Originally Posted by
SQFreak
Previously, the governments had mutually agreed that a photo ID and a birth certificate were sufficient. But these are not travel documents either.
They may not have been produced as travel documents, but they were accepted as such.
Originally Posted by
SQFreak
Do you claim that this scheme was illegal?
No, of course not, and I understand that countries can make bilateral agreements that permit things in addition to what is specified in the Vienna Convention, as long as they don't contradict its terms. It wasn't clear that this was strictly a bilateral U.S.A.-Canada arrangement, but in any case, I revert back to my original question: my understanding was that the WHTI did away with all those special arrangements and special exceptions (which allowed travel between some -- but not all -- North American countries without a passport (but not without border controls), but now apparently new exemptions/exceptions/special arrangements are being introduced. Is it any wonder both passengers and immigration agents are confused?
