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By Catherine Morrison The federal government has updated its travel advice for the United States and is now urging First Nations people to carry a passport in addition to a status card when crossing the border. Before this week, the government website said First Nations people could \u201cfreely\u201d enter the United States for the purposes of employment, study, retirement, investing or immigration. As of Thursday, the website has been updated with new guidelines. The website now says First Nations people \u201cmay\u201d be able to cross the Canada-U.S. border by land or water with their Secure Certificate of Indian Status, also known as a secure status card. The website says acceptance of all status cards is \u201centirely at the discretion of U.S. officials.\u201d Status cards and secure status cards aren\u2019t accepted… <\/p>\n

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By Catherine Morrison The federal government has updated its travel advice for the United States and is now urging First Nations people to carry a passport in addition to a status card when crossing the border. Before this week, the government website said First Nations people could \u201cfreely\u201d enter the United States for the purposes of employment, study, retirement, investing or immigration. As of Thursday, the website has been updated with new guidelines. The website now says First Nations people \u201cmay\u201d be able to cross the Canada-U.S. border by land or water with their Secure Certificate of Indian Status, also known as a secure status card. The website says acceptance of all status cards is \u201centirely at the discretion of U.S. officials.\u201d Status cards and secure status cards aren\u2019t accepted... <\/p>\n

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