Is this possible if a citizen living in US to apply passport in a local passport office during his visit in Canada?
Non-resident citizen apply passport in Canada
- Thread starter bricksonly
- Start date
Thx for your answer, but I will visit an office today to make sure of this. It clearly say any Canadian citizen LIVING IN CANADA can make the application anywhere IN CANADA. Not mention if Canadian citizen LIVING IN US can do this. It says that kind of people HAS TO make their application by mail. But you are right, citizen has the same right to do so, doesn't matter where they LIVE. Only office in Canada can collect and review the application immediately and make the fastest response for instant new passport pick up though, with urgent reason and fee of cause.
Last edited:
I just made a call to passport Canada, yes, any citizen living anywhere can make passport application in Canada.
The limit: if you live aboard, you can only pick up from the office, or have a third party drop off your application to an office, but they won't mail this passport within Canada. They want to make sure the passport goes back directly to you. And, as the address is aboard, $100 more for the passport delivery is not avoidable. But yes, if you apply in Canada and pick up yourself, you can get your passport in second day (+$110), in 2-9 days (+$50), or 10-20 days (+$0). Basically the same or cheaper though and much safer and quicker.
The limit: if you live aboard, you can only pick up from the office, or have a third party drop off your application to an office, but they won't mail this passport within Canada. They want to make sure the passport goes back directly to you. And, as the address is aboard, $100 more for the passport delivery is not avoidable. But yes, if you apply in Canada and pick up yourself, you can get your passport in second day (+$110), in 2-9 days (+$50), or 10-20 days (+$0). Basically the same or cheaper though and much safer and quicker.
Last edited:
In reality, I don't think they enforce this 'living in Canada' very strictly, they just ask you to provide an address in Canada. Not certain though.
And for your purposes, much better to pick up in person anyway (if it gets delayed past your departure date it would get complicated.)
One of our relatives who lives in US and no longer has residence in Canada, came to Toronto and was able to renew their Canadian passport from Passport Canada, downtown office.
They will check your current address. But, if you just give a Canadian address instead as where you live, I think it's fine. They don't ask any residency proof. You can use the old passport as your ID...
Thanks, yes, that's what I recall, they just asked to confirm the mailing address (although I ended up picking it up).
Anyone knows if I go to a local passport office to submit my kid's application, can I get back the original documents such as kid's cancelled passport and birth certificate after their verifying?
I did this and ALL documents except the application and photos were scanned/checked by them and returned on the spot. (That is if I haven't forgotten anything in the app package - anyway everything important was returned right away.)
Note this was at passport office - I don't know about service canada.
Thanks a lot, looks that's a good way to go than go service canada or by mail. I heard that many people didn't receive their original document or cancelled passport. It supposed to mail back with SEPERATE mail and it's hard to know when it return, or if it's lost...
Did you get an application number or receipt so you can follow online or be notified by emial about the process? If choose to mail back, does IRCC offer a tracking number by email?
I chose the pickup option and got a specific day it was to be ready for pick up, and it was.
I prefer pick-up too. However Passport Canada won't let this if the applicants are not in Canada but have someone submit for them. The new passport can only be mailed to the foreign address...interesting right? They won't mail PR card to a foreign address, but they mail passport...and has to mail to a foreign address if the applicant is not in Canada
I've not been in this situation but you'll have to check - my gut is that this particularly restriction would not apply to someone applying for a minor esp their own children, but don't know. Again as far as I'm aware - I don't think they check the 'residence' in Canada beyond asking you. Not sure though. Good luck.
Generally they ask for a valid government issued ID. I don't know the old passport works or not.