Do I need a passport?

[Robert Worthington]

Just wondering if I needed a passport to enter Nanaimo from Seattle?

[REW Jon]

Hi Robert
Yep, you'll be traveling from the USA into Canada - you'll need a passport at your port of entry into Canada.

Enjoy the trip!

[Rew Lisa]

I'm not sure if the US has the same thing.. but in Canada, if you're going to the US and NOT flying, you can use the new "enhanced driver's license". Check with your local motor vehicle branch to see if that is available to you (if you're not planning on flying out of the country anytime soon anyways).

[webmaster]

better safe than sorry - make sure you have a passport

[judyo]

When I was there two years ago we didn't need passports since we flew into Seattle and took the ferry the rest of the way. But I was told that even doing that now a passport is needed. I've never heard of an "enhanced driver's license." Went to France last year so had to get my first passport so now I'm set.

[NealRM]

The problem is not going from Seattle to Nanaimo, it's the return trip. You will need a passport to get back into the US.