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      06-07-2008, 04:51 PM   #1
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Help! How can I get my wheels?!

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I ordered a set of wheels from Tire Rack and had them shipped to an installer in Buffalo. Now I have a HUGE problem. I was refused to enter the US this morning because my passport was not valid for six months. (It will expire on Dec. 1st, only 5 months and 23 days from now, so close) I have to apply for a new passport but it takes a long time.

Any ideas? thank you guys.
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Please bear my poor English.

I ordered a set of wheels from Tire Rack and had them shipped to an installer in Buffalo. Now I have a HUGE problem. I was refused to enter the US this morning because my passport was not valid for six months. (It will expire on Dec. 1st, only 5 months and 23 days from now, so close) I have to apply for a new passport but it takes a long time.

Any ideas? thank you guys.
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      06-07-2008, 05:27 PM   #4
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Why did you get them shipped to Buffalo? You still have to pay PST, GST and duty (if applicable) when you cross the border anyway. Trying to pull a fast one on the government? Karma's a bitch. But to answer your question, there's no other choice but to get a passport or send someone to get them for you..
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      06-07-2008, 06:10 PM   #5
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you can still enter the US by land without a passport, I go with my driver's license and my Canadian citizenship card, i get in fine, they don't care if you have a passport or not as long as you have the other proper documents

just don't an idiot by showing up at the border with a Sears card and a library card, you will be sent and jailed at Guantanamo Bay in Cuba
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you can still enter the US by land without a passport, I go with my driver's license and my Canadian citizenship card, i get in fine, they don't care if you have a passport or not as long as you have the other proper documents

just don't an idiot by showing up at the border with a Sears card and a library card, you will be sent and jailed at Guantanamo Bay in Cuba
When was the last times you went to the states? I'm pretty sure that you need a passport nowadays.
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When was the last times you went to the states? I'm pretty sure that you need a passport nowadays.
2 weeks ago, i went to US, you only need a passport if you are travelling to the US by air, by land, you don't need a passport

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http://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/whti-ivho...estre-eng.html
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      06-07-2008, 06:52 PM   #8
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you can still enter the US by land without a passport, I go with my driver's license and my Canadian citizenship card, i get in fine, they don't care if you have a passport or not as long as you have the other proper documents

just don't an idiot by showing up at the border with a Sears card and a library card, you will be sent and jailed at Guantanamo Bay in Cuba
I'm not a Canadian citizen, just a resident, so I need a passport, VISA, I94, fingerprints, photos...
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Find someone on this forum living in Buffalo and pay him to pick up and ship.
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Find someone on this forum living in Buffalo and pay him to pick up and ship.
Bump to what he said.

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