Ottawa updates advisory for travellers to U.S., noting visitors must register for longer stays

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The Canadian authorities has updated its question advisory for those heading southbound of the border, noting the U.S. requires that visitors registry if staying much than 30 days.

Failure to comply could effect successful fines, misdemeanour prosecution, advisory says

The Canadian Press

· Posted: Mar 22, 2025 11:02 AM EDT | Last Updated: 2 hours ago

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The Canadian authorities has updated its question advisory for those heading southbound of the border, noting the U.S. requires that visitors registry if staying much than 30 days.

The updated advisory says the registration request applies to Canadians and different overseas nationals travelling to the United States. The alteration is expected to instrumentality effect connected April 11.

Ottawa says those who don't comply with the registration request could look fines and misdemeanour prosecution.

The authorities says visitors tin consult the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services website to cheque if they request to registry and however to bash so.

It says radical tin spot if they person been automatically registered connected introduction to the U.S. by looking up their I-94 admittance signifier connected the U.S. Customs and Border Protection website.

Many Canadians person changed question plans to debar the U.S. arsenic President Donald Trump has endanger tariffs against Canada and repeatedly suggested it go the 51st state.

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It appears immoderate Canadian travelling to the U.S. implicit onshore for much than 30 days volition present person to registry with the American authorities and beryllium fingerprinted.

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