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Travelling from Canada to the US
I'm an Australian. I'm going over to Vancouver next year and my Canadian friends are planning a road trip through America. This is my first time going overseas! Will I be let in at the US border? Or is there something I need to organise before I leave Australia?
Thanks heaps guys! :)
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As an Australian, you need additional permission to enter the US.
Canada and Mexico have a special agreement with the United States that allows their passport holders to enter the US without a Visa - so your Canadian friends just flash their passports and sail through - they might not realize that you won’t be able to do it quite that easily. Unless you have a passport from Canada or Mexico, you need to get an additional permission from the government of the states.
Which is not a big deal. It's really easy to get.
Since you are an Australian citizen, you don't even need a full Visa. As long as you'll be in the states for less than 90 days, you can apply online.
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Read it carefully. I'm quite certain I'm correct, but you should double-check.
Also, take any documentation about your visit to Canada with you to make sure you can get back into Canada at the end of the road trip!
It’s not that stressful - thousands of Canadians and Americans cross that boarder - some of them do it every day on their way to work - you should totally go. Just make sure you’ve got your ducks in a row before you do.
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