| As of January 23, 2007, a new American law requires | | | | originals of all the documents along with their |
| everyone entering the United States by air to have a | | | | photocopies. After the necessary verification, the |
| valid Canada passport. This has a lot more people | | | | original copies of all the documents submitted by you |
| getting their Canada passports than ever before. | | | | will be returned. In case, you are submitting only |
| Most people expect that applying for a Canadian | | | | copies of all documents, your guarantor must sign |
| passport either for the first time or replacing an | | | | them all. |
| expired one is stressful. People who have been | | | | Obtaining a guarantor's signature on the Canadian |
| through this process have many tales of woe | | | | passport application is a must. Generally, a guarantor |
| regarding the long waiting period at the government | | | | is a person who knows you personally for not less |
| offices, scuttling to locate and get all the required | | | | than two years and can verify the accuracy of your |
| forms, and then sweating over the application form | | | | statements and documents supporting your Canadian |
| for accuracy, else the submission gets delayed. | | | | passport application. In fact, the guarantor must also |
| Going through such a process can undoubtedly be | | | | sign one of your passport size photographs too along |
| hellish for those who have time constraints. Following | | | | with the documents supporting your identity and |
| the below-mentioned steps can however save you a | | | | citizenship. |
| lot of trouble and speed up the process resulting in | | | | Obtain a proof of your valid Canadian citizenship - |
| quick approval: | | | | You need to have your birth certificate or that of |
| Get your Canada passport application form - These | | | | your Canadian citizenship. In case you are born |
| application forms are now available online are | | | | outside Canada, you may produce certificates of |
| interactive in nature. They guide the applicants | | | | Canadian Citizenship, Naturalization, Retention of |
| through all the procedures very well to minimize the | | | | Canadian Citizenship, or Registration of Birth Abroad. |
| possibilities of errors and eliminate chances of | | | | Using a previous Canadian passport as supporting |
| omission. You can also get them at a Canada postal | | | | identification - A previous Canadian passport may be |
| outlet or passport service location. | | | | used a supporting identification provided that all of |
| Take passport size photos - You need to take a | | | | the following conditions are met: the passport is still |
| passport size photograph and its two identical copies, | | | | valid or is year after its expiry date; the passport |
| not more than a year old. | | | | itself is submitted with the application form; the name |
| Get your form and photo identity cards signed by a | | | | on the passport is the same as the one on the |
| guarantor - Just take a print out of the form | | | | application, |
| mentioned above and fill it accurately checking all | | | | On average, the passport application process takes |
| your queries online. You need to have at least one | | | | 10 days if you are applying in person and 20 days if |
| proof of your identity that has your name and | | | | you applied by mail. The Canadian government also |
| signature; the document must have been issued to | | | | provides urgent or express services for emergency |
| you by the provincial, federal, or municipal | | | | or compassionate reasons on a case-by-case basis, |
| government. One such document could be your | | | | applications must be in person and submitted with a |
| provincial driver's license. You must submit the | | | | proof of emergency. |