US Green card holder with Indian passport expiring in 4 months planning a short weekend trip by road to Canada
I am a US Green card holder with an Indian passport expiring in 4 months planning a short weekend trip by road to Canada next month.
Will I be allowed to enter Canada considering my passport won't meet the "valid passport" criteria of 6 months?
Best Answer
You don't need a passport at all to enter Canada by land, only your Green card.
As such, the question is moot.
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Answer 2
Canada has no 6-month valid passport criterion. I just looked into this last week as I'm planning a trip to Canada in two weeks with someone whose passport expires in September.
I have no reference for this except to say that the six-month requirement is to be found nowhere at any of the following pages:
- https://travel.gc.ca/returning/travelling-to-canada.
- https://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/travel-voyage/ivc-rnc-eng.html
- https://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/travel-voyage/td-dv-eng.html
As to your return in the US, you don't need a passport at all, much less a passport meeting any sort of minimum validity requirement.
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