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Old Jun 30, 2013 | 6:50 am
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Originally Posted by König
In order to do so, they would need to successfully check-in and then go through the CBP pre-clearance. None of these two is guaranteed for someone without a proper travel document.

Maybe, Firebug can explain why the passport card has this ridiculous artificial restriction? What is preventing the USA government from negotiating with Canadians to allow US and Canadian citizens to fly with passport cards/EDL? Then, such agreements can be extended to other countries (e.g., Bermudas and Caribbean islands) on a bilateral basis.
Originally Posted by Badenoch
What is preventing the USA government is its own law, the Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative which created the passport requirement for air travel in the first place.
Precisley. Canada does not require Americans or Canadians arriving from the USA to have a passport. What is required is proof of citizenship and for adults, photographic identity issued by either government. Airlines and US government websites or people who say otherwise are lying.
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