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Found this article online:
Do you have to update your Canadian Citizenship photo?
I currently live about 15 minutes away from Detroit, Michigan, and if I traveled there from my city in Canada, it would be by land.
I was told by Passport Canada that Canadians do not require passports to enter the US by land (until 2008), but if you travel by air, you would need to have your passport. Since my Canadian passport expired in April 2007, I’ll have to resort to using my Canadian Citizenship card to cross the border.
The problem is, the photo taken of myself is from when I was 9-10 years old. I’m now 22 years old. I’ve had no problems in the past few years going to the States with just my Citizenship card, but one immigration officer said my photo was too outdated, even though I had other valid photo ID to prove that was me.
My question is this: Do you have to update your Canadian Citizenship photo? And can they deny you entry because you look too young in just the Citizenship card photo? And how can I obtain an updated Citizenship card? Thanks so much
4 months ago
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4 months ago
Kingstonsean: The cizitizenship card is not a travel document, but from now until 2008, all you need to travel from canada to the US is proof of your citizenship and govt issued photo id, such as a drivers license…so until 2008, you don’t need a passport if traveling by land and sea.