[Magdalen] USA folks doing business trips in Canada?

[Charles Wohlers]

Requiring passports to go to Canada is #%$#&^*&  . . and so on. Especially 
for folks (like us) who live near the border. When I get my Vermont drivers 
license soon, it will be an "enhanced" version, blessed by the Feds, which 
will allow me to go to Canada without a passport. Curse you, Patriot Act!!!!

Chad Wohlers
Woodbury, VT USA
chadwohl at satucket.com


-----Original Message----- 
From: Scott Knitter
Sent: Thursday, December 18, 2014 10:57 AM
To: Magdalen at herberthouse.org
Subject: Re: [Magdalen] USA folks doing business trips in Canada?

On Thu, Dec 18, 2014 at 8:56 AM, Charles Wohlers
<charles.wohlers at verizon.net> wrote:
> Scott, if your going on business for HP, this is *their* problem, not 
> yours.
> Let them take care of it.

Thanks. I checked with a colleague who has gone to Ottawa for this
same project, and she said I'd need only a passport. She said not to
overexplain what I'm doing (although of course speak truthfully to
answer any questions), as more detail leads to more questions.

Our terrible travel booking system pushes one into a dire-looking area
that urges getting work authorization. It got to a point that I was
told I had "improperly submitted" a case initiation, and I sent my
manager a request to submit it for me. I think she was bewildered by
it. I was glad to let her know it isn't needed.

Next hurdle: My photo for my passport was rejected yesterday by the
State Department processing place in Virginia, so this afternoon I
need to get a new one and overnight it so they can finish making my
passport. The photo was fine to the passport agent with whom I applied
for the passport. Personally, I'm amazed they let individuals submit
their own photos...one would think the photo would have to be made in
the presence of the same agent who witnessed the applicant swearing to
the truth of the information submitted. I'm also amazed at the
handwriting and manual processing...


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Scott R. Knitter
Edgewater, Chicago, Illinois USA