# What would you do? v.Going to Canada \*Time Sensitive!\* **URL:** \ **Category:** NYSpeed Off Topic\ **Created:** [May 6, 2008, 2:08pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/what-would-you-do-v-going-to-canada-time-sensitive/47998 "2008-05-06T14:08:13Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 14\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Onyx\_Z32](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/onyx_z32/32/7581_2.png) [@Onyx\_Z32](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Onyx_Z32)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2008, 2:08pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/what-would-you-do-v-going-to-canada-time-sensitive/47998/1 "2008-05-06T14:08:13Z")
F\*uck! So I’m sitting here in niagara falls on my way to visit Bing, but I totally forgot my birth certificate! Now I have 2 options; 1. go back home and get it… Which will (with rush hour traffic) add almost 2 hours onto this trip… 2. go for it. I found a copy of my birthcertificate in the truck… But it’s just that; a Photo Copy! What would you do? I tried calling Minglor for advice, but apparently the number I have for him is for some old woman now, lol ---
**Author:** ![Viper966](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/viper966/32/7268_2.png) [@Viper966](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Viper966)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2008, 2:09pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/what-would-you-do-v-going-to-canada-time-sensitive/47998/2 "2008-05-06T14:09:52Z")
photocopy is fine, i never bring my real one ---
**Author:** ![Violator](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/violator/32/7278_2.png) [@Violator](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Violator)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2008, 2:10pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/what-would-you-do-v-going-to-canada-time-sensitive/47998/3 "2008-05-06T14:10:41Z")
It will only matter on the way back. Photocopy will work. ---
**Author:** ![Onyx\_Z32](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/onyx_z32/32/7581_2.png) [@Onyx\_Z32](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Onyx_Z32)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2008, 2:18pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/what-would-you-do-v-going-to-canada-time-sensitive/47998/4 "2008-05-06T14:18:14Z")
Cool. I even bought extra copies to put in my vehicles just in case I randomly wanted to cross over, but I forgot to put them in :ham: On my way over… We’ll see what happends lol ---
**Author:** ![Minglor](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/minglor/32/7373_2.png) [@Minglor](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Minglor)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2008, 2:28pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/what-would-you-do-v-going-to-canada-time-sensitive/47998/5 "2008-05-06T14:28:31Z")
Re-Edit. Stay out of there. ---
**Author:** ![Adictd2b00st](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/adictd2b00st/32/7625_2.png) [@Adictd2b00st](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Adictd2b00st)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2008, 2:36pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/what-would-you-do-v-going-to-canada-time-sensitive/47998/6 "2008-05-06T14:36:05Z")
yea just go, your fine ---
**Author:** ![Onyx\_Z32](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/onyx_z32/32/7581_2.png) [@Onyx\_Z32](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Onyx_Z32)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2008, 2:45pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/what-would-you-do-v-going-to-canada-time-sensitive/47998/7 "2008-05-06T14:45:31Z")
Made it! The guy at the border did give me a hard time though saying _“you know, you can change stuff on a copy right?”_ Allllll worth it for the home cooked Chineese food I’m about to eat 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Jam](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jam/32/7235_2.png) [@Jam](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Jam)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2008, 2:47pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/what-would-you-do-v-going-to-canada-time-sensitive/47998/8 "2008-05-06T14:47:14Z")
haha and i just pm’d you lol ---
**Author:** ![Karter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/e480ec/32.png) [@Karter](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Karter)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2008, 2:49pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/what-would-you-do-v-going-to-canada-time-sensitive/47998/9 "2008-05-06T14:49:08Z")
yeah they let us thru with just ID’s a month ago. Tho the guy did tell me I was supposed to have a birth certificate. ---
**Author:** ![JayS](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jays/32/15375_2.png) [@JayS](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JayS)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2008, 4:58pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/what-would-you-do-v-going-to-canada-time-sensitive/47998/10 "2008-05-06T16:58:59Z")
They’re still warning right now I believe. But officially, a copy will not work when they start cracking down. It has to have the official seal, so either get a passport, carry your original, or get a real copy from the county that will include the seal. Or wait for the enhanced license and get one of those. ---
**Author:** ![RobtC](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/51bf81/32.png) [@RobtC](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/RobtC)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2008, 7:21pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/what-would-you-do-v-going-to-canada-time-sensitive/47998/11 "2008-05-06T19:21:25Z")
those who frequent canada often can get a passport card good for land travel back into the us. it’s only $20. better than nexus. ---
**Author:** ![Onyx\_Z32](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/onyx_z32/32/7581_2.png) [@Onyx\_Z32](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Onyx_Z32)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2008, 8:01pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/what-would-you-do-v-going-to-canada-time-sensitive/47998/12 "2008-05-06T20:01:33Z")
Thanks for the PMs guys :tup: Yeah, extra copies of my certificate were only $7 each or something cheap like that. ---
**Author:** ![2TurboZ](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/2turboz/32/7577_2.png) [@2TurboZ](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/2TurboZ)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2008, 9:33pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/what-would-you-do-v-going-to-canada-time-sensitive/47998/13 "2008-05-06T21:33:53Z")
Get a passport and save all the headache. You spend enough money on gizmos and gadgets that I am shocked you dont have a passport. ---
**Author:** ![airhead](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/airhead/32/7471_2.png) [@airhead](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/airhead)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2008, 10:15pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/what-would-you-do-v-going-to-canada-time-sensitive/47998/14 "2008-05-06T22:15:43Z")
I’ve been there a few dozen times and I don’t think I ever brought anything more than a license. Are they really cracking down now?