Canada Customs And Revenue Agency

Revised May 2005 INTRODUCTION Millions of U.S. citizens visit Canada each year. We hope this brochure will help you avoid problems. If you should need assistance as a result of an accident, illness, or the loss of your passport, our Embassy in Ottawa and Consulates General in Halifax, Quebec City, Montreal, Toronto, Calgary, and Vancouver are there to assist you. [Read More]

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F) Canada, Mexico, and Central America

Agreements and Treaties. The Maritime Agreement continues to serve as the model maritime agreement for Central America and the Caribbean, and has promoted closer cooperation in the interdiction of maritime smuggling. Results under the Maritime Agreement in 2002 include conducting the combined maritime counternarcotics operations, facilitation of 42 U.S. law enforcement ship visits to Costa Rica in support of Eastern Pacific and Caribbean counternarcotics patrols, and response to six search and rescue cases. The United States and Costa Rica also signed a bilateral Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on Maritime Cooperation and Assistance, in which the United States agreed to take steps toward securing equipment and technical and training assistance for the Costa Rican Coast Guard. The United States and Costa Rica have had an extradition treaty in force since 1991. Although Costa Rican law does not permit the extradition of its nat ... [Read More]

Department of State Washington File: Fact Sheet: U.S. Customs Makes Progress on Container Security

-- Ports of Halifax, Montreal, and Vancouver, Canada: On April 3, 2002, Canadian Customs and Revenue Agency agreed to the exchange of inspectors at seaports to pre-screen containerized cargo. Last year approximately 500,000 containers destined for the U.S. landed at these three Canadian seaports. Approximately 65,000 sea containers destined for Canada arrive at the ports of Seattle and Newark/New York each year. ...

The U.S. Customs Container Security Initiative (CSI) is a program launched by Commissioner Robert Bonner, on January 17 in a speech given at the Center for Strategic and International Studies. CSI secures an indispensable, but vulnerable, link in the chain of global trade: the oceangoing sea container. Customs plays a unique role in processing maritime trade, an ever-expanding stream of commerce, while continually protecting America from terrorism and crime. ... [Read More]

Department of State Washington File: Text: U.S. to Require Advance Info on All Cross-Border Shipments

U.S. Customs and Border Protection received significant input from the trade community and the Canada Customs and Revenue Agency (CCRA). CBP carefully considered and in many cases adopted the trades' recommendations. CBP will work closely with the trade community to phase in these rules over the coming months. ...

U.S. Customs and Border Protection will process advance cargo information into an automated targeting system linked to various law enforcement and commercial databases. This initial step will enable CBP to efficiently identify shipments that pose a potential risk. Previously most non-maritime inbound shipments entered into the U.S. without being screened by an automated targeting system. As a result, most cargo shipments could not be assessed for risk prior to arrival. The Trade Act provides the Department of Homeland Security with the authority to eliminate antiquated, paper-driven processes for cargo crossing our borders. ... [Read More]

US Department Of State Post Report

For the spectator sports fan, Vancouver has three professional teams: The Vancouver Canucks play in the National Hockey League; the British Columbia Lions play in the Western Conference of the Canadian Football League; and the Vancouver Canadians are a class A baseball farm team. Major U.S. sporting events are telecast here as well. Touring and Outdoor ActivitiesLast Updated:  12/8/2003 10:25 AM Numerous points of scenic interest are within easy driving distance from Vancouver. Costs of transportation, meals, and lodging are comparable to those in the U.S. Vancouver Island, the largest island on the West Coast of North and South America, offers the provincial capital of Victoria, unusual gardens, beaches, and mountain scenery. One of the major scenic attractions of the province, How ... [Read More]

Tips for Americans Residing Abroad

Tips for Travelers to Sub-Saharan Africa REQUIRED DOCUMENTS U.S. Passports U.S. citizens should have a valid passport before taking up residence abroad.  Once living overseas, Americans should continue to maintain a valid passport.  For information on obtaining a passport, or other passport services the Department of StateR ... [Read More]

Canada, Mexico, and Central America

Other U.S. projects in 1999 supported the Ministry of Education's teacher training for demand reduction programs and joint counternarcotics operations between DEA, Customs and the Coast Guard and their Panamanian counterparts in PTJ, Customs, and the SMN. The USG provided training, equipment, and operational support to the PTJ, the PNP, CONAPRED, the Joint Intelligence Coordination Center (JICC), the office of the drug prosecutor, Customs and Immigration. The Embassy has also purchased an ion scanner machine for the use of Panama's law enforcement community and is working with the PTJ forensics laboratory to examine upgrading its equipment. The U.S. continued to fund and develop Panama's JICC, including upgrading software and training for the JICCs employees and providing precursor chemical control training. ... [Read More]

U.S. Information Resource Center Hanoi

Department of Defense (DOD) American Forces Press Service Air Force (USAF) Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) Army (USA) Army Field Manuals (full text) Training and Doctrine Command (TRADOC) BosniaLINK TALON (newspaper serving the soldiers of Task Force Eagle, and to the Implementation Force (IFOR) fact sheets) DIOR Reports (full text) including "Top 100 Contractors," "100 Contractors Receiving the Largest Dollar Volume..." [Read More]

Your Trip Abroad

Charleston, SC 29405 There is no fee for this service, except if expedite service is requested. An Altered or Mutilated Passport If your U.S. passport is mutilated or altered in any way (other than changing the personal notification data), you may render it invalid, cause yourself much inconvenience, and expose yourself to possible prosecut ... [Read More]