Take a trip to Okanagan Valley


What you Must Know About Getting a Canada Passport

As of January 23, 2007, a new American lawtheir photocopies. After the necessary
requires everyone entering the United Statesverification, the original copies of all the
by air to have a valid Canada passport. Thisdocuments submitted by you will be returned.
has a lot more people getting their CanadaIn case, you are submitting only copies of
passports than ever before. Most peopleall documents, your guarantor must sign them
expect that applying for a Canadian passportall.
either for the first time or replacing an
expired one is stressful. People who haveObtaining a guarantor's signature on the
been through this process have many tales ofCanadian passport application is a must.
woe regarding the long waiting period at theGenerally, a guarantor is a person who knows
government offices, scuttling to locate andyou personally for not less than two years
get all the required forms, and then sweatingand can verify the accuracy of your
over the application form for accuracy, elsestatements and documents supporting your
the  submission  gets  delayed.Canadian passport application. In fact, the
guarantor must also sign one of your passport
Going through such a process can undoubtedlysize photographs too along with the documents
be hellish for those who have timesupporting  your  identity  and  citizenship.
constraints. Following the below-mentioned
steps can however save you a lot of troubleObtain a proof of your valid Canadian
and speed up the process resulting in quickcitizenship - You need to have your birth
approval:certificate or that of your Canadian
citizenship. In case you are born outside
Get your Canada passport application form -Canada, you may produce certificates of
These application forms are now availableCanadian Citizenship, Naturalization,
online are interactive in nature. They guideRetention of Canadian Citizenship, or
the applicants through all the proceduresRegistration  of  Birth  Abroad.
very well to minimize the possibilities of
errors and eliminate chances of omission. YouUsing a previous Canadian passport as
can also get them at a Canada postal outletsupporting identification - A previous
or  passport  service  location.Canadian passport may be used a supporting
identification provided that all of the
Take passport size photos - You need to takefollowing conditions are met: the passport is
a passport size photograph and its twostill valid or is year after its expiry date;
identical  copies,  not more than a year old.the passport itself is submitted with the
application form; the name on the passport is
Get your form and photo identity cards signedthe  same  as  the  one  on  the application,
by a guarantor - Just take a print out of the
form mentioned above and fill it accuratelyOn average, the passport application process
checking all your queries online. You need totakes 10 days if you are applying in person
have at least one proof of your identity thatand 20 days if you applied by mail. The
has your name and signature; the documentCanadian government also provides urgent or
must have been issued to you by theexpress services for emergency or
provincial, federal, or municipal government.compassionate reasons on a case-by-case
One such document could be your provincialbasis, applications must be in person and
driver's license. You must submit thesubmitted with a proof of emergency.
originals of all the documents along with



1 A B C D E 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 100 101 102 103 104 105 106 107 108 109 110 111 112 113 114 115 116 117