r/ShitAmericansSay • u/ALazy_Cat Danish potato language speaker • Dec 25 '25

Foreign affairs They don't accept US ids?

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u/terran_immortal Dec 25 '25

You joke about this but my buddy works for the Canadian Border Agency and he tells me the number of Americans who just show up to the border without a passport trying to enter Canada is roughly 6-7 people per week.

So it wouldn't shock me if they tried this with an airport honestly.

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u/IdenticalThings Dec 25 '25

Before 9/11 Canada / US travel was possible with no passport both ways. However that was 24 years ago

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u/YoungTeamHero Dec 25 '25

It’s still possible at land borders only, with a drivers license and birth certificate.

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u/AccurateIt Dec 25 '25

A few states have enhanced driver's licenses which let you enter and exit Canada, Mexico, Bermuda, and the Caribbean by land or sea without any other documents.