iPad first served as a legal document for crossing the border

A resident of Montreal's Martin Raysh able to cross the border into the United States, showing a copy of the passport, in advance, copied to the iPad . Finding that he had forgotten passport at home, the Canadian kept his head and offered the American border guards found a copy of the document on your iPad. According Raysha, he is well aware that the border guards made an exception for him, especially when he explained that he sent to Vermont with Christmas gifts. "I thought, why not at least try their luck - says Raysh. - The border guard took iPad in his hut, he was not there five or six minutes, but I have these moments seemed like an eternity. When he came out, he paused significantly, and then wished me a Merry Christmas. " Canadian believes that successfully cross the border helped him honesty and driver's license. On the same day Raysh able to return home to Canada with the same "document", but vowed that henceforth will never forget your passport. Nevertheless, he hopes that someday scanned copies of documents may be able to replace the originals in many cases. "I am confident that in the future, identity documents, will be in the order of things stored on electronic devices, it's just a matter of time" - believes Canadian. However, while the rules of border controls in the U.S. only tougher. Since 2009, Canadian citizens crossing the border is no longer enough to show a driver's license. Now they need to have a passport or a special permit Nexus.