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**DaBluedevil** · October 24th, 12:06 AM

Well, I'm going to canada this winter with some of my buddies on a snowboarding trip. We need passports. Where, how, how much, what do we need, etc?

**Sittin_duk** · October 24th, 12:15 AM

Go to the post office, ask questions there. They'll tell you all you need to know. It's like...100ish dollars I think.

***D_Smalls*** · October 24th, 12:16 AM

what? who said you need passports? only thing i can figure is youd need em to get back into the states.

I really doubt you need them.

**TonyD** · October 24th, 12:16 AM

I don't know about all of you, but I think it's ****ing stupid that we need to get passports to go to Canada now.

**TonyD** · October 24th, 12:17 AM

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Originally Posted by D_Smalls

what? who said you need passports? only thing i can figure is youd need em to get back into the states.

I really doubt you need them.

Supposedly after the first of the year you're going to. I don't know this as fact it's just what I've heard from numerous people.

***D_Smalls*** · October 24th, 12:18 AM

we need em to get to the states too.. you can still get in with an id and birth certificate but soon they say its passport or nothing.

like i said, im pretty sure americans need em to get back in the states, not to get into canada..

***MagicMarker*** · October 24th, 12:18 AM

Ditto, go to the USPS website and locate a PO that offers Passports. Not every PO does it. Also, you will need to write two seperate checks to pay for it. They also take cash from what I remember. Do it soon b/c it takes 4-6 weeks to get it done unless you pay more fees to have it rushed. Oh you can also go anywhere to get a Passport photo done and a few dollars cheaper then the PO. Don't forget to bring your embossed birth certificate.

**TonyD** · October 24th, 12:20 AM

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Originally Posted by D_Smalls

we need em to get to the states too.. you can still get in with an id and birth certificate but soon they say its passport or nothing.

like i said, im pretty sure americans need em to get back in the states, not to get into canada..

That's probably the case.

Also, according to my quick google search it looks like it's Jan. 1, 2008...not 2007. It's probably not solid information, but it's what I found.

***Dooms*** · October 24th, 12:34 AM

If you need a Passport DO IT NOW! They take a while to go through, especially in the winter when everyone is heading to the islands and such. You may not get it for close to two months.

**imhungry** · October 24th, 01:13 AM

it takes 6-8 weeks. there is an office in chicago and in NYC where u can go and they will do it over night. go to the post office and they will set u up. it costs 100 bucks. how do i know, i just did it today

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**Ellis** · October 24th, 01:51 AM

I'll only give you advice if you promise to take videos.

Go to the post office and ask.

**Ja289** · October 24th, 03:09 AM

yeah definately count on the customs giving you a hard time about it going back into the US.. i remember i was up in buffalo visiting my brother and we decided to take a small trip to canada for a day, went right up cause it ws 20 minutes frmo his apartment.. getting in the canadian dude gladly let us in. well coming back, the american guy was a hardass and made us find some form of ID for my brother because he didnt have his wallet with him.. it was kind of stupid though, because me and him look exactly the same, and i showed him mine and they refused to let us go.. eventually they somehow pulled up records and the guy "let us off".. but my older brother said they've pulled his car over and searched it for no reason before

**Ugly Bassist** · October 24th, 09:33 AM

post office for the win. look it up at usps.com first though

**demonpoptart** · October 24th, 09:44 AM

ya know - i always thought you had to go to the courthouse to get passports done, that's really helpful that they do it at the post office...

thanks for that guys - i didn't know that either... but i did know it costs about $100 and can take as long as 8 weeks... so if you're going this december you should start a week ago... lol... have fun in canada 'eh!

dont get lost and have fun!

**DaBluedevil** · October 24th, 01:04 PM

We're going in january. I think we might all go out to the NYC place and get it overnight.

**KrazyKracker** · October 24th, 01:43 PM

I went to Canada for Snowboarding trips twice last year. I'm assuming your doing one of the bus trips (Mt. Tremblant maybe?). I personally didn't have my passport for that trip, only my id and they let it fly, but it is strongly reccomended that you have one, because I guess I just got lucky. If you are flying, you 100% need one.

**DaBluedevil** · October 24th, 03:18 PM

Me and my friends are driving up to Tremblant. Yeah, we figured we might get by without one, but better off with it. Where'd you stay? All the hotels I've found in the village require someone 25 or over to be there to sign in n ****. it sucks.

**KrazyKracker** · October 24th, 09:09 PM

Yea, I went with a sponsered trip,www.skitravel.com , and they had us up in some condo's. Yea, I'd get one if I were you because they are probably gonna hassel a car full of teenagers. To get mine I went to this photo place and had them take the picture, then to the courthouse and filled out these forms and mailed them in. If you are in a rush you can get the passport expedited for an additional cost.

That said Mt. Tremblant is hella fun, and you are going to have an awesome time. Make sure you got to Le Shak and have some absinthe, it's bomb diggety. Also, there is a club there with a room made entirely of ice. And make sure you bring some layers, because on top of the Mountain it's insanely cold and windy.

**big_balla** · October 24th, 09:13 PM

Go to your county courthouse. That's where I went for mine.

**The FrenchToast** · October 24th, 09:19 PM

dude, i went to canada this summer. If you have your original birth cirtificate and a drivers liscense, its the same as a passport. they'll let you through.