My US passport expired recently and I sent it to be renewed. Now I have to make a trip from Seattle, Washington to Vancouver, Canada and back. I have read that you can still cross into and out of Canada with a certified copy of your US birth certificate and an id such as a drivers license. Can anyone confirm that this is correct? The US State Dept. website is not completely clear. Thanks.

Maybe you can find the required information under
www.hellobc.com/en-CA/default.htm

See on the page the point "notice to us visitors".

Another good information source is the canadian embassy. The will have a official webpage with information for travellers.

" have to make a trip from Seattle, Washington to Vancouver, Canada and back. I have read that you can still cross into and out of Canada with a certified copy of your US birth certificate and an id such as a drivers license."

This is true. The border people are used to this and don't even give it a second look. No problem.

However...The policy is about to change. After sometime next year, you will need a passport.

There is a lot of mixed information about this - however I had same situation this past summer with an expired passport and had no problem -
Air Canada staff assured me picture ID is all that is needed - but bring your expired passport along just in case

My husband used just ID last month between BC and Seattle and nobody blinked an eye.

Here is the official State dept website too which may be helpful...For further information regarding documentation requirements, visit http://travel.state.gov/travel/warnings.html.

Thanks everyone for your help. You put into plain English what the US State Department apparently could not!
Thanks.

A copy of your birth certificate is NOT ok. They don't always ask for it, but if they do, it must be a certified certificate, not a photocopy!

Here is the website with info. from U.S. Customs:

http://help.customs.gov/cgi-bin/cust...mp;p_topview=1