BLS ottawa passport renewal, marriage certificate requires authentication?

[lazycrazyboon]

Hey Guys,

My Indian passport is reaching its expiry soon and I would like to get it reissued, just in case I have to travel in case of emergency.
I am using the BLS website checklist to prepare the documents.
I had got married recently in Canada and one of the requirements on the checklist says that I need to get my marriage certificate attested by DFAIT (Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade). has anyone gone through this procedure before? Please reply, I am in a bind as I think I might have to travel soon due to family emergency in India.
What if I don't want to add my spouse's name on my passport, can I skip this requirement then?

 

[alok4best]

You can do this.
> Enter your spouse's details on the passport renewal form.
> Provide a copy of your marriage registration.
> Add a cover letter stating that you cannot obtain an attested copy, and if the copy of provided marriage registration is not acceptable, then issue the passport without spouse name endorsed. Sign on cover letter and get your spouse to sign as well.

Based on my experience, they would not make a fuss about it and endorse your spouse name. I recall attestation used to be a requirement few years back. At least on CGI Toronto website, they have updated the information and removed this requirement.

 

[lazycrazyboon]

@alok4best Thanks for responding bro. I will update the thread when I get a response from BLS.