 Poster: A snowHead
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Anyone else not know about this?
I'm flying to Banff on Friday. Looked up a checklist to pack, and it said "passports with 6 months left". Oh #%&!. Daughter's only has 3 months. A quick search to see if that's OK - apparently it is, but if entering from 15 March 2016, now it seems you need a Canadian ESTA, the eTA. The sort of good news is it costs the princely sum of CDN7 each.
http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/visit/eta.asp
According to the above web page, there's a six-month grace period AIUI, so no need for a heart attack yet...
Anyway, just applied for all mine. Mine, and the daughter with the dying passport, are approved. My wife's (not Europe-born), and the other daughter (no idea why), are Pending.
(Please don't tell me I've just fallen for some dodgy hoax site...)
Yours with rapidly receding fingernails...  
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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It is absolutely real but it looks like the phasing in period will cover you. We just arrived back last Wednesday and I was aware that we just made it before the date when it became compulsory.
Try ringing the embassy or a specialist travel agent like Ski Independence (They book Canadian travel in the main)if you are worried. Good luck and enjoy Banff!
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You need to Login to know who's really who.
You need to Login to know who's really who.
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Just got mine, and my passport expires this May. Never had any problems with having a problem with a passport nearing expiry, before.
Annoyingly, I'll have to apply for another the moment I renew my passport, and pay another 7 bucks for the privilege.
It doesn't take long to complete the application, once you can get the website to respond.
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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Yes you do very simple process when you can work out which county we are in. 3 questions need country and yes 3 different answers. U.K., British & england. Crazy.
Only cad$7 as you say and lasts for some years. Came back in minutes.
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You'll need to Register first of course.
You'll need to Register first of course.
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That bit drove me nuts - particularly as I had to complete it for 4 different people. You'd have thought I'd have learned eventually. Note - don't do it at 11pm under stress after an already long day.
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