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Originally Posted by rs913
For any of you from the area, I'm just curious...how hard is it to get across the border from Ontario to Michigan just for a daytrip? or vice-versa?
How does your answer change for Canadian citizens vs. American citizens?
How much easier was it 10 years ago? (before 9/11 and the Bush administration)
These are all things I wondered after looking at this thread. I'm sure it's not easy to protect the borders while still keeping it easy for the vast majority of border-crossers who are just making innocent visits...
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As far as day trips via land or river crossing you are required now to have two pieces of ID to enter the US, one of them photo ID such as a driver's license.
Or a passport, the requirement of this having been put back to 2009 because it hasn't been ramped up yet to fulfill the demand.
Passports are mandatory when entering the States via air.
Just a hint, at the border don't try and be smart, they won't react well.
Canadian entry is similar at least in my case, using the same ID although I don't know the official requirement.
The real hassle is not knowing how long it will take to cross at any given time. It could be five minutes, it could be fifty. I've seen both.
And the area on the American side of the Ambassador Bridge is all under construction at I 75 for the next while.
jodelli