Re: Travel to/from Canada
golden cliff (c60clg1@CORN.CSO.NIU.EDU)
Sun, 30 Mar 1997 21:11:25 -0600
On Thu, 27 Mar 1997, Patrick Corbett Jr. wrote:
> Has anyone one on the list taken their Scouts into and came back from Canada
> in the past couple of months? I am wondering what you used for photo ID
> for the Scouts since we now have to show photo ID and Birth Certificate or a
> passport?
We have a local bank that provides free photo ID's. We also have schools
that provide their students with photo ID's. We use either.
In addition to the birth certificate, we also require a signed statement
by both parents giving us permission to take their sons across the border.
Also remember that you must fill out a national tour permit, including
the final section, "International Letter of Introduction". You need to
allow a couple additional weeks of processing.
I took Scouts in my troop across the US/Canadian border 4 times in 1996,
(and will again in 1997). We have also taken trips to Canada 5 other
summers. Only once have we ever been asked for any papers. They usually
just ask if you have anything to claim, then wave you through.
Good luck on your trip.
YIS, Cliff Golden
Scoutmaster Troop 33: DeKalb, Illinois
Three Fires Council BSA
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