Canadian Passport in person timeline

[BBalien]

May-26 submitted at Service Ontario
May-28 status - Processing.
July-12 status - Reviewing.
July -23 status - Printed and Mailed.

 

[Aishaadi]

We are planning to travel and need the Passport done sooner after the Oath, Based on the experiences in this group do we need to have Flight tickets to request Express Service ? ( 2-9 business days )
Also if you went with Regular service, how long did it take for you to receive the passport in the recent times ?

 

[adstarscream732]

We are planning to travel and need the Passport done sooner after the Oath, Based on the experiences in this group do we need to have Flight tickets to request Express Service ? ( 2-9 business days )
Also if you went with Regular service, how long did it take for you to receive the passport in the recent times ?

Flight tickets mandatory for Express service

If Regular service is done from Service Canada Passport Office - 10 days + shipping
If Regular service is done from Regular Service Canada Office - 20 days + shipping

 

[Aishaadi]

Flight tickets mandatory for Express service

If Regular service is done from Service Canada Passport Office - 10 days + shipping
If Regular service is done from Regular Service Canada Office - 20 days + shipping

Thanks for the quick response, and if we opt for pickup , that would save few days of shipping ?

 

[adstarscream732]

Thanks for the quick response, and if we opt for pickup , that would save few days of shipping ?

Yes but confirm that with the office you visit, pick up cost I think is $20

 

[smm_0411]

We applied as family (3 adults and 1 child)
June 10, 2024 - Submitted in person at Service Canada Edmonton AB
Current status is "We have received your application and are now reviewing it"

Today, one of the adult application status is " We can't give you the application status right now"

What does it mean?

We got 2 adult passport but the other one are still reviewing along with the minor applicant.

Adult submitted - June 10 while minor submitted June 17.

Is this normal routine application?

 

[Peter Griffin]

Today my status changed to 'We have received your application and are now reviewing it'. Before it was 'we received your application and it is under processing'.

Finally my status changed to we received and reviewing it. This is very very slow. On my receipt it said they ll mail out on Jul 10. I need to travel soon in the last week of august. I am super worried if ill receive the passport at all. I applied on June 4, 2024 in person. This is slower than expected.

 

[adstarscream732]

Finally my status changed to we received and reviewing it. This is very very slow. On my receipt it said they ll mail out on Jul 10. I need to travel soon in the last week of august. I am super worried if ill receive the passport at all. I applied on June 4, 2024 in person. This is slower than expected.

You might be eligible for refund - Check here >

https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/services/canadian-passports/fees/passport-travel-document-refunds.html

https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/services/canadian-passports/processing-times.html#service

 

[siumingliu]

Finally my status changed to we received and reviewing it. This is very very slow. On my receipt it said they ll mail out on Jul 10. I need to travel soon in the last week of august. I am super worried if ill receive the passport at all. I applied on June 4, 2024 in person. This is slower than expected.

Me too! I need to travel at the end of August but the passport status is still "reviewing it". I applied in Toronto service canada on 6 June 2024, almost 2 months time gone.

 

[bootsal]

Applied on July 2nd, at Scarborough passport office. We were told that it will be ready by 16th. On 28th our guarantor got a call for verification. However the status is still in under review. How long should it take now?

 

[srin881]

Had applied on 30th May at Service Canada at Scarborough,today checked the tracker and saw that my passport has been mailed finally.

 

[bootsal]

Applied on July 2nd, at Scarborough passport office. We were told that it will be ready by 16th. On 28th our guarantor got a call for verification. However the status is still in under review. How long should it take now?

Update: status changed today to passport mailed. Finally.

 

[endor]

We are planning to travel and need the Passport done sooner after the Oath, Based on the experiences in this group do we need to have Flight tickets to request Express Service ? ( 2-9 business days )
Also if you went with Regular service, how long did it take for you to receive the passport in the recent times ?

Regular service takes like 2 months now. Just look at the other comments from people who applied at end of May only to get the passport mailed out these past few days.

 

[karan321]

Does anyone have experience applying for a passport in person? is it better to go to the passport office rather than service Canada, read some previous posts seem to have different processing times, true?

tried to book an appointment it shows availability of September. Is showing up early at the office is fine?

I have a travel plan at the end of Sep. not confirmed yet. Should I opt for regular service?

 

[armoured]

Does anyone have experience applying for a passport in person? is it better to go to the passport office rather than service Canada, read some previous posts seem to have different processing times, true?

tried to book an appointment it shows availability of September. Is showing up early at the office is fine?

I have a travel plan at the end of Sep. not confirmed yet. Should I opt for regular service?

Strongly recommend going to the passport offices - there's a reason the service standards are faster there.

Instead of signing up for an appointment, just go to a passport office and line up. Depending on office it might take a couple hours but is worth it. At some offices you might have to go early in morning, or you might have better luck heading there later in day and taking your chances.

If you do this and select the 'pick up' option instead of receiving by mail, you have removed most of the potential delays or snags.