This year, the Winter Olympics are being held in Vancouver, Canada. The games run from February 12th to February 28th, and since they are relatively close to us this year, a lot of Americans are expected to attend. If you’re one of them, make sure you are up to speed on the latest requirements for crossing the US\/Canadian border.<\/p>\n
Last year, those requirements changed. Previously, you could have driven across to Canada to see the Winter Olympics with just a driver’s license or other state-issued ph0to ID and a copy of your birth certificate or naturalization certificate.<\/p>\n
However, now that the final phase of the Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative (WHTI) is in effect, you may need a passport quick if you want to attend.\u00a0 To get across the border by land or sea, you will need one of the following documents:<\/p>\n
If you are flying to Vancouver, you must have a passport book (not a passport card) to board the plane.<\/p>\n
To try to minimize problems, according to USA Today<\/a>, the Department of Homeland Security has launched a $2 million ad campaign to help educate people about the new requirements.<\/p>\n If you don’t have a passport, you’ll need to get one in a hurry- the Winter Olympics are only a month away.<\/p>\n At this point, the easiest way to be sure you’ll get your passport quick enough is to use a private passport expediting company. The State Department’s expedited service takes 2-3 weeks, which is cutting it awfully close.<\/p>\n RushMyPassport can help you get your passport more quickly, in anywhere from a little over a week to 24 hours, depending on the processing option you choose.<\/p>\n Don’t miss the Winter Olympics: <\/a>Let us help you get a passport, quick!<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" This year, the Winter Olympics are being held in Vancouver, Canada. The games run from February 12th to February 28th, and since they are relatively close to us this year, a lot of Americans are expected to attend. If you want to go, you’ll need a passport, quick!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":24,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[77,22,218],"class_list":["post-1001","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-government-regulations","tag-canada-travel","tag-passports","tag-winter-olympics"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t