Amtrak Cascades from Seattle to Vancouver – What is the border crossing like northbound?

3/6/2019 12:49:47 AM

Just one aspect should be clarified in addition to the answers above.

As such, I’ll need to let the DHS know that I’ve left the USA so they don’t mistakenly think I’ve not gone.

Since 2016, you are not required to report anything to DHS as Canada shares entry/exit information with the US:

Currently, Canada and the U.S. exchange biographic entry information on third-country nationals and permanent residents, so that entry into one country serves as an exit record from the other.

A few minutes after going through Canadian immigration in Vancouver you can open the I-94 website and confirm your exit has been correctly recorded. I’ve done this a couple dozen times and it always works as a charm, no special action required from my side.

4/27/2012 2:56:29 PM

While I assume the original poster has already made his journey, for reference this train does Canada Customs clearance on arrival at Pacific Central Station in Vancouver, not at the border. As such, there won’t be any US CBP around if you need to get an exit stamp.

9/20/2011 3:55:35 PM

It’s usually a lot easier getting into Canada than the U.S. Make sure Customs takes your I-94 form at the border. They let you keep it if they expect you to return to the U.S. soon, to make it easier to enter. Since your going on to Europe, you are supposed to turn it in.

9/18/2011 12:02:05 PM

Well, I’ve made the trip from Vancouver to Seattle on the Greyhound bus. The bus stops at the border and we have to get off with baggage et al and put it through a scanner, and there was a proper customs and immigration check.

I’ve also walked over the Niagara falls bridge (back and forth) and even then went through a proper customs and immigration check BOTH ways!

So, I’d think that it shouldn’t be any different by train. Whether you’d have to get off the train at the border, I’m not sure. But I highly doubt that they’d let you cross the US-Canada border without a proper customs and immigration check, especially since you’re trying to cross the border legally!

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