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Please send some info what a Canadian citizen have to do to clear us
Customs/immigration?
Any good links?
Thank you.

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manolovs wrote:
Please send some info what a Canadian citizen have to do to clear us
Customs/immigration?
Any good links?
Thank you.


I don't think they'll let you in, if you can't use Google to come up the
required documentation/information you fail the "Are you smart enough to
be allowed in test"

Cheers
Marty

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"Martin Baxter" wrote in message
...
manolovs wrote:
Please send some info what a Canadian citizen have to do to clear us
Customs/immigration?
Any good links?
Thank you.


I don't think they'll let you in, if you can't use Google to come up the
required documentation/information you fail the "Are you smart enough to
be allowed in test"

Cheers
Marty

Not to mention that most Canadians are so fat they are generally considered
bulk freight and probably have to go through the freight system of checks
and balances.

--
Gregory Hall

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On Mon, 21 Apr 2008 22:18:11 -0700 (PDT), in message

manolovs wrote:

Please send some info what a Canadian citizen have to do to clear us
Customs/immigration?
Any good links?
Thank you.

It really depends on what and where. I have obtained the best
information about current conditions by phoning in advance to check
what the rules are today.

http://www.cbp.gov/xp/cgov/toolbox/contacts/ports/

The web info can be confusing and out of date.

Generally, if you own the vessel and everybody on board is a Canadian
with a passport, then you can probably land without difficulty at any
port of entry.

Ryk

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Gregory Hall wrote:
"Martin Baxter" wrote in message
...
manolovs wrote:
Please send some info what a Canadian citizen have to do to clear us
Customs/immigration?
Any good links?
Thank you.

I don't think they'll let you in, if you can't use Google to come up the
required documentation/information you fail the "Are you smart enough to
be allowed in test"

Cheers
Marty

Not to mention that most Canadians are so fat they are generally considered
bulk freight and probably have to go through the freight system of checks
and balances.

Now there's an insult, coming from the nation with greatest obesity
problem on the planet...


Cheers
Marty, pass the bacon..

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Ryk wrote:
On Mon, 21 Apr 2008 22:18:11 -0700 (PDT), in message

manolovs wrote:

Please send some info what a Canadian citizen have to do to clear us
Customs/immigration?
Any good links?
Thank you.

It really depends on what and where. I have obtained the best
information about current conditions by phoning in advance to check
what the rules are today.

http://www.cbp.gov/xp/cgov/toolbox/contacts/ports/

The web info can be confusing and out of date.

Generally, if you own the vessel and everybody on board is a Canadian
with a passport, then you can probably land without difficulty at any
port of entry.

Ryk


The biggest reason I was ragging him was that he was, apparently, to
lazy to provide a modicum of information; for instance, arriving by
boat, aircraft or parachuting in. How many people in the party, if more
than one, what are their nationalities. If on a vessel what are the
most recent port(s) of call: I'll bet that if he's coming from Havana,
there will be a few extra questions, if from Columbia perhaps a really
thorough examination/inspection.....

Cheers
Marty
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"Martin Baxter" wrote in message
...
manolovs wrote:
Please send some info what a Canadian citizen have to do to clear us
Customs/immigration?
Any good links?
Thank you.


I don't think they'll let you in, if you can't use Google to come up the
required documentation/information you fail the "Are you smart enough to
be allowed in test"

Cheers
Marty


Especially now that their money is worth more than ours... LOL

--
"j" ganz @@
www.sailnow.com

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"Martin Baxter" wrote in message
...
Gregory Hall wrote:
"Martin Baxter" wrote in message
...
manolovs wrote:
Please send some info what a Canadian citizen have to do to clear us
Customs/immigration?
Any good links?
Thank you.

I don't think they'll let you in, if you can't use Google to come up the
required documentation/information you fail the "Are you smart enough to
be allowed in test"

Cheers
Marty

Not to mention that most Canadians are so fat they are generally
considered bulk freight and probably have to go through the freight
system of checks and balances.

Now there's an insult, coming from the nation with greatest obesity
problem on the planet...


I do NOT live in England!

--
Gregory Hall

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"Martin Baxter" wrote in message
...
The biggest reason I was ragging him was that he was, apparently, to lazy
to provide a modicum of information; for instance, arriving by boat,
aircraft or parachuting in. How many people in the party, if more than
one, what are their nationalities. If on a vessel what are the most
recent port(s) of call: I'll bet that if he's coming from Havana, there
will be a few extra questions, if from Columbia perhaps a really thorough
examination/inspection.....

Duh! You can assume he's arriving by private yacht or he wouldn't be posting
to rec.boats.cruising. And, since he's posting from Surrey, British Columbia
one can also assume he is a long ways from Port Everglades but to the north;
not to the south. If he arrives via Cuba or Columbia then he's an even worse
navigator than Capt. Skip but I find that hard to believe.

Also one can tell by his sentence structure and improper verb tense that's
he's a Canuck - i.e. speaks French and attempts English. As you can see the
poor dude really does need help. So, here is a link that even a Frog might
understand:

http://www.dhs.gov/xtrvlsec/

--
Gregory Hall

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"Gregory Hall" wrote in message
...

"Martin Baxter" wrote in message
...
The biggest reason I was ragging him was that he was, apparently, to lazy
to provide a modicum of information; for instance, arriving by boat,
aircraft or parachuting in. How many people in the party, if more than
one, what are their nationalities. If on a vessel what are the most
recent port(s) of call: I'll bet that if he's coming from Havana, there
will be a few extra questions, if from Columbia perhaps a really thorough
examination/inspection.....

Duh! You can assume he's arriving by private yacht or he wouldn't be
posting to rec.boats.cruising. And, since he's posting from Surrey,
British Columbia one can also assume he is a long ways from Port
Everglades but to the north; not to the south. If he arrives via Cuba or
Columbia then he's an even worse navigator than Capt. Skip but I find that
hard to believe.

Also one can tell by his sentence structure and improper verb tense that's
he's a Canuck - i.e. speaks French and attempts English. As you can see
the poor dude really does need help. So, here is a link that even a Frog
might understand:

http://www.dhs.gov/xtrvlsec/

--
Gregory Hall


We'll see how good your grammar is when Spanish is the official language of
the United States.
Besides, those Quebecors play pretty good hockey..eh? (Montreal defeats
Boston to advance to next playoff round)

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On Mon, 21 Apr 2008 22:18:11 -0700 (PDT), manolovs
wrote:

Please send some info what a Canadian citizen have to do to clear us
Customs/immigration?
Any good links?
Thank you.

It's easy. Basic is have a valid passport. Have enough money to look
respectable. No contraband especially drugs. Given that, there should
be no problems.

Casady

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"Richard Casady" wrote in message
...
On Mon, 21 Apr 2008 22:18:11 -0700 (PDT), manolovs
wrote:

Please send some info what a Canadian citizen have to do to clear us
Customs/immigration?
Any good links?
Thank you.

It's easy. Basic is have a valid passport. Have enough money to look
respectable. No contraband especially drugs. Given that, there should
be no problems.

Casady

A passport or visa is not required for Canadian citizens:

"Land/Sea Travel

"Canadian Citizens

"Beginning January 31, 2008, the United States will end the practice of
accepting oral declarations of citizenship at the border.
Canadian citizens ages 19 and older must present documentation that proves
both identity and citizenship. Identification documents must include a
photo, name and date of birth. View the complete list of acceptable
documents at
http://www.cbp.gov/xp/cgov/travel/va..._in_proced.xml
Children ages 18 and under will only be required to present proof of
citizenship, such as a birth certificate. "

The above is from: http://www.dhs.gov/xtrvlsec/crossingborders/

--
Gregory Hall

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"Richard Casady" wrote in message
...
On Mon, 21 Apr 2008 22:18:11 -0700 (PDT), manolovs
wrote:

Please send some info what a Canadian citizen have to do to clear us
Customs/immigration?
Any good links?
Thank you.

It's easy. Basic is have a valid passport. Have enough money to look
respectable. No contraband especially drugs. Given that, there should
be no problems.

Casady

Hoards of Canadian sailboats go down to Marblehead Mass every 2nd year for
the Marblehead to Halifax Ocean Race.
Even more American boats race up here. I haven't heard of any problems....
although sailors are a special class of people and deserve special
treatment. ;-)
http://www.marbleheadtohalifax.com/

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"Beginning January 31, 2008, the United States will end the practice of
accepting oral declarations of citizenship at the border.
Canadian citizens ages 19 and older must present documentation that proves
both identity and citizenship. Identification documents must include a
photo, name and date of birth. View the complete list of acceptable
documents at
http://www.cbp.gov/xp/cgov/travel/va..._in_proced.xml
Children ages 18 and under will only be required to present proof of
citizenship, such as a birth certificate. "

The above is from: http://www.dhs.gov/xtrvlsec/crossingborders/

--
Gregory Hall


NOPE... won't work... he is NOT entering from Canada on the Canadian
border... he is coming into Port Everglades.

1) call Customs from a Dock or mooring. US Customs 800 451-0393;
800-432-1216; Have your registration or document or whatever you use up
that way, passports etc.
They will give you a CUSTOMS clearance number (or they will come to your
boat and search it... 1:100 chance)

2) Get in a car or cab and head to IMMIGRATION with everyone on your boat.
It is in the port near the FLL airport but not in the airport, customs can
give you info.
Immigration will check passports for ALL passengers and stamp your passport.

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Gregory Hall wrote:


[delightful, scintillating wit snipped here]

.. So, here is a link that even a Frog might
understand:

Ah Gregory, too bad you missed your calling to a career in diplomacy,
the world is truly the worse for it....


Cheers
Marty

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Don White wrote:
Besides, those Quebecors play pretty good hockey..eh? (Montreal defeats
Boston to advance to next playoff round)

Yeah, and damned near razes Montreal to the ground in celebration,
heaven help the city if they win the cup....

Cheers
Marty

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On Tue, 22 Apr 2008 16:57:07 -0300, "Don White"
wrote:

Hoards of Canadian sailboats go down to Marblehead Mass every 2nd year for
the Marblehead to Halifax Ocean Race.
Even more American boats race up here. I haven't heard of any problems....
although sailors are a special class of people and deserve special
treatment. ;-)
http://www.marbleheadtohalifax.com/

My experience with international racing is that the host clubs help to
expedite the clearance process and advise everone in advance regarding
the document requirements.

In general you need to advise US Customs by telephone as soon as you
cross the 12 mile limit, get a clearance number, fly the Q flag, and
report to customs upon docking with vessel documentation plus ID and
proof of citizenship for everyone on board.

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"Gregory Hall" wrote in message
...

...Also one can tell by his sentence structure and improper verb tense that's
he's a Canuck....
Gregory Hall

The "that's" bit puzzles me.

Mind you, I'm just a frog...


--
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Un doigt de linguistique ... et un soupçon de voile

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"lonchamp" wrote in message
...

"Gregory Hall" wrote in message
...

...Also one can tell by his sentence structure and improper verb tense
that's he's a Canuck....
Gregory Hall

The "that's" bit puzzles me.

Mind you, I'm just a frog...




LOL...

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"Ed" wrote in message
. ..


"Beginning January 31, 2008, the United States will end the practice of
accepting oral declarations of citizenship at the border.
Canadian citizens ages 19 and older must present documentation that
proves both identity and citizenship. Identification documents must
include a photo, name and date of birth. View the complete list of
acceptable documents at
http://www.cbp.gov/xp/cgov/travel/va..._in_proced.xml
Children ages 18 and under will only be required to present proof of
citizenship, such as a birth certificate. "

The above is from: http://www.dhs.gov/xtrvlsec/crossingborders/

--
Gregory Hall


NOPE... won't work... he is NOT entering from Canada on the Canadian
border... he is coming into Port Everglades.

1) call Customs from a Dock or mooring. US Customs 800 451-0393;
800-432-1216; Have your registration or document or whatever you use up
that way, passports etc.
They will give you a CUSTOMS clearance number (or they will come to your
boat and search it... 1:100 chance)

2) Get in a car or cab and head to IMMIGRATION with everyone on your boat.
It is in the port near the FLL airport but not in the airport, customs can
give you info.
Immigration will check passports for ALL passengers and stamp your
passport.


Read the web pages concerned and linked to, you twit. They CLEARLY STATE the
requirements for Canadians coming to the US in small boats. And a passport
IS NOT among the requirements. You are attempting to dispute what the Dept.
of Homeland Security has placed on its site. That's a pretty dumb thing to
do.

--
Gregory Hall

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On Wed, 23 Apr 2008 12:42:03 -0400, "Gregory Hall"
wrote:

Read the web pages concerned and linked to, you twit. They CLEARLY STATE the
requirements for Canadians coming to the US in small boats. And a passport
IS NOT among the requirements.

It is a good thing to have however since it establishes identity and
citizenship with a single document.

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Read the web pages concerned and linked to, you twit. They CLEARLY STATE
the requirements for Canadians coming to the US in small boats. And a
passport IS NOT among the requirements. You are attempting to dispute what
the Dept. of Homeland Security has placed on its site. That's a pretty
dumb thing to do.

--
Gregory Hall

Greg...I'l give you this one but after 20 years of going back and forth to
the islands out of FLL, I have found a LOT of false info on Govt web sites.
it is always best to call the LOCAL office and ask. Also.. Bahamas is MUCH
worse, they change the rules daily by island and time of day.


It appears they has recently re-softened the law for Canadians ONLY (not US
citizens strangly enough...we are back to passports again after June1st 08).
Canadians on private boats are back to BIRTH CERTIFICATE (showing born in
Canada) and a government issued Photo ID.
my previous directions are still correct. BTW.. The officers badge number
who confirmed this is 17161in For Lauderdale if they give you any grief.

1) call Customs from a Dock or mooring. (YOU DO NOT HAVE TO CALL FROM 12
NM out) US Customs 800 451-0393; 800-432-1216; Be prepared to be on
hold for 30-60 minutes. Have your registration or document or whatever
you use up that way, passports etc.
They will give you a CUSTOMS clearance number (or they will come to your
boat and search it... 1:100 chance)

2) Get in a car or cab and head to IMMIGRATION with everyone on your boat
and their papers. It is in the port near the FLL airport but not in the
airport, customs 1800 ELLER DRIVE, Fort Lauderdale
Immigration will check passports/PAPERS for ALL passengers

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"Ed" wrote in message
...

It appears they has recently re-softened the law for Canadians ONLY (not
US citizens strangly enough...we are back to passports again after June1st
08).
Canadians on private boats are back to BIRTH CERTIFICATE (showing born in
Canada) and a government issued Photo ID.
my previous directions are still correct. BTW.. The officers badge
number who confirmed this is 17161in For Lauderdale if they give you any
grief.


Darn right....................... Canucks appear to be more trustful than
those gun totin' Americans. ;-)