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Re: [84attendees] passport cards and such, was YVR Checkin Counter

"John R Levine" <johnl@taugh.com> Fri, 10 August 2012 15:27 UTC

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Subject: Re: [84attendees] passport cards and such, was YVR Checkin Counter
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>>  But the GE card is of only marginal use since you can only use it to 
>> travel FROM Canada, not TO Canada, so you need the passport anyway.
>
> I thought that you can use the card in lieu of a passport to both enter 
> Canada and return to the U.S. when using a land or sea border crossing

NEXUS yes, SENTRI or GE no.

The difference is that NEXUS is also vetted by Canadian immigration.

Regards,
John Levine, johnl@taugh.com, Taughannock Networks, Trumansburg NY
"I dropped the toothpaste", said Tom, crestfallenly.

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