Thanks,
@mcdonal22, for your response. You know, in life, certain things do happen that can make someone look ignorant or not well-prepared for future activities to come. Countries have different policies regarding the earliest time to renew a passport and procedures for passport renewal. The AR for this Non-Express Entry PNP was just one month before one could apply to renew one's passport in my country, and immediately after the AR, the process began. As of January this year, the process had begun for a passport that would expire in December this year. That is a long time enough, and I'm sure many individuals from different countries would have had their passports ready by this time. A lot do happens at times that make even the 'perceived smartest' persons appear ill-prepared because things were simply out of their personal control. I am very well aware of this, which was why the passport renewal process started at the earliest possible time. A post regarding this was made by me (post 3449) in February of this year regarding this issue. I'm cautiously optimistic that things will be fine; I had already sent a webform and uploaded the information to my GCkey account too, as the VO's direct contact was not part of the instructions I received. Thanks for your contributions.