US citizens do not require a visa or a passport to enter Canada, but do require a birth certificate, a resident alien card or a green card together with photo identification. Note that a driver's license is NOT accepted as proof of citizenship. Visitors from the following countries do not require a visa, but will require a passport for entry into Canada: Andorra, Antigua and Barbuda, Australia, Austria, Bahamas, Barbados, Belgium, Botswana, Brunei, Cyprus, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Iceland, Ireland, Israel (National Passport holders only), Italy, Japan, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Malta, Mexico, Monaco, Namibia, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Papua New Guinea, Portugal, Republic of Korea, St. Kitts and Nevis, St. Lucia, St. Vincent, San Marino, Singapore, Solomon Islands, Spain, Swaziland, Sweden, Slovenia, Switzerland, United States and Western Samoa.
Citizens of other countries should check the following website for exact entry details as they may need a temporary visa for Canada: Citizenship and Immigration Canada - Visas
Attention Citizens of the United States, Canada, Mexico and Bermuda:
On November 22, 2006 the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and U.S. Department of State announced that passports will be necessary for anyone entering the US (including returning US citizens, beginning January 23, 2007.
The travel document requirements make up the Departments of State and Homeland Security’s Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative (WHTI). This change in travel document requirements is the result of recommendations made by the 9/11 Commission, which Congress subsequently passed into law in the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004. WHTI requires all citizens of the United States, Canada, Mexico, and Bermuda to have a passport or other accepted document that establishes the bearer’s identity and nationality to enter or re enter the United States from within the Western Hemisphere.
Those wishing to view the Final Rule may visit www.dhs.gov or www.travel.state.gov
