Timeline for US citizen lost passport, stuck in Canada without a passport
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| Oct 29, 2018 at 8:54 | comment | added | jcaron | @DSLM how did things turn out in the end? | |
| Oct 27, 2018 at 12:39 | comment | added | Thomas | One time I packed my new passport in my luggage and traveled with the old one :) When I arrived at the checkpoint I told them, they send me to the side room, the officer checked me on his computer in 30 seconds and that was it; so the key is that they can establish who you are. | |
| Oct 25, 2018 at 22:35 | comment | added | Jim MacKenzie | @phoog The US requires photo ID to enter the secure area; Canada requires it to board the aircraft. Two different ways of doing the same thing. And a US driver's license is just fine for a domestic Canadian flight, though a passport obviously works as well. | |
| S Oct 25, 2018 at 9:40 | history | suggested | smci | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
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| Oct 25, 2018 at 8:32 | comment | added | smci | Btw, as to "He lost his passport at the airport"? Did he immediately report it lost/stolen (to the US), so it could not be used by someone else? If it wasn't turned in at the airport, chances are it was stolen not lost. How and where exactly did he lose the most important document in his life? | |
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| Oct 25, 2018 at 3:27 | comment | added | Carl | This question/answer is about how to find transport to a land border that will allow you to board without a passport. travel.stackexchange.com/questions/45874/… | |
| Oct 24, 2018 at 19:01 | answer | added | JonathanReez♦ | timeline score: 19 | |
| Oct 24, 2018 at 17:29 | answer | added | RoboKaren | timeline score: 24 | |
| Oct 24, 2018 at 15:01 | history | tweeted | twitter.com/StackTravel/status/1055111951481757696 | ||
| Oct 24, 2018 at 14:28 | history | edited | Newton | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
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| Oct 24, 2018 at 13:05 | comment | added | phoog | @jcaron Canada is requiring people to use original government-issued ID to board planes. When I was there a couple of months ago, I had to show my passport to board several domestic flights. They made a big show of announcing that we had to present the ID at the gate with our boarding passes. Perhaps I could have used my US driver's license; I didn't try. But there's no mention in the question of the son having a driver's license. | |
| Oct 24, 2018 at 12:04 | comment | added | jcaron | Also, if he lost the passport at the airport, there's a good chance he forgot it at security, or at a check-in desk, so he should be able to find it. He should approach an airport information desk to ask for assistance, they probably have his passport set aside somewhere. | |
| Oct 24, 2018 at 12:02 | comment | added | jcaron | What airport is he flying from? At airports with pre-clearance he should be able to make his case directly to a CBP officer exactly as if he was arriving in the US. Unless he lost his passport somewhere between preclearance and boarding? In that case he doesn't need a passport, a drivers license should be enough. | |
| Oct 24, 2018 at 11:53 | history | edited | RedBaron |
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| Oct 24, 2018 at 11:37 | answer | added | Newton | timeline score: 66 | |
| Oct 24, 2018 at 11:21 | comment | added | Augustine of Hippo | Alternatively he can try and come by road. The border patrol will be able to verify his citizenship. Getting an emergency passport however is preferred. | |
| Oct 24, 2018 at 11:06 | comment | added | Max | Go to a consulate and get a new one ? | |
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| Oct 24, 2018 at 11:01 | history | asked | DLSM | CC BY-SA 4.0 |