missmini said:
thanks tink that's good to know...me too i have to renew my passport soon and still don't know if i should do it when i go to canada or after, outside canada....can u tell me, did u have to give them the old passport together with the application and then they returned it to u, or u didn't give the old passport at all? i would have more piece of mind if i wouldn't submit the old passport at all....good luck!
The passport officer just looked at the passport, clipped the pages and then gave it back to me. I didn't have to leave anything with them. This was a renewal so as long as you're renewing it exactly the same as your previous ones it's easy. But if you're changing any info maybe it's more involved. I paid the $30 for Express Service, to make sure I got my new passport in the 2 weeks I'm here in Canada. I haven't gone to pick it up yet, but I have the little slip and the immigration officer made sure that it was an ok pick up date. If I needed it earlier I'm sure she would have accommodated me. Very easy and quick! (There were tons of people in there but for some reason I was called almost immediately... maybe if renewing the process you much quicker).
Good luck. I'm sure you won't have any problems and I would highly suggest if you're going to be in Canada just do the renewal then because it will be much easier than mailing it from a Canadian consulate and all of that stuff.
**I should add, that I did the renewal in person. Before when I did it through the mail I submitted my old passport with it.... so if you don't want to submit the old passport, make sure you go in person.**
