| If you are planning to apply for a Canadian | | | | your application. |
| passport, you need to know the application | | | | |
| procedures and the time required to get a | | | | Have you filled in the date of travel box on |
| passport in order to get it before your | | | | the application form? Since this filed cannot |
| upcoming trip. With hightened international | | | | be left blank, you must either enter your |
| security passports are required for travel | | | | date of travel or mark it as "unknown". |
| into territories that once only required | | | | |
| valid I.D. | | | | Before submitting your form, make sure that |
| | | | your personal and citizenship information has |
| While in-person applications are usually | | | | been filled. Often, people forget to fill up |
| processed in two weeks (this excludes | | | | important details such as height, weight, |
| delivery delay), your applications sent via | | | | hair color, and phone number(s). |
| mail or through a receiving agent (Canada | | | | |
| Post or Services Canada) may take up to ten | | | | When applying for your Canadian passport, you |
| weeks. While this is best case scenerio, | | | | need to attach a legal document to prove your |
| passport application requests are at an all | | | | Canadian citizenship. While enclosing |
| time high and you need to ask your local | | | | documents, please be aware that you cannot |
| issuing office what the turnaround time is. | | | | send a photocopy of the documents. |
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| For applications sent through mail from the | | | | One reason why passport application may not |
| U.S. will require about twelve weeks to | | | | be accepted is that the photos furnished are |
| process them. Sometimes, there may be a delay | | | | not identical. Make sure that you get your |
| in getting your passport due to the rapidly | | | | photos from commercial photographers who |
| growing volume of passport applications that | | | | understand the specific requirements. Before |
| the passport office receives each day. | | | | submitting the photographs, make sure that |
| | | | your guarantor signs the back of one photo. |
| It is obvious from the time frame mentioned | | | | Your passport photo must be clear and must |
| above that you wouldn't want a further delay | | | | show a neutral facial expression. |
| in getting your Canadian passport, which you | | | | |
| may badly require to go on a holiday or a | | | | Another important document to be enclosed |
| business trip. | | | | with your application form is the |
| | | | identification document. You need to either |
| Use the checklist listed below to rule out | | | | send an original copy of your Identification |
| the possibility of making common errors that | | | | documents or send clear and legible |
| lead to delay in getting your Canadian | | | | photocopies (of both the sides) of the |
| passport: | | | | documents. If you are planning to send |
| | | | photocopies, your guarantor must certify |
| Have you sent your application well in | | | | them. It is important that the name on the |
| advance before your scheduled trip? | | | | identification documents matches the name you |
| | | | have mentioned in your passport application |
| It's your responsibility to ensure that you | | | | form. |
| have filled the Canadian passport application | | | | |
| form correctly. Incomplete or incorrect forms | | | | You need to ensure that your guarantor has |
| can be rejected and ruin your chances of | | | | completed the section 2 (Declaration of |
| going abroad. | | | | Guarantor) of the application form before you |
| | | | submit your passport application. |
| If you are applying for a new passport | | | | |
| because you lost your old one or it was | | | | And last but not the least, don't forget to |
| stolen, you need to submit a Statutory | | | | sign the application form and enclose the |
| Declaration form (PPT 203) along with your | | | | fees with your Canadian passport application |
| application. You can download this form from | | | | form. |
| the website and avoid delay in processing | | | | |