Esta Have you ever been issued a passport or national identity card for travel by any other country?

[kristiina89]

Hi all. I'm not sure where this question belong, but I hope someone can help me.
I have a PR, originally I'm from Europe and I am planning to travel for a week to US from Canada. I need to fill out an application for ESTA. If someone is familiar with it, could you please help me with the question they have :
Have you ever been issued a passport or national identity card for travel by any other country?

I have British Columbia ID card and social insurance number, are these something they want to know?

Thank you!

 

[LifeDreamer]

No. These are not travel documents and nowhere in US/Canada do they issue national identity cards.

 

[kristiina89]

Thank you. So British Columbia ID card is just a government id not a national? I have been told I can use that ID card for flights inside Canada? So basically it is for travelling..?

 

[LifeDreamer]

It does not prove your Canadian citizenship should you have it. That's why it's not valid for travel purposes outside of Canada.

A national ID is customarily only available to citizens of that country as is the case in most countries in Europe, Middle East, Asia and Africa. The English-speaking countries don't have this concept of maintaining a national register for citizens and instead rely on the fact that you were born in the country and have a birth certificate.