Canadian Passport - Mail-In Application Timelines

[tgman]

Hi Guys,

One of the documents in the checklist is 'any valid Canadian travel document issued to you'.

I assume if it is my first Canadian passport and I don't have any Canadian travel documents, I can just skip that requirement.

Do I need to explain it in a letter? Please advise.

Just check off "no". No need to write a letter of explanation.

 

[TokyoH]

I read at least two accounts that in-person counters in passport offices are not busy. If this is the case across the board, this means they are wasting resources by putting many idle agents doing little during the day. No wonder in-mail option takes this long.

I was in a Service Canada office in my city a couple days ago. It was not busy at all. There were about 11 counters but just half of them was opened. I guess the rest of employees were still working from home. It is a waste of resources indeed

 

[js_toronto]

Should I paste unsigned photo on the application form or should I just send it in envelope along with application?

 

[c.cruz91]

Should I paste unsigned photo on the application form or should I just send it in envelope along with application?

There's nothing about glueing the photo to the application on the instructions

 

[CaBeaver]

Should I paste unsigned photo on the application form or should I just send it in envelope along with application?

Nope. Don't fix it on the application

 

[eager]

Good morning, Happy Sunday. My CC got charged this morning .
Application sent: Feb 11
Application delivered : Feb 14
Status call made: March 10
CC charged : March 13
Citizenship certificate returned by mail: TBD
Passport received : TBD

 

[CaBeaver]

Good morning, Happy Sunday. My CC got charged this morning .
Application sent: Feb 11
Application delivered : Feb 14
Status call made: March 10
CC charged : March 13
Citizenship certificate returned by mail: TBD
Passport received : TBD

Hopefully you will get your passport next week. I applied one week after you. I hope to get some progress during the next week.

 

[tgman]

Good morning, Happy Sunday. My CC got charged this morning .
Application sent: Feb 11
Application delivered : Feb 14
Status call made: March 10
CC charged : March 13
Citizenship certificate returned by mail: TBD
Passport received : TBD

Congrats. I'm surprised that they work on weekends. When I called last week a guy told me that they don't work on weekends. Wish you get your passport soon.

 

[eager]

Congrats. I'm surprised that they work on weekends. When I called last week a guy told me that they don't work on weekends. Wish you get your passport soon.

Thanks, I hope so too.

 

[sandhu_heera_preet]

Sent Via Mail to Quebec
Delivered- 21 Feb
CC charged - 13 March

 

[hungtington]

No...

I think my experience might be useful to some applicants:
My residence address, the city in which my guarantor signed my documents, and the city from which I mailed out my application, were 3 different places. My guarantor didn't get a call, nor was I asked for any explanation.

 

[leopardortiger]

Update:
Citizenship certificate received: March 11.
Passport: not yet

Same here. I don't understand why they can't send documents and the new passport together. Doesn't it cost more money for them and more anxiety for us? I have trip Thursday morning. Have 3 full days to receive my passport. If it doesn't, then there goes my trip.

 

[ftahir]

Same here. I don't understand why they can't send documents and the new passport together. Doesn't it cost more money for them and more anxiety for us? I have trip Thursday morning. Have 3 full days to receive my passport. If it doesn't, then there goes my trip.

There could be compliance and security reason. If canada post miss the package then everything will be lost so risk is minimum by sending 2 separate packages. Imo

 

[leopardortiger]

There could be compliance and security reason. If canada post miss the package then everything will be lost so risk is minimum by sending 2 separate packages. Imo

Make sense. Thank you

 

[Costa5053]

Hi I have a question I did a mistake i signed on my driver lisence copy my guarantor should to do that is that a big problem? Thx