Peter

Hello,

My Canadian passport is coming up for renewal and as I am residing in the
US, I am wondering if anyone here knows what form I need to fill out and
where I need to send it to.

Thanks for any assistance!

Ian-Mstm

Originally posted by Peter
    > My Canadian passport is
coming up for renewal and as I am residing in the US, I am wondering if
anyone here knows what form I need to fill out and where I need to send
it to.

Canada does not renew passports - they only issue new
ones. The regulations have changed recently so be sure to get the most
recent passport form. You can download the most recent PDF file from the
Canadian Passport Office at
http://www.ppt.gc.ca/online_forms/index_e.asp. All the
instructions are on the forms.

In addition to the application itself,
you'll need to include any current passport you have, original proof of
citizenship and photos. Good luck.

Ian

Rete

Originally posted by ian-mstm
    > Canada does not renew
passports - they only issue new ones. The regulations have changed
recently so be sure to get the most recent passport form. You can
download the most recent PDF file from the Canadian Passport Office at
http://www.ppt.gc.ca/online_forms/index_e.asp. All the
instructions are on the forms.
    >
    > In addition to the application
itself, you'll need to include any current passport you have, original
proof of citizenship and photos. Good luck.
    >
    > Ian

As well
as having your identity attested to by a professional in one of the
professions listed on the instruction sheet. If you are living and
residing in the US you cannot have it done at the Canadian Consulate but
must send to Canada for the new passport. If you were born in Quebec
you must have the new birth certificate. The one from the church is no
usable. Your original documents and old passport will be returned to
you along with the new passport.

Rete

Shelnew

Don't forget the fee and find a photo place that will do photos to the
Canadian passport specifications.
I'm just working on my 'renewal' now...

"Rete" <member167@british_expats.com> wrote in message
news:...
    > Originally posted by ian-mstm
    > > Canada does not renew
    > passports - they only issue new ones. The regulations have changed
    > recently so be sure to get the most recent passport form. You can
    > download the most recent PDF file from the Canadian Passport Office at
    > http://www.ppt.gc.ca/online_forms/index_e.asp. All the
    > instructions are on the forms.
    > >
    > > In addition to the application
    > itself, you'll need to include any current passport you have, original
    > proof of citizenship and photos. Good luck.
    > >
    > > Ian
    > As well
    > as having your identity attested to by a professional in one of the
    > professions listed on the instruction sheet. If you are living and
    > residing in the US you cannot have it done at the Canadian Consulate but
    > must send to Canada for the new passport. If you were born in Quebec
    > you must have the new birth certificate. The one from the church is no
    > usable. Your original documents and old passport will be returned to
    > you along with the new passport.
    > Rete
    > --
    > Posted via http://britishexpats.com

Kebuchan

Originally posted by Shelnew
    > Don't forget the fee and
find a photo place that will do photos to the
    > Canadian passport
specifications.
    > I'm just working on my 'renewal' now...
    >
    > "Rete"
<member167@british_expats.com> wrote in message
    > news:1490154.10-
"]news:[/-
url]...
    > > Originally posted by ian-mstm
    > > > Canada does
not renew
    > > passports - they only issue new ones. The
regulations have changed
    > > recently so be sure to get the
most recent passport form. You can
    > > download the most recent
PDF file from the Canadian Passport Office at
    > > http:/-
/www.ppt.gc.ca/online_forms/index_e.asp"]http://www.ppt.gc.ca/online_fo-
rms/index_e.asp[/url]. All the
    > > instructions are on the
forms.
    > > >
    > > > In addition to the application

    > > itself, you'll need to include any current passport you have,
original
    > > proof of citizenship and photos. Good luck.
    > >
    > > > Ian
    > > As well
    > > as having
your identity attested to by a professional in one of the
    > >
professions listed on the instruction sheet. If you are living
and
    > > residing in the US you cannot have it done at the
Canadian Consulate but
    > > must send to Canada for the new
passport. If you were born in Quebec
    > > you must have the new
birth certificate. The one from the church is no
    > > usable.
Your original documents and old passport will be returned to
    > you along with the new passport.
    > > Rete
    > > --

    > > Posted via
http://britishexpats.com/http://britishexpats.com


I'm actually awaiting my new passport. I had to redo the
pictures twice because the passport office didn't like them. Luckily I
went in and dropped them off.

Once there was a slight bit of shadow, I
can barely see it. Anyway I ran down the street to a photographer that
they recommended but it was raining! I got another picture take but my
hair was wet and a lil messy.. I had a strand going across my
eyebrow.... they rejected it cuz they couldn't see my eyes clearly!!!
*sigh* Anyways, eventually I got it "right".

Just a head's up, I
didn't think they'd be that picky. And I was a hurry to get my renewed
cuz my K-3 is in process and I'm in the US very often visiting my
wife.... which I can't do right now until the passport shows up.


Actually, question for any fellow Canucks... do they ALWAYS send the
passport to you via Registered/Courier? I'm not home but security at
the Condo will grab any registered mail and call me about it. If it's
just left in the mail box I won't know about until I get home... which
wasn't going to be for a few days unless my passport showed up.

Thanks,


Kevin

PS - the BCIS processing dates isn't updated!! *hmph*

Rete

They do if you are in the US. Don't know about delivery if you are
living in Canada.

BTW you can cross the US/Can border without a
passport. Driver's license will do it for you.

Rete


Originally posted by kebuchan
    > I'm actually awaiting
my new passport. I had to redo the pictures twice because the passport
office didn't like them. Luckily I went in and dropped them off.
    >
Once there was a slight bit of shadow, I can barely see it. Anyway I
ran down the street to a photographer that they recommended but it was
raining! I got another picture take but my hair was wet and a lil
messy.. I had a strand going across my eyebrow.... they rejected it
cuz they couldn't see my eyes clearly!!! *sigh* Anyways, eventually I
got it "right".
    >
    > Just a head's up, I didn't think they'd be that
picky. And I was a hurry to get my renewed cuz my K-3 is in process and
I'm in the US very often visiting my wife.... which I can't do right now
until the passport shows up.
    >
    > Actually, question for any fellow
Canucks... do they ALWAYS send the passport to you via
Registered/Courier? I'm not home but security at the Condo will grab
any registered mail and call me about it. If it's just left in the mail
box I won't know about until I get home... which wasn't going to be for
a few days unless my passport showed up.
    >
    > Thanks,
    >
    > Kevin
    >
PS -
the BCIS processing dates isn't updated!! *hmph*

Quyrah_RV

I had my Canadian Passport renewed by postal and it was very painless
and quick. I sent it off to Ottawa if I'm not mistaken by courier. I
filled out all the paperwork and I took a copy of my old passport for my
keeping cause I didn't know if we got it back or not. Sent off papers
with my old passport and voila! got new passport and old one with a
bunch of holes punched through it to invalidate it. So go for it. It
takes maybe a couple of weeks via express. I used my credit card
because with the exchange values, it came out less than trying to
convert money over, etc. etc. etc. Plus we live in a small town that
doesn't know how to convert US money over to Canadian any more than they
know what poutine is! (French fries with cheese & gravy for those of
you who don't know) Anyway, It went by fast and I had no trouble.

Best
of luck

Quyrah (formerly Mtl, now TN)
RV (formerly TX, now TN)




Originally posted by Peter
    > Hello,
    >
    > My Canadian
passport is coming up for renewal and as I am residing in the
    > US, I am
wondering if anyone here knows what form I need to fill out and
    > where
I need to send it to.
    >
Thanks for any assistance!