Montreal

Before June 1, 2009, U.S. citizens do not necessarily need a passport entering Canada by land or sea, but need valid ID that proves identity and citizenship. As of June 1, 2009, everyone from every country that comes to Canada by air, land and sea needs a passport or equivalent travel document.

So, if you are driving or taking a train, you need only your drivers license...until June, when the rules change.

And Montreal is beautiful...Try to see Quebec, as well. Quebec City is simply georgous and you will believe you are in Europe. You can go cheap by staying in a youth hostel...or, if you want to splurge a little, stay in a small bed and breakfeast. If you go to Quebec, make sure you sit at the bar in the Château Frontenac...it overlooks the St. Lawrence Seaway and it has one of the best views in North America.

Look into taking Amtrak to Montreal...it is much quicker.

^^^^^ what nicenydick said. :yup:

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when i lived in vermont i roamed to the great white north on the regular. mostly for clubs and adventure.

haven't been in a couple of years. i should look up old friends to arrange couch space.

ml

You need a Birth certificate as well as license.
Winter is a great time in montreal.
Looking for women, clubs around Cresent st are good
but a lot of american tourists.
Better clubs and women can be found around St laurent/ sherbrooke st area. A lot of French speakers in this part of the city but most speak english.
Have fun and stop in for a late night poutine at Le banquse
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Have you considered the Passport Card? It's less expensive and designed for non-flight travel into Canada, Mexico, the Caribbean, and Bermuda.

U.S. Passport Card

THE U.S. PASSPORT CARD IS NOW IN PRODUCTION!
We began production of the U.S. Passport Card on July 14, 2008. To date, we have issued over 700,000 U.S. Passport Cards. Applications for the U.S. Passport Card are being processed in approximately 3 weeks from the time of application.

The wallet-size passport card is convenient and less expensive than the passport book. However, the U.S. Passport Card cannot be used for international air travel. This new travel document can be used to enter the United States from Canada, Mexico, the Caribbean, and Bermuda at land border crossings or sea ports-of-entry.

Note: A current or previous passport book holder, who is eligible to use Form DS-82 , may apply for a passport card as a renewal by mail. First time applicants for a U.S. Passport, and those not eligible to use Form DS-82, must apply for a passport card in person using Form DS-11.

The card has the same period of validity as the U.S. Passport Book: 10 years for an adult and 5 years for minors under age 16.

The card costs $45 for a first-time adult passport applicant and $35 for all minor applicants under age 16, regardless of whether they are previous passport book or card holders. Adults who already have a fully valid passport book may apply for the card as a passport renewal by mail and pay only $20.

To facilitate the frequent travel of U.S. citizens living in border communities and to meet DHS's operational needs at land borders, the passport card contains a vicinity-read radio frequency identification (RFID) chip. This chip points to a stored record in secure government databases.

There is no personal information written to the RFID chip itself.

With RFID technology, Customs and Border Protection inspectors will be able to access photographs and other biographical information stored in secure government databases before the traveler reaches the inspection station.

The passport card uses state-of-the-art security features to prevent against the possibility of counterfeiting and forgery. In addition, a protective sleeve is provided with each passport card to protect against unauthorized reading or tracking of the card when it is not in use.

Are you interested in gay night life in Montreal?

You should also look into the new enhanced NYS Driver's License. It eliminates the need for a passport for land, sea or air crossings into Canada or Mexico (and is much quicker and easier to get), even after June, 2009. You can find more about it here: NYS DMV - Enhanced DMV Photo Documents for U.S. Citizens Who are Residents of NYS