Does the gold star on a Florida Drivers License allow me to cross the border into Canada?

i'm taking a trip to Michigan soon and wanted to go into Canada for a day. my cousin says since i dont have a passport that an enhanced drivers license will do. while calling my local DMV, a very unhelpful and disgruntled dmv associate told me the gold star on my license will allow me access into Canada, but every where else i read online says that florida has not participated in this program and does not mention a "gold star" anywhere on the EDL requirements. please get back to me asap!Does the gold star on a Florida Drivers License allow me to cross the border into Canada?
No.



You need a passport for any air or sea crossing and either a passport, NEXUS pass, or enhanced driver's license when crossing at a ground crossing. The only states which currently offer enhanced driver's licenses are Michigan,New York, Vermont and Washington state. Florida is one of several states which has announced that they will be offering enhanced driver's licenses. However, they only announced it a few months back, so they are not currently offered.



Personally, just get a passport. If you are in FL it is useful for travel to Mexico and the Caribbean.
To enter Canada you need proof of citizenship and photo ID. From the Canada Border Services Agency website: "If you are a citizen of the United States, you do not need a passport to enter Canada. However, you should carry proof of your citizenship, such as a birth certificate, certificate of citizenship or naturalization, as well as photo identification."

Similarly, you will require proof of citizenship to get back into the U.S. From the US Customs %26amp; Border Protection website: "The Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative (WHTI) requires U.S. and Canadian travelers to present a passport or other document that denotes identity and citizenship when entering the U.S."

So your driver's license alone will neither get you into Canada from the U.S. nor get you back into the U.S. from Canada, but combined with your birth certificate it could do the trick. When travelling outside your own country, a passport is really the ultimate piece of identification. Anything else can be called into question by Customs officials, and you seriously do NOT want to mess with Customs officials from any country, including your own.Does the gold star on a Florida Drivers License allow me to cross the border into Canada?
All the gold star does is let everyone know you shared your toys at recess and that you did your homework on time. Other then that it doesn't mean jack when it comes to crossing into Canada. You will need a passport because, as you said, Florida doesn't participate in the EDL program.



And by the way, it's not Canada's fault you need a passport to come here. We could care less however the US government is requiring everyone entering the US to have a passport or EDL (even US citizens) therefore we have to make sure you have it so that you can go home after your visit.
That's a regular driver's licence. You need an enhanced one with a chip in it [if available in Florida] or a passport.

PS It is true that Canada can technically admit you with just a birth certificate, but, if you don't have the passport necessary to go home, they won't let you in.Does the gold star on a Florida Drivers License allow me to cross the border into Canada?
To enter Canada, any driver's licence will do. However, to go back into the USA, you need the passport, enhanced driver's licence, or NEXUS card. This is US law, and nothing to do with Canada. All that is required here is basic ID.
you can enter canada with that no problem, its returning to your own country thats going to be the problem. and if your crossing at Detroit/Windsor, the US guards don't mess around. Canadians could careless
Basically the gold star tells inland pirates as policy enforcers, that you under the Federal Homeland Security Department regulations by your statement when you obtained the State License by your volunteering to become a Corporate United States citizen in fiction, so you have no rights. You have the right to un-volunteer anytime you choose to protect your rights. See the following for the legal encyclopedia that can be entered into evidence to protect your rights:



14 C.J.S. “Citizenship” pg. 426, 430

(Corpus Juris Secundum )



The particular meaning of the word "citizen" is frequently dependent on the context in which it is found[25], and the word must always be taken in the sense which best harmonizes with the subject matter in which it is used[26].

One may be considered a citizen for some purposes and not a citizen for other purposes, as, for instance, for commercial purposes, and not for political purposes[27]. So, a person may be a citizen in the sense that as such he is entitled to the protection of his life, liberty, and property, even though he is not vested with the suffrage or other political rights[28].

[25] Cal.--Prowd v. Gore, 2 Dist. 207 P. 490. 57 C.A. 458.

[26] Cal.--Prowd v. Gore. 2 Dist. 207 P. 490. 57 C.A. 458.

La.--Lepenser v Griffin, 83 So. 839, 146 La. 584

N.Y.--Union Hotel Co. v. Hersee, 79 N.Y. 454

[27] U.S.--The Friendschaft, N.C., 16 U.S. 14, 3 Wheat. 14, 4 L.Ed. 322

--Murray v. The Charming Betsy, 6 U.S. 64, 2 Cranch 64, 2 L.Ed. 208

Md.--Risewick v. Davis, 19 Md. 82

Mass.--Judd v. Lawrence, 1 Cush 531

R.I.--Greeough v. Tiverton Police Com'rs, 74 A 785, 30 R.I. 212

[28] Mass.--Dillaway v. Burton, 153 N.E. 13, 256 Mass. 568



You can also state a proper claim upon which relief should be granted by any corporate adminstrative judge in fiction under color of law, "All Sovereign Birth Rights Exclusively Claimed and Retained."



Do not sign any contract with foreign agents called police or their courts and remain silent to protect your rights.