LPR traveling to Canada by car, is necessary a visa?

[ISIS AND TROY 5]

Hi all!!!

It's been a month that I am living in the U.S. with my husband and I already got the Green Cards in the mail (mine and my children's). So my hubby and I were planning a car trip, and we considered Canada cuz from Mandan, ND (where we live) to Winnipeg it's around 6 hours by car, so the doubt came up: "Can I, a LPR enter Canada with my Green card and Brazilian passport? Or I will have to apply for a tourist visa to Canada?"

Thanks in advance! Good luck everybody that is waiting, hold on, it's totally worth it!!!

Isis

[nickbits 43]

You should be fine.

Visitor Visa Exemptions

http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/visit/visas.asp

Many people do not require a visa to visit Canada. These include:

persons lawfully admitted to the United States for permanent residence who are in possession of their alien registration card (Green card) or can provide other evidence of permanent residence;

[ISIS AND TROY 5]

You should be fine.

Visitor Visa Exemptions

http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/visit/visas.asp

Many people do not require a visa to visit Canada. These include:

persons lawfully admitted to the United States for permanent residence who are in possession of their alien registration card (Green card) or can provide other evidence of permanent residence;

Thank you very much!! That is good news to me!!!

[ISIS AND TROY 5]

You should be fine.

Visitor Visa Exemptions

http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/visit/visas.asp

Many people do not require a visa to visit Canada. These include:

persons lawfully admitted to the United States for permanent residence who are in possession of their alien registration card (Green card) or can provide other evidence of permanent residence;

BTW, is that true that when you travel by car your insurance has to be valid in Canada too? Thanks.

[Tricia599 2]

BTW, is that true that when you travel by car your insurance has to be valid in Canada too? Thanks.

As many times as I have driven across the border into Canada, no one has ever even asked if I had insurance, let alone if it was valid in Canada. If you're worried about getting turned away for that, I'd say it would be incredibly rare for that to happen, if at all. It might be written on the books somewhere, but I've never heard that come up with anyone.

And I can confirm that your green card and brasilian passport are all you need to get across the border and back again. We've done it many times.

Enjoy!

[ISIS AND TROY 5]

As many times as I have driven across the border into Canada, no one has ever even asked if I had insurance, let alone if it was valid in Canada. If you're worried about getting turned away for that, I'd say it would be incredibly rare for that to happen, if at all. It might be written on the books somewhere, but I've never heard that come up with anyone.

And I can confirm that your green card and brasilian passport are all you need to get across the border and back again. We've done it many times.

Enjoy!

Thank you very much!

I found out with my husband that our car insurance will cover us anywhere, so if they ask it shouldn't be a problem, anyways it would be nice to run across the information.

Thanks again!

Edited July 19, 2012 by ISIS AND TROY