US hardens registration rules for Canadians visiting for more than 30 days

Vehicles wait in line to enter the US at a border crossing on the Canada-U.S. border in Blackpool, Quebec, Canada, Feb.25, 2025. AFP-Yonhap

The Peace Bridge connects the US and Canada, in Buffalo, N.Y., Feb. 27, 2025. AP-Yonhap

WASHINGTON – The US would require Canadians visiting for greater than 30 days to register with authorities and have their fingerprints taken, the federal register confirmed Wednesday, as commerce tensions soar between the North American neighbors.

The brand new requirement, efficient from April 11, would toughen enforcement of an current regulation from which US media stated Canadian nationals had usually been exempt in observe. (AFP)