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Damaged Passport

hungnguyen

Star Member
Feb 2, 2018
136
1
Hello,

My passport has fallen into water. Consequently, stamped pages became unclear and unreadable, but the other pages with my bio data and visa are still very clear. Fortunately, I still keep a scanned copy of those stamped pages before the damage occurred. Also, I did not have any issue to travel outside and return Canada with my passport after the accident. In this case, should I send my current passport with the scanned copy of the unclear stamped pages for PPR? Or should I request a brand new passport? However, a brand new passport will not have any stamp for my travel history. Please adivse,

Thanks,
 
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Maverick28

VIP Member
Feb 5, 2017
3,123
823
Canada
Hello,

My passport has fallen into water. Consequently, stamped pages became unclear and unreadable, but the other pages with my bio data and visa are still very clear. Fortunately, I still keep a scanned copy of those stamped pages before the damage occurred. Also, I did not have any issue to travel outside and return Canada with my passport after the accident. In this case, should I send my current passport with the scanned copy of the unclear stamped pages for PPR? Or should I request a brand new passport? However, a brand new passport will not have any stamp for my travel history. Please adivse,

Thanks,
Its better to request for a new passport and send that for visa stamping.
 

hungnguyen

Star Member
Feb 2, 2018
136
1
Its better to request for a new passport and send that for visa stamping.
Thanks Marverick28 for your fast reply.
My old passport is still valid until 2020, and I just returned Canada without any issue with the unclear pages in the old passport. Do I still have to request a new passport? if yes, can I keep both passports and no need to stamp visa in the new passport?