| Canadian Passport offices are independent | | | | photographs and immigration documents are |
| operating agencies governed by the Canadian | | | | required to be submitted. |
| government and controlled by its Foreign | | | | |
| Affairs department. It has been renamed as | | | | An online application can be obtained |
| Passport Canada recently. The office holds | | | | depending on your age as the application is |
| all the rights for issuing, withholding, | | | | different for different ages. You are |
| recovering as well as revoking passports. | | | | required to download and print the |
| | | | application form, complete it with all the |
| According to the Canadian Passport new | | | | necessary information, attach your photo and |
| policies, a simplified renewal process for | | | | get it signed by your guarantor as well as |
| passports and a guarantor policy has been put | | | | yourself. This application form can be |
| into effect. According to the new guarantor | | | | submitted to various Travel Visa service |
| policy, Travel Visa holders living in Canada | | | | locations along with documents supporting |
| as well as the U.S would be allowed to be | | | | your information. Else, the form and |
| named as guarantors in regards of other | | | | documents can be mailed. |
| applications. According to the new guarantor | | | | |
| policy, the following requirements are | | | | After submitting your application, you may be |
| required to be fulfilled for gaining | | | | tempted to know that can you check progress |
| eligibility as a guarantor: | | | | of your Canadian passport application; the |
| | | | answer is yes. You can anytime visit Passport |
| - You must have Canadian citizenship and your | | | | Canada's website, fill in the application |
| age should be at least 18 years old. | | | | details and get your passport status. If |
| | | | considerable time has lapsed after you |
| - You must be a Canadian passport holder of | | | | submitted your application, has my passport |
| the five-year term or if it is expired, not | | | | been processed would be the question on your |
| more than 12 months should have passed | | | | mind. You can satisfy this query at the same |
| since then. | | | | place where you tracked your application |
| | | | status. Usually, no more than 7 weeks are |
| - Your age should have been at least 16 years | | | | required for normal processing. |
| old when the application was made for your | | | | |
| passport. | | | | According to the Canadian Passport control |
| | | | land travel, you do not require passport for |
| - You should have personally known the | | | | traveling between Canada and the U.S as of |
| passport applicant for two years minimum. | | | | now but after June, 2009, it will be |
| | | | necessary to have a passport. Currently, only |
| With the help of databases, verification of | | | | a proof of identification and citizenship is |
| eligibility of the guarantor is done for | | | | required. Canadian passport requirements via |
| increasing efficiency and security of the | | | | US to Trinidad currently requires you to show |
| process. According to the new renewal | | | | up identification and citizenship proofs as |
| process, guarantors and citizenship proofs | | | | well as proof of passport application which |
| are no more required for renewal purposes. If | | | | was previously required. A passport is |
| you want to apply Canadian passport renewal | | | | compulsorily required for Canadians to enter |
| in India, application form, present visa, | | | | Trinidad. |