76 THUNDER BA Y EXPERIENCE 2020 KNO W BEF ORE Y OU GO C r o s s i ng t h e B o r d e r i n t o C a n a d a L a n d P o r t s o f E n t r y Both Canada Bor der Servic es and the US Cus t oms Bor der Pr ot ection Agencies want y ou t o hav e a good e xperienc e mo ving thr ough the cus t oms and bor der pr ot ection pr oc es s Learning about tr av ell er entry f orms agricultur al pr oducts all o w ed and pr ohibit ed what it ems ar e dutiabl e and other inf ormation about the pr oc es s will help y ou mo v e speedil y thr ough this pr oc es s C U R R E N C Y I f y o u w a n t t o k n o w w h at y o u r m on e y i s w o r t h i n C a na da v i s i t w w w b a n k o f c a na da c a r a t e s e x c h a n g e d a i ly c on v er t er t o q u i c k ly c on v er t y o u r c u r r e n c y t o C a n a d i a n d o l l a rs US CUST OMS AND BORDER PRO TEC TION CBP GO V WITHIN THE US 1877CBP5511 TTY WITHIN THE US 18666582 OUTSIDE OF THE US 202 3258000 GRAND PORT A GE MN PORT OF ENTRY 218 4752244 F O R M O R E I N F O R M A T I O N C O N T A C T CROSSING THE C ANAD AUS BORDER All US citizens aged 16 and older ent ering Canada by air including intr ansit pas senger s who ar e tr ansf erring planes in the US land or wat er mus t pr esent one of the f oll o wing documents a pas sport or pas sport c ar d an Enhanc ed Driv er s Lic ense or a T rus t ed T r av el er Pr ogr am Car d SENTRI NEXUS or F AST Car d T r av ell er s aged 15 and under r equir e a birth c ertifc at e f or land or sea tr av el and a pas sport f or air tr av el F or curr ent r equir ements go t o cicgcc a If y ou ar e tr av elling with y our o wn childr en under the age of 16 and y our spouse bring their birth c ertifc at es If y ou ar e tr av eling with a child other than y our o wn or without y our spouse hav e the child s birth c ertifc at e al ong with a l ett er of permis sion including name and c ont act inf ormation f or that child s par entsguar dians or y our spouse Visit or s fr om all other c ountries r equir e a v alid pas sport and in some c ases a visit or s visa RESIDENTS RETURNING T O THE UNITED ST A TES Returning US r esidents ar e eligibl e f or an 800 dutyfr ee per sonal e x emption e v ery 31 days having r emained no l es s than 48 hour s be y ond the t errit orial limits of the Unit ed St at es e x c ept US Vir gin Islands in a c ontiguous c ountry which maint ains fr ee zone or port and has r emained be y ond the t errit orial limits of the Unit ed St at es not e x c eeding 24 hour s This e x emption includes no mor e than 200 cigar ett es and 100 cigar s Visit www cbpgo v f or mor e inf ormation tr a v el inf ormation C A N A D A BORDER SERVICES A GENC Y CBSAGCC A WITHIN C ANAD A 18004619999 TTY WITHIN C ANAD A 18663353237 OUTSIDE OF C ANAD A 2049833500 WHA T C AN C ANT COME INT O C ANAD A Residents of the Unit ed St at es who visit Canada ar e all o w ed t o bring in a r easonabl e amount of per sonal goods duty fr ee The amount y ou bring should align with y our l ength of s t ay Ther e ar e limits f or some of the r egulat ed it ems al c ohol t obac c o and f ood pr oducts What is and what is not all o w ed changes fr equentl y visit www inspectiongcc a f or curr ent inf ormation prior t o y our departur e P ets Dogs and c ats ac c ompanying their o wner s fr om the US mus t hav e curr ent within 36 months r abies v ac cination c ertifc at es Owner s fr om other c ountries who wish t o bring their pets with them should c ont act 18004422342 16132252342 TTY 18004657735 or visit www inspectiongcc a F r equentl y ask ed ques tions www c anadaw el c omesy ounet www tr av els t at ego v