Canadian Passport Renewal from US

[Brenda2010 1]

Sent it express mail on Monday, it arrived in Gatineau today...know some others have renewed, how long did it take to process and return to you? Just curious. A little stressed not having a passport.

[Smiley-one 13]

I recently renewed mine and it took a couple weeks to the get the new passport by Fedex

[Flames9_RN 358]

did mine a couple yrs back--just sent it regular snail mail (USPS) and had it back in 3 weeks

[canada_socks 97]

I got mine back in a month from the day they recieved it.

[pocheros 101]

I have a quick question related to renewing Canadian passports- if you renew your passport while in the US do you still need a guarantor? The website says you do not need to resubmit guarantor information with the simplified form, but then the simplified form asks for references- I assume the references are not guarantors though. Do the references need to be Canadian?

Edited May 11, 2013 by pocheros

[NikLR 13,220]

You need references either way. They're regular people that know you for 2+ amount of years who are not relatives. They don't have to be Canadian.

Edited May 11, 2013 by NikiR

[canada_socks 97]

I have a quick question related to renewing Canadian passports- if you renew your passport while in the US do you still need a guarantor? The website says you do not need to resubmit guarantor information with the simplified form, but then the simplified form asks for references- I assume the references are not guarantors though. Do the references need to be Canadian?

Have you changed your last name? If you did, you will need to do the application form and can not use the simplified renewal form. I am not sure what the simplified form asks for, but I had to get a guarantor for my application.

[NikLR 13,220]

If you change your name, you can't use the simplified system and need a guarantor, that's correct. I had to do that June 2012. For Canadians that means a person who has a valid or less than 1 yr old expired passport who has known you for 2 or more years.

[pocheros 101]

Thanks for the help guys! No, I did not change my name, so it looks like I can use the simplified renewal form.

[Soulmates513 3]

Hi All,

I am planning to do this as well and will be required to do the long application due to changing my name since being married here. I just read that documents to support identity must be sent (originals) or the guarantor must sign a copy saying they "saw" the original. The 2 docs that would qualitfy per below would be my driver's license or my U.S. permanent resident card. Either way, because my brother lives in Ontario I'd have to send originals of one of these to either the passport office or my brother (feel safer sending it to him to validate that he saw the original) but either way very uncomfortable having these originals leave my side. Am I reading this correctly? If I wasn't changing my name then my passport could be used but they require a document in your name that is to appear on your passport. thanks folks!

Documents to Support Identity

　

Provide at least one (1) document to support your identity with the name to appear in the passport. Further documentation may be required.

　

Documents to support your identity must be valid, must be issued by a federal, provincial/territorial/state or municipal authority, and must include your name and signature. For example:

Provincial/territorial/state driver's licence

　

Provincial health card

　

Certificate of Indian Status

　

Canadian passport that is valid or expired for less than one year

　

United States permanent resident card

　

Federal, provincial/territorial/state or municipal employee identification card

　

Other federal, provincial/territorial/state or municipal identification card

　

　

Copies are acceptable provided your guarantor has signed and dated a copy of each document (both sides) confirming that the original document has been seen. If you are submitting original documents, they will be returned to you.

　

If you are submitting copies and are using form PPTC 132, Statutory Declaration in Lieu of Guarantor, the

Edited May 11, 2013 by Soulmates513

[hikergirl 277]

I wonder if showing the person the original over Skype would count

I’m extremely hesitant to let any of my original documents leave my hot little hands as well. Even the thought of handing over my passport to the Consulate is giving me the heebie-jeebies.

[Soulmates513 3]

Hey Hikergirl, I was just saying the same thing to my hubby - that Skype might work. i don't know what else you can do - the original has to leave your hands for some time even if you courier it back and forth right away.

Edited May 11, 2013 by Soulmates513

[Kathryn41 3,205]

Don't let your green card or Driver's License leave your possession. Definitely don't mail either of them anywhere. You are actually supposed to keep your green card in your possession at all times. If you drive, you need your Driver's license as well.

Skype should work, or you could use the PPTC 132 form 'In lieu of a guarantor" and have a local notary fill in the form and sign it for you.

My first renewal from the US I had my Dad sign as the guarantor. As he had seen the ID I was submitting as proof on a visit a few months earlier, I was able to mail him the photocopies which he completed and sent back to me with the signed form. If your brother has ever seen either of the documents you are using, then he would be able to sign the photocopies as well. Being a relative definitely helps.

Edited May 12, 2013 by Kathryn41

[Autumnal 25]

I did a simplified renewal from the US, and it took no more than 3 weeks.

I sent all the required documentation to my mother, who went down to Victoria office to file everything for me. She encountered no difficulty whatsoever, and filed her own passport at the same time.

[Brenda2010 1]

Sent it express mail on Monday, it arrived in Gatineau today...know some others have renewed, how long did it take to process and return to you? Just curious. A little stressed not having a passport.

And much to my amazement Fedex just delivered my new one moments ago - 2 weeks to the day! Whew, feel so much better!!