Re: Canadian Border is tight!

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frank this is your bahamian buddy :-)

anyway, we have alot of experience with what it takes coming to the US
... and it can be really fun sometimes :-)

To get into the US from here generally requires a visa, which requires
locally a police record, and  to get a visa can take a whole day or 2.
Police records can take days also. Anyway its alot of fun, but either
way we need a passport.



Frank Olson wrote:
> "Allan Waghalter" <awaghalter@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:ZEPGe.1656$gQ5.1181@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >I have a friend who just went from Houston to Detroit on her way to visit
> >an internet acquaintaince in Toronto.  She had been told by the visitors
> >bureau that Candada did not check US citizens with Birth Certificate and
> >photo ID going in.  Guess what...  She got pulled out for a full background
> >investigation.  Being on probation here for a minor felony (family related)
> >they would not permit her to enter the country!
> >
> > Is this normal procedure or is it the result of the terror activities
> > going on in England at the moment?  She was wearing a huge back pack and
> > carrying a fairly large carry on bag.  Had a toungue piercing and was
> > probably exhausted after a 40 hour drive from Houston.
>
>
> Something "alerted" the guys at the border...  It's often the "luck of the
> draw".   An individual with a criminal record takes the chance that they
> won't go with the check, but if they do, they have every right to refuse
> entry.  I'm pretty sure RLB can't come to Canada either.  I'm sure he
> doesn't have any problems with customs in Brazil though...  He just has to
> remember to pack a load of good quality condoms to use as "bargaining
> chips"...  :-))