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Applying for Passport: who can be a "Reference"?

Travel Dream

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SenoritaBella said:
Sometimes they call references. You can use your US friends, afterall they would be able to answer questions about you compared to co-workers.
You could also ask your pastor, family doctor, lawyer, etc if they have known you for at least 2 yrs.
Can you use a family doctor as a reference. I think you should tell him first because usually he has a lot of patients and if they call him he maybe will not able to recognize your name.
 

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Ofcourse you have to ask the person and it was clearly explained in my post.

Travel Dream said:
Can you use a family doctor as a reference. I think you should tell him first because usually he has a lot of patients and if they call him he maybe will not able to recognize your name.
 

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People in Canada are aware of guarantor and references for first-time appliers of passports.
Just ask anyone you know to be reference, how hard is that.
Surely you know 2-3 people here to ask them to be a reference for passport ?
 

fayfeily

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2 references people need to be Canadian citizen or not? What about they are only permanent residents or someone with work permit or student permit??
 

forw.jane

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2 references people need to be Canadian citizen or not? What about they are only permanent residents or someone with work permit or student permit??
I used PR and WP. Faced no issues. Reference don't have status restriction. So student permit should also work.
 

bellaluna

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2 references people need to be Canadian citizen or not? What about they are only permanent residents or someone with work permit or student permit??
References can even be outside of Canada, but they'll need to be available for a phone call during Canadian work hours.