Hey everyone!
Looks like my wife's residence is just about approved, we got an email titled 'Ready for Visa'. It's asking for passports or photocopies of passports to issue final residency in this section:
STEP 2: Passport Requirements – Determine if you need to submit your passport(s) Determine whether you need a visa or an Electronic Travel Authorization (eTA) to travel to Canada at: www.cic.gc.ca/ENGLISH/visit/visas.asp
a. If your passport is from a country whose citizens need a visa to travel to Canada, you will need to submit original passport(s) for you and each accompanying family member. Your passport(s) should be valid for at least 6 months and have at least two blank pages. If a child is included on your passport, you must have one blank page per accompanying child.
Please note that you STILL need to submit your passport(s) even if: You or your accompanying family members have a valid Canadian temporary residence visa or permit. You or your accompanying family members are permanent residents of the U.S.A and holder of passport(s) from countries whose citizens need a visa to travel to Canada. Note: All passports must be intact and not worn, torn or otherwise damaged; the laminate on the bio-data page must be securely attached. Each page must be securely affixed to the passport; there cannot be any loose pages.
b. If your passport is from a country whose citizens need an eTA to travel to Canada or your passport is from the United States, you will need to submit one photocopy of the photo page and any pages containing amendments of the passport for you and each accompanying family member (Note: any accompanying family member whose passport does require a visa however, will need to submit their original passport as per Step 2a). Your passport(s) should be valid for at least 6 months. Please do not send your original passport(s).
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So my question is, who exactly needs to send in passport photocopies? Does that include me and our children (all Canadian citizens with Canadian passports), or only 'accompanying family members' who are not Canadian citizens? (in our case, nobody, as it's just my wife that's not a citizen) The section that starts 'Please note that you STILL need...' makes me think it's only non-Canadian citizens, but it's not 100% clear.
Looks like my wife's residence is just about approved, we got an email titled 'Ready for Visa'. It's asking for passports or photocopies of passports to issue final residency in this section:
STEP 2: Passport Requirements – Determine if you need to submit your passport(s) Determine whether you need a visa or an Electronic Travel Authorization (eTA) to travel to Canada at: www.cic.gc.ca/ENGLISH/visit/visas.asp
a. If your passport is from a country whose citizens need a visa to travel to Canada, you will need to submit original passport(s) for you and each accompanying family member. Your passport(s) should be valid for at least 6 months and have at least two blank pages. If a child is included on your passport, you must have one blank page per accompanying child.
Please note that you STILL need to submit your passport(s) even if: You or your accompanying family members have a valid Canadian temporary residence visa or permit. You or your accompanying family members are permanent residents of the U.S.A and holder of passport(s) from countries whose citizens need a visa to travel to Canada. Note: All passports must be intact and not worn, torn or otherwise damaged; the laminate on the bio-data page must be securely attached. Each page must be securely affixed to the passport; there cannot be any loose pages.
b. If your passport is from a country whose citizens need an eTA to travel to Canada or your passport is from the United States, you will need to submit one photocopy of the photo page and any pages containing amendments of the passport for you and each accompanying family member (Note: any accompanying family member whose passport does require a visa however, will need to submit their original passport as per Step 2a). Your passport(s) should be valid for at least 6 months. Please do not send your original passport(s).
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So my question is, who exactly needs to send in passport photocopies? Does that include me and our children (all Canadian citizens with Canadian passports), or only 'accompanying family members' who are not Canadian citizens? (in our case, nobody, as it's just my wife that's not a citizen) The section that starts 'Please note that you STILL need...' makes me think it's only non-Canadian citizens, but it's not 100% clear.
