What are the requirements for an average US citizen to attain a?
Apply for your American passport in the USA. As an American citizen you will not require a visa but you will require an American passport. Due to covid-19, Canada is not letting non-essential Americans into Canada. Apparently there may be a decision coming out one way or the other this Wednesday and there has been talk of opening up to Americans in mid-August or September, but given many Americans reluctance to receive vaccinations and to not wear masks, the issue is far from settled. (I live on the top of Lake Superior where all our initial covid-19 cases were traced to Canadians returning from Florida where Covid-19 was simply ignored far too long, so for folks such as myself Id rather wait than risk more contagion resulting from more physical interactions between our countries, while others want to get our economy up and chugging again.) Once Americans are permitted to enter Canada, be sure to find out if there is any quarantine (typically a couple of weeks but it too is presently up for discussion). That can get pricy, having a motel and full room service for that long. If it were not for covid-19 you would simply turn up at the border, show your passport, answer some questions about why you are visiting, what you are brining into the Canada and whether or not you have ever been convicted of anything; if you have not, then welcome to Canada. If you have a criminal record, even if it was just a misdemeanor for Jaywalking when you were in high school, do not try to enter Canada until you have been formally rehabilitated: Have you rehabilitated yourself son? Heres where you should get a bit of help from a Canadian immigration consultant or a Canadian immigration lawyer. In Canada we have summary offences (what you would call a misdemeanor), indictable offences (something you would call a felony), and something called a hybrid offences which the Crown Attorney (whom you would call the Prosecutor) would to decide to prosecute as either summarily or by indictment, so the Canadian Border Services Agency doesnt take any chances and assumes that an American misdemeanor would have been treated as an indictable offence in Canada, making you inadmissible. Now were not wanting to keep you out, but we dont want to get run down by you after you have had a few pops while fishing, so you will have to prove to the CBSA that youre rehabilitated that you are no longer a risk to us. Mick Jagger keeps getting into Canada, so although the process is a bit of an embuggerance for you, if you are just a regular guy with nothing serious on your record and nothing new on your record in the last few years, then the odds are that you will be admitted. Ive forgotten the rehabilitation process procedure for I have not done any for over a decade, so heres a link to it (basically you get your entire record sent to the CBSA, fill out some forms and pay a couple of hundred bucks, but again I recommend that you get a Canadian immigration consultant or immigration lawyer to guide you through it. If all this does not come together, hie thee to the American part of the Peace Arch Park on the border on the left coast and go into it via United States Customs and Border Protection I assume you will need ID of some sort, but I dont know if a passport is required despite your not having left the USA. so be sure to check with them in advance. Due to covid-19 the CBSA on the Canadian side is closed to most people, but your family and your Canadian friends can simply walk down a Canadian residential street (0 Avenue) and step across the ditch into the USA side of the park. Bring lawn chairs, canopies, tents, coolers, food, water, BBQs, and whatever you would normally bring camping (although I dont know about alcohol restrictions, for the USA can be pretty weird about that at times). A lot of trans-border couples have been doing this to maintain conjugal, family and friend relationships while the border has been closed between Canada and the USA due to covid-19. I hope that once all the pieces come together that it all goes smoothly for you and your family get-together!