If you plan to boat into Canadian waters and come back into the U.S., your best bet will be to obtain Form I-68 from the U.S. Customs and Border Protection Agency. Those forms will be available in Grand Marais at the Coast Guard Station on May 7-8 and May 14-15 from 8 a.m. until 4 p.m.
While there is no requirement to get Form I-68, boaters who choose not to obtain the document must report, in person, for inspection by a CBP Officer at a port-of-entry each time they enter the United States. U.S. boaters who enter the country with aliens who don’t have a Form I-68 and without reporting for inspection may be subject to fine and/or possible seizure of the boat. Also, people traveling by boat who do not have this form and fail to present themselves for inspection are subject to arrest, possible fine, or if a non-U.S. citizen, removal from the United States.
After an initial inspection the Form I-68 allows boaters to report their arrival into the U.S. by phone without having to appear at a port-of-entry for an in-person inspection. An initial inspection involves an interview, checking the individual in the Interagency Border Inspection System (IBIS) and possibly other law enforcement databases, completion of the form I-68, and payment of a fee.
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