Canadian Passport - Mail-In Application Timelines
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I applied my first Canadian Passport for 10 years on Oct 4 and I received it on Oct 14. No issues.
10 year passport is available for first time applicants and for renewals too.
Hi all,
I have an unique situation. I am about to apply for a passport soon and I may not have a guarantor. I moved to a new city shortly before oath and have not known a Canadian citizen in this city for 2 years. So I have some questions:
1. Can I photocopy the guarantor page and send it to a friend in the city I lived in before and he can scan and send it back to me? I saw even a passport photo has to be certified by the guarantor, this may be burdensome as I will have to mail my photo to friend.
2. Can I apply without a guarantor and what's the procedure to do so? Does it adversely affect my application i.e. Will it delay my application even if I apply for express pickup?
I have an unique situation. I am about to apply for a passport soon and I may not have a guarantor. I moved to a new city shortly before oath and have not known a Canadian citizen in this city for 2 years. So I have some questions:
1. Can I photocopy the guarantor page and send it to a friend in the city I lived in before and he can scan and send it back to me? I saw even a passport photo has to be certified by the guarantor, this may be burdensome as I will have to mail my photo to friend.
2. Can I apply without a guarantor and what's the procedure to do so? Does it adversely affect my application i.e. Will it delay my application even if I apply for express pickup?
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Hello,
Which would be a faster passport application, in person or online?
Does anyone have experience with using a notary public instead of a guarantor ?
TIA
Which would be a faster passport application, in person or online?
Does anyone have experience with using a notary public instead of a guarantor ?
TIA
There isn't an "online" process for passports. Its either in-person (Normal/Express/Urgent) or mail in (Normal, takes a LONG time).
Read this =>
https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/services/canadian-passports/travel-documents-references-guarantors.html
If you can’t find a guarantor
You must
- complete the Statutory Declaration in Lieu of Guarantor form
- find someone who can administer an oath to swear to and sign the form
- This person doesn’t need to know you personally.
- If you’re in Canada,this can be a
- notary public
- justice of the peace
- commissioner for oaths
- If you’re outside Canada, this can be a
- Canadian or British diplomatic or consular representative
- Qualified local official, such as a civil servant or member of Parliament
The Statutory Declaration in Lieu of a Guarantor form is not available online. To get the form
- in Canada
- go to the nearest passport service location or
- contact us to get a copy
- in the United States
- go to the nearest Canadian embassy or consulate or
- contact us to get a copy
- outside Canada and the United States
- contact the nearest Canadian embassy or consulate
Thanks, I meant to say by mail, my bad.
If i am using a notary public for my documents would it drastically affect processing time .. or if anyone has experienced such
#1. Works, Xpresspost back and forth the photo, application form, and copy of ID he needs to sign.
Don’t photocopy, must be original.*
Edited to add: *It's not explicit, but I wouldn't take my chances with a scanned form...if you need to mail the photo anyway. Why would mailing be a hassle? Seems like the declaration of no guarantor is a bigger hassle: you have to get the form in person at the passport office, and then it might also cost a bit more money to find a notary/commissioner of oaths than the mailing fees. But it's your call.
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Hello,
Sharing my application timeline:
In-person Application: October 14th, 2021 - Hamilton Passport Office
Passport received: October 22nd, 2021
I didn’t pay for urgent processing. They told me it regularly takes 2 weeks for it to be mailed.
I had an appointment, but I saw people who were there without one. They would be placed in another line and eventually were let in because it was not busy at all.
Sharing my application timeline:
In-person Application: October 14th, 2021 - Hamilton Passport Office
Passport received: October 22nd, 2021
I didn’t pay for urgent processing. They told me it regularly takes 2 weeks for it to be mailed.
I had an appointment, but I saw people who were there without one. They would be placed in another line and eventually were let in because it was not busy at all.
2 weeks is a reasonable time. Some were told it takes up to 8 weeks. That's a disaster
Have question about how people check the passport application status ? the only way is to do this https://secure.cic.gc.ca/rs-vd/stat-eng.aspx form and wait for response? because i read some people are tracking the passports somehow , how u do that?
I applied in person non urgent
I applied in person non urgent