References - passport application

[karthicktalk]

Hi - Question on references, can i add someone who is in US as a reference (who is in a different timezone from mine) ?

Do i need to mention that, that reference phone number is US's one?

Also, do they call references and guarantors for every application or is it only for urgent/express application?

Thanks in advance.

 

[rajkamalmohanram]

Hi - Question on references, can i add someone who is in US as a reference (who is in a different timezone from mine) ?

Do i need to mention that, that reference phone number is US's one?

Also, do they call references and guarantors for every application or is it only for urgent/express application?

Thanks in advance.

There you go =>

https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/services/canadian-passports/travel-documents-references-guarantors.html

References
You need 2 references for your travel document application.

Your references must

• be 18 years of age or older
• have known you for at least
  • 2 years for passport applications
  • 6 months for certificate of identity and refugee travel document applications
• agree to you using their name and contact information for your application

To avoid delays, make sure your references are available if or when we need to contact them.

• For example, they’re not travelling outside of the country.
• If they’re in a different time zone, it may take longer to contact them, which could delay your application.

It depends. They don't call guarantors / references for everyone. They could be doing it randomly for QA purposes. My guarantor and my references were never called and mine was an in-person Express service application.

 

[karthicktalk]

Thank you very much, I want to check, if a US phone number can be entered for a person outside Canada as a reference.

 

[rajkamalmohanram]

Thank you very much, I want to check, if a US phone number can be entered for a person outside Canada as a reference.

Might be possible, yes. As long as they can answer the call from Passport Canada if called, I don't see why you can't use a person in the US as reference.

 

[canvis2006]

yes, as long as its with correct area code
For example, write 1 - XXX - XXX - XXXX

 

[karthicktalk]

Thank you again, it is not by default, all the canadian phone networks (by default) allow you to dial a US number (even though, it is the same country code), so, i wanted to check on that.

 

[jasmine07]

There you go =>



It depends. They don't call guarantors / references for everyone. They could be doing it randomly for QA purposes. My guarantor and my references were never called and mine was an in-person Express service application.

the references can be permanent residents not necessarily Canadian citizens?

 

[bellaluna]

the references can be permanent residents not necessarily Canadian citizens?

References don’t have to have any Canadian status, or they don’t even have to reside in Canada, but being in the same time zones tends to be preferred.