Birth Certificate Questions

[Faust942 4]

The birth certificate must contain the:

• Date of birth
• Place of birth
• Names of both parents
• Indication by the appropriate authority that it is an extract from the official records

Names of both parents; my birth certificate is from Ontario, but its the size of a business card. I don't believe it has my parents names on it. Do I need a different birth certificate?

Edited July 17, 2015 by Faust942

[Lemonslice 4,553]

Look at the reciprocity schedule: http://travel.state.gov/content/visas/english/fees/reciprocity-by-country/CA.html

[oncefuturealien 45]

Short answer is yes, you need the full-size one from Vital Statistics or whatever it's called in Ontario.

[Ash.1101 1,755]

You need to get the long-form birth certificate, the one you have is short form.

You can order it here: http://www.ontario.ca/government/get-or-replace-ontario-birth-certificate

[Faust942 4]

Damn need a guarantor.

Thanks for the tip on the long form!

Edited July 18, 2015 by Faust942

[Ash.1101 1,755]

Damn need a guarantor.

Thanks for the tip on the long form!

Yup, Guarantor is the fun part. A lot of people seemed to use their doctor.

[Transborderwife 4,666]

Guarantor is easy now. All that they need to be is a current valid passport holder or expired for no more than a year. Plus known you for two years No longer a pastor, doctor, judge, etc

Edited July 18, 2015 by Transborderwife

[Faust942 4]

Guarantor is easy now. All that they need to be is a current valid passport holder or expired for no more than a year. Plus known you for two years No longer a pastor, doctor, judge, etc

Actually, it asks for the guarantor to be a bunch of different roles. Unfortunately, I clicked the wrong button, saying that I didn't have permission to use the guarantor, and now its asking me to send in a letter.

I need to call, I think to cancel/change the request.

Edited July 18, 2015 by Faust942

[Transborderwife 4,666]

Actually, it asks for the guarantor to be a bunch of different roles. Unfortunately, I clicked the wrong button, saying that I didn't have permission to use the guarantor, and now its asking me to send in a letter.

I need to call, I think to cancel/change the request.

http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/passport/apply/guarantor-reference.asp

Guarantors

A guarantor is needed for all new passport applications submitted by mail or in person. A guarantor can be a family member or any individual living at your address, as long as they meet the requirements.

The guarantor must do the following, free of charge:

Complete and sign the Declaration of Guarantor section of your application.

Write I certify this to be a true likeness of (applicant name) on the back of one of the passport photos and sign it.

If applicable, sign and date the photocopies of each document you have submitted to confirm your identity.

You cannot help the guarantor in performing these duties. If your guarantor needs assistance, contact the passport program.

Guarantor requirements if you are applying in Canada

Your guarantor must:

Hold a 5-year or 10-year Canadian passport that is valid or has been expired for no more than one year, on the day you submit your application.

Have known you (the applicant) personally for at least 2 years.

In the case of a child, the guarantor must have known you (the parent or legal guardian who is applying on behalf of the child) personally for at least two years and must have knowledge of the child.

Be a Canadian citizen 18 years of age or older.

Have been 16 years of age or older when he or she applied for his or her own passport.

Provide the requested information contained in his or her passport.

Be accessible to the passport program for verification.

If you are the parent or legal guardian and you are applying on behalf of your child, you cannot sign as guarantor on your childs application. However, the other parent (not submitting the application) can sign as long as the requirements are met.

Actually, it asks for the guarantor to be a bunch of different roles. Unfortunately, I clicked the wrong button, saying that I didn't have permission to use the guarantor, and now its asking me to send in a letter.

I need to call, I think to cancel/change the request.

http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/passport/apply/guarantor-reference.asp

Guarantors

A guarantor is needed for all new passport applications submitted by mail or in person. A guarantor can be a family member or any individual living at your address, as long as they meet the requirements.

The guarantor must do the following, free of charge:

Complete and sign the Declaration of Guarantor section of your application.

Write I certify this to be a true likeness of (applicant name) on the back of one of the passport photos and sign it.

If applicable, sign and date the photocopies of each document you have submitted to confirm your identity.

You cannot help the guarantor in performing these duties. If your guarantor needs assistance, contact the passport program.

Guarantor requirements if you are applying in Canada

Your guarantor must:

Hold a 5-year or 10-year Canadian passport that is valid or has been expired for no more than one year, on the day you submit your application.

Have known you (the applicant) personally for at least 2 years.

In the case of a child, the guarantor must have known you (the parent or legal guardian who is applying on behalf of the child) personally for at least two years and must have knowledge of the child.

Be a Canadian citizen 18 years of age or older.

Have been 16 years of age or older when he or she applied for his or her own passport.

Provide the requested information contained in his or her passport.

Be accessible to the passport program for verification.

If you are the parent or legal guardian and you are applying on behalf of your child, you cannot sign as guarantor on your childs application. However, the other parent (not submitting the application) can sign as long as the requirements are met.

[Faust942 4]

http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/passport/apply/guarantor-reference.asp

Guarantors

A guarantor is needed for all new passport applications submitted by mail or in person. A guarantor can be a family member or any individual living at your address, as long as they meet the requirements.

The guarantor must do the following, free of charge:

Complete and sign the Declaration of Guarantor section of your application.

Write I certify this to be a true likeness of (applicant name) on the back of one of the passport photos and sign it.

If applicable, sign and date the photocopies of each document you have submitted to confirm your identity.

You cannot help the guarantor in performing these duties. If your guarantor needs assistance, contact the passport program.

Guarantor requirements if you are applying in Canada

Your guarantor must:

Hold a 5-year or 10-year Canadian passport that is valid or has been expired for no more than one year, on the day you submit your application.

Have known you (the applicant) personally for at least 2 years.

In the case of a child, the guarantor must have known you (the parent or legal guardian who is applying on behalf of the child) personally for at least two years and must have knowledge of the child.

Be a Canadian citizen 18 years of age or older.

Have been 16 years of age or older when he or she applied for his or her own passport.

Provide the requested information contained in his or her passport.

Be accessible to the passport program for verification.

If you are the parent or legal guardian and you are applying on behalf of your child, you cannot sign as guarantor on your childs application. However, the other parent (not submitting the application) can sign as long as the requirements are met.

http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/passport/apply/guarantor-reference.asp

Guarantors

A guarantor is needed for all new passport applications submitted by mail or in person. A guarantor can be a family member or any individual living at your address, as long as they meet the requirements.

The guarantor must do the following, free of charge:

Complete and sign the Declaration of Guarantor section of your application.

Write I certify this to be a true likeness of (applicant name) on the back of one of the passport photos and sign it.

If applicable, sign and date the photocopies of each document you have submitted to confirm your identity.

You cannot help the guarantor in performing these duties. If your guarantor needs assistance, contact the passport program.

Guarantor requirements if you are applying in Canada

Your guarantor must:

Hold a 5-year or 10-year Canadian passport that is valid or has been expired for no more than one year, on the day you submit your application.

Have known you (the applicant) personally for at least 2 years.

In the case of a child, the guarantor must have known you (the parent or legal guardian who is applying on behalf of the child) personally for at least two years and must have knowledge of the child.

Be a Canadian citizen 18 years of age or older.

Have been 16 years of age or older when he or she applied for his or her own passport.

Provide the requested information contained in his or her passport.

Be accessible to the passport program for verification.

If you are the parent or legal guardian and you are applying on behalf of your child, you cannot sign as guarantor on your childs application. However, the other parent (not submitting the application) can sign as long as the requirements are met.

problem is that it says above this is for passport applications. Service Canada website still asks for a certain designation.

[Transborderwife 4,666]

Sorry pregnancy brain at work.

[Ash.1101 1,755]

Yeah, passports do not equal long form birth certificates. He's applying for a birth certificate, long form. Not a passport.

My fiance is using his accountant, he could also use his family doctor.

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What is a guarantor?

A guarantor is someone who certifies that the information you provided on the birth certificate application is complete and accurate.

ServiceOntario may contact your guarantor by phone to verify the information you provided on your application.

A guarantor must be a Canadian citizen who has known the applicant for at least 2 years and is currently serving as one of the following:

• judge, justice of the peace, municipal police officer, provincial police officer or officer of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, First Nations police officer and/or constables
• mayor
• member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario
• minister of religion authorized under provincial law to perform marriages
• municipal clerk or treasurer who is a member of the Association of Municipal Managers, Clerks and Treasurers of Ontario
• notary public
• principal or vice-principal of a primary or secondary school
• senior administrator or professor in a university of a senior administrator in a community college or in a CEGEP in Quebec, or
• signing officer of a bank

Your guarantor can also be a Canadian citizen who has known the applicant for at least two years and is a practicing member in good standing of a provincial regulatory body established by law to govern one of the following professions:

• chiropractor, dentist, midwife, nurse, optometrist, pharmacist, physician, or surgeon, psychologist or veterinarian
• lawyer
• professional accountant
• professional engineer
• social worker or social service worker, or
• teacher in a primary or secondary school

The list above is not an endorsement by the Office of the Registrar General of professional status or recognition of qualifications.

A family member can be your guarantor if that person is a Canadian citizen, has known you for at least 2 years and is currently serving as one of the above noted occupations.

For more information contact ServiceOntario toll free: 1-800-461-2156 or in the GTA: 416-325-8305.

Apply for a birth certificate online"

from http://www.ontario.ca/faq/what-guarantor

Edited July 18, 2015 by Ash.1101

[Transborderwife 4,666]

Yes I just saw guarantor and automatically thought passport. My mistake

[Udella&Wiz 325]

Gawd - this guarantor ####### (this was that super bad word cr@p) so ancient, always hated it. They need to 'modern that up'

All this to get your own birth cert where you could provide other valid forms of government id which would do the trick.

Edited July 19, 2015 by Udella&Wiz

[NikLR 13,220]

I ordered my birth certificate online from vital statistics in BC when I was in Alberta. It's amazing Ontario is so weird about being able to get it.