You’re cutting it close to get a valid passport.
Heading to TRAFFIC in Vancouver in a couple weeks? If you’re a U.S. citizen, don’t forget to bring a valid passport.
You can get into Canada with other forms of I.D., such as an expired passport along with a valid drivers license. But if you want to fly back to the U.S., you’ll need a valid passport.
I thought my passport expired later this year, but it turns out it has already expired. Two weeks notice isn’t enough for The U.S. Department of State regular and expedited filing periods. That leaves you with two options: drive or fly to the nearest passport processing center (there are fewer than 20 in the country) or pay an expediter to do that for you. An expediter basically makes your appointment at the regional passport center for you and delivers your paperwork on your behalf. But it will set you back an extra $200-$400, depending on how much of a rush you’re in.
David J Castello says
Same here, Andrew. I just happened to check my passport last month and was surprised to see it had expired on April 4.
Andrew Allemann says
@ David – we’re better at remembering to renew our domain names than our passports.
Shuwix says
On other side of lake, we got european socialist union and we can travel inside Shengen without anything, but we should atleast have domain portfolio print :D.
Adam says
Thanks to Shengen, not to the socialists in Europe.
John Berryhill says
A passport can also come in handy in Arizona. There are several state driver’s license which AZ will not consider to be proof of lawful residence in the US.
Stephen Douglas says
@ Berryhill – thanks dude for pointing out the [edit] state system being put in place for at least one state. I’m sure more are to follow.
@ TRAFFIC — damn, forgot to update my passport. Dub-A, wish you would have put this up front like two weeks ago…
Or at least the TRAFFIC gang. A lot of people in the U.S. think that driving up to Canada is just a simple sightseeing trip… you need PASSPORTS to get back into the paranoid, scaredy cat USA.
I’m pissed. This drive is only about seven hours for me…