What is meant by "cruise"? And is this for American Citizens
returning to the States?



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1. He had to make a specific appointment at a US Customs office.
2. Customs required 3 passport size photos, additionally demanding
that
the photos be high resolution and printed on a high-quality photo
paper.
3. Original (no photocopies) current vessel documentation and state
registration. Undocumented vessels will be allowed to present only a
current state registration.
4. Passports for each family member
5. $16 per person (maximum of $32 per family) in the exact amount of
cash or a check. (No credit cards. "Family members" are restricted to
husband and wife, children under 21 years of age, or
the parents of the husband and/or wife.

The I-68 form states it is intended for use "Only for vessels under
5 tons", but it is being pressed into service by Customs this year as
there is no form that has been developed for the new requirements
pertaining to larger vessels.


Only with an I-68 or a NEXUS clearance will a boater be able to "check

in" by telephone when returning to the US. Boaters without I-68 or
NEXUS status will be required to report at a US Customs port of entry
for examination. At that port of entry, boaters will be required to
prove, "to the satisfaction of the Customs Officer", the citzenship
and
residence status of all persons aboard the boat. This will effectively

require a passport, despite any rumors that "Bush did away with the
passports for Canada thing." Passports are not officially required,
but
you're just rolling the dice whether your examining Customs Officer
will accept anything less as satisfactory.



It all sound like a bunch of make work for the Customs Service.

A passport and vessel identification should be more than sufficient.


Later,


Tom


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A "cruise" into Canadian waters would involve any event for which you
had to clear Canadian Customs. Landing, anchoring, or making close
contact with a pier or another vessel.

Yes, this is for US citizens returning home from Canada.

Yes, you can still cross the border with a passport and vessel ID- but
you will have to do it in person at a US Customs station rather than
checking in by phone. I-68 or NEXUS is for the folks who want to check
in by phone.

On 4 May 2005 14:43:26 -0700, wrote:

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Yes, you can still cross the border with a passport and vessel ID- but
you will have to do it in person at a US Customs station rather than
checking in by phone. I-68 or NEXUS is for the folks who want to check
in by phone.

Thanking you very much I am.

Later,

Tom

"Shortwave Sportfishing" wrote in message
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On 4 May 2005 14:43:26 -0700, wrote:

~~ snippage ~~

Yes, you can still cross the border with a passport and vessel ID- but
you will have to do it in person at a US Customs station rather than
checking in by phone. I-68 or NEXUS is for the folks who want to check
in by phone.

Thanking you very much I am.

Yoda???

On Thu, 05 May 2005 16:27:34 GMT, "Doug Kanter"
wrote:


"Shortwave Sportfishing" wrote in message
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On 4 May 2005 14:43:26 -0700, wrote:

~~ snippage ~~

Yes, you can still cross the border with a passport and vessel ID- but
you will have to do it in person at a US Customs station rather than
checking in by phone. I-68 or NEXUS is for the folks who want to check
in by phone.

Thanking you very much I am.

Yoda???

Soda I am - older brother..

Around 5/4/2005 2:43 PM, wrote:

Yes, you can still cross the border with a passport and vessel ID- but
you will have to do it in person at a US Customs station rather than
checking in by phone.


And, considering how short-staffed and short-spaced they were at Roach
last summer, that's not an appealing idea. I might just look into
getting a couple of these I-68s for the next time my family and I go up
north...



Remind me to tell you when I'm less sleepy about the overzealous
near-retirement customs agent we ran into at Friday a couple years back
who threatened to impound our vessels and later to put a negative report
in our "permanent record"...

--
~/Garth - 1966 Glastron V-142 Skiflite: "Blue-Boat"
"There is nothing - absolutely nothing - half so much worth doing
as simply messing about in boats."
-Kenneth Grahame, The Wind in the Willows

"Garth Almgren" wrote in message
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Around 5/4/2005 2:43 PM, wrote:

Yes, you can still cross the border with a passport and vessel ID- but
you will have to do it in person at a US Customs station rather than
checking in by phone.


And, considering how short-staffed and short-spaced they were at Roach
last summer, that's not an appealing idea. I might just look into
getting a couple of these I-68s for the next time my family and I go up
north...

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Keep in mind that EVERYONE aboard needs to have the I-68. Can't take
friends, relatives or neighbors along unless they have an I-68!
Gordon

Around 5/5/2005 9:26 AM, Gordon wrote:

"Garth Almgren" wrote in message
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Around 5/4/2005 2:43 PM, wrote:


Yes, you can still cross the border with a passport and vessel ID- but
you will have to do it in person at a US Customs station rather than
checking in by phone.


And, considering how short-staffed and short-spaced they were at Roach
last summer, that's not an appealing idea. I might just look into
getting a couple of these I-68s for the next time my family and I go up
north...


Keep in mind that EVERYONE aboard needs to have the I-68. Can't take
friends, relatives or neighbors along unless they have an I-68!

It's per person, eh? For some reason, I was under the impression it was
per vessel. My mistake; The former does make more sense...

Make it four instead of a couple. Hmm, maybe we should get one for the
dog, too.



--
~/Garth - 1966 Glastron V-142 Skiflite: "Blue-Boat"
"There is nothing - absolutely nothing - half so much worth doing
as simply messing about in boats."
-Kenneth Grahame, The Wind in the Willows