Is it acceptable to write the electronic Travel Authorization in a free page of your passport? [duplicate]
Electronic Travel Authorization (eTA) of Canada is transferred as a separate sheet-of-paper document that contains basically one number and the valid date. Can I, instead of keeping it with me for the next 5 years, write the eTA number in my passport? Will it be accepted by the border officers/airlines?
Note that this question is different from the one it is marked a duplicate of, as eta number is being asked by airlines as travel authorization, so it makes some sense to have it in your passport (comparing to random private notes).
Best Answer
As one of the previous answers indicates, writing in a passport besides in a place for a signature or return address could create issues.
eTAs are registered in the Canadian immigration system/Public Information Bank, and should not be carried around.
They are not visas, or electronic visas, as they are issued to nationals of visa-exempt countries.
There is no reason for one to carry it around unless you have it recently issued. I remember speaking to travellers who had "issues" with eTAs when arriving in Canada during the grace period.
In all of those cases, the eTA was recently issued, within the last week. It would seem it takes some time for it to register in the Canadian immigration system. The travellers had it printed, and carried it in addition to their papers for car rentals, tours, and so on.
One would assume that you have applied for an eTA well in advance of your travels, as some approvals extend past the several hour window for automatic approval.
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Answer 2
No, no, just no
You do not need to carry the eTA in any form, only the passport, because the eTA appears when check-in staff and Canadian border guards scan your passport.
Furthermore, passport amendments are for authorities to make, not you. In theory you doing it may well render the passport invalid in the eyes of border authorities.
If you want to play it really safe, put the number on a post-it note
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