话说不清楚,那就先用网络搜搜看。只需在google搜索条上输入:
docoments required for Canadian Citizens to visit US
就可以在美国海关与边境防卫局的官方网站上找到准确答案:
https://help.cbp.gov/app/answers/detail/a_id/619/~/visiting-the-u.s.---documents-required-for-canadian-citizens-%2F-residents-%2F
Canadian Citizens' passports are NOT required to be valid for six months past their intended date of departure. Their passports must only be valid up until the date of their intended departure.
All Canadian Citizens entering the United States by AIR are required to present a valid passport, or an Air NEXUS card when departing from a designated Canadian airport.
- By Land and Sea (including ferries) - Canadian citizens traveling to the U.S. by land or sea are required to present one of the travel documents listed below, and may generally visit the U.S. for up to six months. CBP will accept: Canadian passport, Enhanced Driver's License/Enhanced Identification Card, NEXUS, FAST/EXPRES and SENTRI enrollment cards.
Children: Canadian citizens 15 years old and younger arriving by land or sea from contiguous territory may present an original or copy of his or her birth certificate or a Canadian Citizenship Card. Canadian Citizens 16 and older must have a valid passport,
简单总结就是:加拿大公民如果由加拿大飞去美国,任何人都必须持有效护照或航空NEXUS卡;如果开车或开船过去,16岁以下可以用出生证的原件或复印件,但满16岁则必须用护照。
至于从美国回加拿大,管事儿的是加拿大边境服务局。依据《加拿大公民法》,加拿大公民拥有进入加拿大的权利,无论你以任何方式协助边境服务局官员核实你的公民身份,入境便成为你的权利。边境服务局的官方文件在这里,也是公布在官方网站上的:
千万不要总拿“英文不好”给自己找借口,办这点事儿,只需中国初中英语水平加一个电子辞典,真的,不骗你。