Can a US citizen get an EDL or or they just for illegal immigrants? Oh, wait,
we're talking the Feds here, not Illinois. :) (big tongue in cheek here)
Dennis C.
Touche' 35-1 #83
Mandeville, LA
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> From: Martin DeYoung <mdeyo...@deyoungmfg.com>
>To: Sylvain Laplante <sylvain_lapla...@yahoo.ca>; "cnc-list@cnc-list.com"
><cnc-list@cnc-list.com>
>Sent: Wednesday, January 30, 2013 3:58 PM
>Subject: Re: Stus-List {Stus-list} Border Crossing From US to Canada
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>IIRC the DL+ may be OK between the US and Canada by auto. Check specifically
>if it will be accepted both ways by boat and/or airplane. There is likely a
>regional variation on acceptance.
>
>In 2011 Kenmore Air required passports to fly from Seattle to BC. I insisted
>on passports to get Calypso and its crew in and out of Canada as I received
>mixed answers on whether the DL+ would be accepted when crossing the borders
>by boat.
>
>I have read the DL+ is not accepted crossing the US border from Mexico .
>
>Martin
>Calypso
>1970 C&C 43
>Seattle
>
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>From:CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] On Behalf Of Sylvain
>Laplante
>Sent: Wednesday, January 30, 2013 2:14 PM
>To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com
>Subject: Re: Stus-List {Stus-list} Border Crossing From US to Canada
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>Actually I am in the renewal process for my card, they call it Drivers permit
>+ , cost 45.00 for 2 years. It can be used to cross land and sea borders.
>At every renewal you have to take a rendez-vous and be interviewed , they ask
>questions about me that I've almost forgotten ( like question about an
>appartment I rent for 3 months 20 years ago ).
>
>Once they issue the card they also supply an aluminized card holder and tell
>you to always keep it in the holder because the customs remotely scans it even
>before you present it to the Customs officier.
>
>I also had to ingest radioactive liquid 2 years ago ( Hospital was suspecting
>bones infection ) and everytime I crossed the border it was the same routine,
>loud alarm started, told me to leave the car and let the keys on the dash,
>then they had to scan me with a geiger instrument.. Lasted for 4 weeks. I was
>preparing the boat for summer vacations so I crossed the border often :-)
>Even 1 time I was taking the boat to the U.S and before the boat was at the
>docks the "radiation alarm" on their belt was beeping loudly. I remember one
>of the Officiers saying "Hey we could cook pop-corn with that guy"
>
>They monitor everything, everytime..
>
>Sylvain C&C27 MkIII
>
>
>
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>From:Marek Dziedzic <dziedzi...@hotmail.com>
>To: CnC-list@cnc-list.com
>Sent: Wednesday, January 30, 2013 4:13 PM
>Subject: Re: Stus-List {Stus-list} Border Crossing From US to Canada
>
>>From what I know the EDL (Enhanced Driver’s Licence) is a bit controversial.
>>The DL has more information about you than the passport and the border agency
>>share this information across the border. There are rules in place that limit
>>what governments can share as part of the passport; there are no such rules
>>about DLs.
>
>I might be paranoid (or actually, the fact that i am not paranoid does not
>mean that they are not out to get me), but i don’t like our American cousins
>to know anything more about me than it is completely necessary.
>
>So be careful out there, or at least, know what you are getting yourself into.
>
>Marek
>C&C 24 Fennel in Ottawa
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