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Old October 4th, 2008, 08:59 PM posted to rec.travel.usa-canada
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"Jim Davis" schrieb

The US is a crap shoot, but I have exit stamps for every European
country I've been to, and Canada.


I don't need a passport in Europe, but whenever I travel to Canada
I only get an entry stamp. I didn't even know that exit stamps exist!

Jochen
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Old October 4th, 2008, 09:18 PM posted to rec.travel.usa-canada
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"Jochen Kriegerowski" wrote in message
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"Jim Davis" schrieb

The US is a crap shoot, but I have exit stamps for every European
country I've been to, and Canada.


I don't need a passport in Europe, but whenever I travel to Canada
I only get an entry stamp. I didn't even know that exit stamps exist!

Jochen


Sorry, this is my fault for this misunderstanding. I didn't offer enough
information. My situation is different from most, and I just consider it a
way of life on the road.

I travel with special tools and some very expensive test equipment. Customs
in any country is usually 2 stops for me. They're usually thoroughly
inspected, and in some countries, I need special work permits. The permits
are turned in on exit, and my passport is checked at that time.


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Old October 5th, 2008, 05:36 AM posted to rec.travel.usa-canada
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In message "Jim Davis"
was claimed to have wrote:

Sorry, this is my fault for this misunderstanding. I didn't offer enough
information. My situation is different from most, and I just consider it a
way of life on the road.

I travel with special tools and some very expensive test equipment. Customs
in any country is usually 2 stops for me. They're usually thoroughly
inspected, and in some countries, I need special work permits. The permits
are turned in on exit, and my passport is checked at that time.


Ahh, that would do it.

Without some sort of special circumstances (work permit probably
counts), you don't normally need to talk to any gov't employee beyond
airport security to leave Canada or the US.
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Old October 5th, 2008, 04:37 PM posted to rec.travel.usa-canada
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"DevilsPGD" wrote in message
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In message "Jim Davis"
was claimed to have wrote:

Sorry, this is my fault for this misunderstanding. I didn't offer enough
information. My situation is different from most, and I just consider it
a
way of life on the road.

I travel with special tools and some very expensive test equipment.
Customs
in any country is usually 2 stops for me. They're usually thoroughly
inspected, and in some countries, I need special work permits. The
permits
are turned in on exit, and my passport is checked at that time.


Ahh, that would do it.

Without some sort of special circumstances (work permit probably
counts), you don't normally need to talk to any gov't employee beyond
airport security to leave Canada or the US.


Out of all my travels around the world, Canada is simply the worst for me.
They don't like outsiders coming into their country to work. I have to show
Immigration a letter of introduction from my company, a work request letter
from the receiving company, and my work orders. Then comes the big question
"What can you do that one of our people cannot do?" Then I can count on an
extra hour or two filling out requests, and getting the permits. It's no
skin off my butt. The extra time and expenses are billed to the Canadian
customer anyway.


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Old October 6th, 2008, 08:21 AM posted to rec.travel.usa-canada
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On 10/3/2008 12:46 PM Jim Davis did a "happy dance", then made these
writings:
"Hatunen" wrote in message
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On Fri, 3 Oct 2008 10:04:24 +0100, "topof"
wrote:


And if your credit card was stolen and used youd be the first one to
complain that no one asked for ID when the purchases were made!!

Nonsense. When an American credit card is stolen you, the
cardholder , are not responsible for any charges run up by the
thief.

My wallet got lifted on the Paris Metro ten years ago. The
thieves used my credit card to run up about $600 in purchases,
but I was not responsible for any of it.


You're 100% right, but it's the principal of it all. My wife's CC's were
stolen and thousands of $$ were rung up. We were covered, but I'm ****ed
that the person got away with it.
And to top it all off, the charges were local, and no ID was checked at any
of the stores. Radio Shack was the largest at $4,000.00, and they never
asked for ID.



Actually, if you check your contract you're responsible for charges
until the time you report the CC lost or stolen. That's why it's so
critical to report the loss of a credit card immediately! There are
exceptions to this policy as some of you may find. On my Discovercard
and VISA both contracts support my claim.

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Old October 6th, 2008, 08:26 AM posted to rec.travel.usa-canada
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On 10/3/2008 12:14 AM MI did a "happy dance", then made these writings:

On 10/2/08 9:06 PM, in article
, "AZ Nomad"
wrote:


On Thu, 02 Oct 2008 23:50:58 -0400, pltrgyst
wrote:


I've never had an airline copy information from my driver's license, or ask
for
it when selling me a ticket or issuing a boarding pass. And that includes
United
and Southwest among them.

Checking ID before issueing a boarding pass is universal.
That includes all the airlines.


That is true, but they just look at it. They don't record it nor should
they. A passport is used to identify someone. Not even immigration officers
record it when you enter a country. They look at it and stamp it. Period.

In order to print your boarding pass at Northwest or Continental you
have to swipe your Drivers License or your passport. This is the case at
Newark Liberty International Airport, Newark NJ and Lindbergh
International Airport in Minneapolis - St. Paul, MN. I fly in and out of
these airports frequently.

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Old October 6th, 2008, 08:31 AM posted to rec.travel.usa-canada
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On 10/2/2008 6:38 PM Patrick Hernan did a "happy dance", then made
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I stayed at a major hotel in Las Vegas recently. At check-in they
wanted a credit card and picture ID. I gave them a credit card and my
driver's license as an ID. Before I knew it she entered my driver's
license number into the hotel computer. This has never happened to me
before. When I objected she said "everybody does it now" but that is
certainly not my experience. This really seems like an invasion of
privacy in the time of identity theft. I can only imagine how many
employees have access to that computer. Even when I travel abroad
hotel clerks usually don't take down my passport number. As an
American traveling in America this seems outrageous. Has anyone else
had a similar experience?

Las Vegas with its many casino hotels has a valid reason for taking such
information. Reasons a lots of money in casinos draw a criminal
element. There is a high percentage of checking out of a hotel without
paying. Positive Id and a valid credit card provide a means of keeping
recouping some of these funds.

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