[Ger-Poland-Volhynia] passports and ID's

[Gary Warner]

Mike,

My grandfather got a Canadian passport in 1921.    It was indicated 
that it was good for travel in the US, Mexico and Panama, but was NOT 
good for travel in the British Empire.    It has stamps from Mexico 
and the USA.

Gary



At 06:09 PM 11/20/06, Mike  McHenry wrote:

>Do you know of if some form of identification was required? After 1924 you
>were required to have a VISA from the US consulate in your home country to
>enter the US.
>                                         Mike
>
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>[mailto:ger-poland-volhynia-bounces at eclipse.sggee.org] On Behalf Of Carolyn
>Schott
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>26
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>I'm pretty sure that it was necessary for people leaving Russia to have a
>passport - that's where you get all the stories about people "sneaking" out.
>Our family story is that my grandfather used his brother-in-law's passport
>to get out, because he (my grandfather) would have been subject to military
>service otherwise.
>
>But the U.S. didn't require a passport to ENTER the country until much
>later.  I don't remember the exact year that started, but I know it was
>after 1905 when my grandfather arrived.  In any case, that would probably be
>why there were no U.S. stamps on a passport - no one checked it or cared.
>
>Carolyn Schott
>
>
>
> >Message: 4
> >Date: Mon, 20 Nov 2006 13:40:09 -0800
> >From: Gary Warner <gary at warnerengineering.com>
> >Subject: Re: [Ger-Poland-Volhynia] MANIFEST SPELLINGSS
> >To: "Mike  McHenry" <maurmike1 at verizon.net>,   "'Jerry Frank'"
> >       <FranklySpeaking at shaw.ca>
> >Cc: ger-poland-volhynia at eclipse.sggee.org
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> >Mike,
> >
> >So far as I know, all persons who left Russia had
> >a passport.    That was certainly true for my
> >grandfather in 1893, as I still have his Russian
> >passport.    Interestingly enough, there are no
> >Canadian or USA stamps on it.    When my
> >grandmother came in 1895, I do not know if she
> >had a passport or not- at least none has survived.
> >
> >Gary Warner
> >
>
>
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