Ontario photo ID

[abdulzeedo]

Hi

I went to get a photo ID in service ontario as a temporary resident.

The clerk at the desk asked me to surrender my foreign license. Does it make sense to you guys!?

 

[PAINKILLER28]

It's the same here in BC.

 

[PAINKILLER28]

They only take away your driving license if you are applying for a BC driving license, if you only want a photo ID then you can just go and apply for one straight forward. Don't know how these things work in Ontario, sorry.

 

[abdulzeedo]

Can I lie to them?

Or just say I don’t have one? Cuz I will probably not use it anyway!

 

[bellaluna]

Or just say I don’t have one? Cuz I will probably not use it anyway!

Yes, my parents had to surrender their foreign licenses when they applied for their Ontario Photo ID. They then had to surrender the photo IDs when they got their Ontario DLs.

So what's your issue with surrendering your foreign license if you won't use it anyway?

 

[Islander216]

What's the point of getting an Ontario Photo ID if you're a temporary resident?

What would you need it for?

I would assume your foreign driving license is more valuable and can be used a proof of identity.

 

[abdulzeedo]

What's the point of getting an Ontario Photo ID if you're a temporary resident?

What would you need it for?

I would assume your foreign driving license is more valuable and can be used a proof of identity.

Most banks asked me to provide at least the Photo ID as it's a government-issued ID and shows my commitment to stay here... Other than that, it shows my address...

 

[Islander216]

Odd, your passport or national ID should be good enough.

But i see how it fulfills a lot of those requirements.

I would not lie about your foreign license, it's something silly to misrepresent but you don't know what the repercussions might be.

 

[abdulzeedo]

Odd, your passport or national ID should be good enough.

But i see how it fulfills a lot of those requirements.

I would not lie about your foreign license, it's something silly to misrepresent but you don't know what the repercussions might be.

yeah never lie! I was just testing the waters...

 

[Islander216]

lol, i understand.

I think you should shop around with the banks, because i don't ever remember having to have a local government issued ID to open a bank account as an international student.

 

[abdulzeedo]

lol, i understand.

I think you should shop around with the banks, because i don't ever remember having to have a local government issued ID to open as a bank account as an international student.

international student is already a status better than visitor...

 

[canuck78]

You seem to be in the processs of being sponsored by a spouse so not just a temporary visitor. A normal visitor should really be fine with their passport.

 

[PhdStream]

Yes, my parents had to surrender their foreign licenses when they applied for their Ontario Photo ID. They then had to surrender the photo IDs when they got their Ontario DLs.

So what's your issue with surrendering your foreign license if you won't use it anyway?

Hi when getting Ontario DL, did they got experience credit even though they did not have their licence at the time of applying DL?

 

[InternationalBelle29]

Hi

I went to get a photo ID in service ontario as a temporary resident.

The clerk at the desk asked me to surrender my foreign license. Does it make sense to you guys!?

Hi, I have visitor’s status and I went to apply for a photo ID card and they turned me away saying I need to have either citizenship, pr, work permit or student visa to apply. Do you mind letting me know how you managed to get it and if so, what documents you took with you to get it done?

 

[abdulzeedo]

Hi, I have visitor’s status and I went to apply for a photo ID card and they turned me away saying I need to have either citizenship, pr, work permit or student visa to apply. Do you mind letting me know how you managed to get it and if so, what documents you took with you to get it done?

Interesting. I didn’t get to that step as the first thing that the clerk asked me was to surrender my foreign license. I refused to do that and left.
As other users have said, i didn’t really need my Photo ID. I was able to open a bank account after some persistence and connections.