Canadian passport for a newborn
Jan 14th 2014, 1:11 am
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Re: Canadian passport for a newborn
Pay close attention to the photo requirements for the newborn in the passport.
When we had ours done two years ago for our daughter, there was a requirement that there was no visible support for the baby's head in the photo, despite the fact that at only a few weeks old our daughter could not support hers by herself! You have to find a way of hiding the fact the head is being supported by your hand.
We are in Canada, so photographers here were used to this nonsense; if you are in the UK and getting a photo done, they may not be. I know several people here who had baby photos in the passport application rejected and had to resubmit.
Hope helps
LF (a federal government bureaucrat)
When we had ours done two years ago for our daughter, there was a requirement that there was no visible support for the baby's head in the photo, despite the fact that at only a few weeks old our daughter could not support hers by herself! You have to find a way of hiding the fact the head is being supported by your hand.
We are in Canada, so photographers here were used to this nonsense; if you are in the UK and getting a photo done, they may not be. I know several people here who had baby photos in the passport application rejected and had to resubmit.
Hope helps
LF (a federal government bureaucrat)
Jan 14th 2014, 1:26 am
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Re: Canadian passport for a newborn
Pay close attention to the photo requirements for the newborn in the passport.
When we had ours done two years ago for our daughter, there was a requirement that there was no visible support for the baby's head in the photo, despite the fact that at only a few weeks old our daughter could not support hers by herself! You have to find a way of hiding the fact the head is being supported by your hand.
We are in Canada, so photographers here were used to this nonsense; if you are in the UK and getting a photo done, they may not be. I know several people here who had baby photos in the passport application rejected and had to resubmit.
Hope helps
LF (a federal government bureaucrat)
When we had ours done two years ago for our daughter, there was a requirement that there was no visible support for the baby's head in the photo, despite the fact that at only a few weeks old our daughter could not support hers by herself! You have to find a way of hiding the fact the head is being supported by your hand.
We are in Canada, so photographers here were used to this nonsense; if you are in the UK and getting a photo done, they may not be. I know several people here who had baby photos in the passport application rejected and had to resubmit.
Hope helps
LF (a federal government bureaucrat)
Jan 14th 2014, 2:14 am
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Re: Canadian passport for a newborn
Montreal Mike : it works both ways; try getting *correct* information, & help, as a UKC, from a British Consulate in Canada; or as a French citizen from a French one.
While the British one (in Montreal) was unfailingly polite, & the French one (ditto) intransigently bureaucratic, neither actually did more than direct us back to their respective websites. From research on which our original questions had arisen...
(We were trying to register our Canadian born baby for the relevant citizenships. The Brits were right: the info & relevant directions were straight forward & easy, once we *found* the relevant website pages. The French still have us spinning in a bureaucratic limbo where one refers us to the other ... & back again ...)
While the British one (in Montreal) was unfailingly polite, & the French one (ditto) intransigently bureaucratic, neither actually did more than direct us back to their respective websites. From research on which our original questions had arisen...
(We were trying to register our Canadian born baby for the relevant citizenships. The Brits were right: the info & relevant directions were straight forward & easy, once we *found* the relevant website pages. The French still have us spinning in a bureaucratic limbo where one refers us to the other ... & back again ...)
Jan 14th 2014, 1:11 pm
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Re: Canadian passport for a newborn
Easiest way to get a photo of a baby with no head support is to do it with them laying down on a sheet of the appropriate colour I think. I have a feeling they need to be done by a photographer, don't they? They don't like the kiosk ones? Hope that helps.
Jan 14th 2014, 2:24 pm
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Re: Canadian passport for a newborn
Pay close attention to the photo requirements for the newborn in the passport.
When we had ours done two years ago for our daughter, there was a requirement that there was no visible support for the baby's head in the photo, despite the fact that at only a few weeks old our daughter could not support hers by herself! You have to find a way of hiding the fact the head is being supported by your hand.
We are in Canada, so photographers here were used to this nonsense; if you are in the UK and getting a photo done, they may not be. I know several people here who had baby photos in the passport application rejected and had to resubmit.
Hope helps
LF (a federal government bureaucrat)
When we had ours done two years ago for our daughter, there was a requirement that there was no visible support for the baby's head in the photo, despite the fact that at only a few weeks old our daughter could not support hers by herself! You have to find a way of hiding the fact the head is being supported by your hand.
We are in Canada, so photographers here were used to this nonsense; if you are in the UK and getting a photo done, they may not be. I know several people here who had baby photos in the passport application rejected and had to resubmit.
Hope helps
LF (a federal government bureaucrat)
Jan 14th 2014, 3:39 pm
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Re: Canadian passport for a newborn
Pay close attention to the photo requirements for the newborn in the passport.
When we had ours done two years ago for our daughter, there was a requirement that there was no visible support for the baby's head in the photo, despite the fact that at only a few weeks old our daughter could not support hers by herself! You have to find a way of hiding the fact the head is being supported by your hand.
We are in Canada, so photographers here were used to this nonsense; if you are in the UK and getting a photo done, they may not be. I know several people here who had baby photos in the passport application rejected and had to resubmit.
Hope helps
LF (a federal government bureaucrat)
When we had ours done two years ago for our daughter, there was a requirement that there was no visible support for the baby's head in the photo, despite the fact that at only a few weeks old our daughter could not support hers by herself! You have to find a way of hiding the fact the head is being supported by your hand.
We are in Canada, so photographers here were used to this nonsense; if you are in the UK and getting a photo done, they may not be. I know several people here who had baby photos in the passport application rejected and had to resubmit.
Hope helps
LF (a federal government bureaucrat)
Jun 28th 2014, 5:38 am
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Re: Canadian passport for a newborn
Hi hope someone can help me as there is so much info its confusing..
I am trying to apply from the uk for my newborn's passport.
father is Canadian and i am British
From my understanding it cost 100 CA
and all i need to send is the Babies British long Birth certificate ..
If this is the case how can they confirm the baby is eligible
also they ask for a guarantor can this be a friend who has known me for more
than 2 years who is a teacher ?
any advice is great -Thank you
I am trying to apply from the uk for my newborn's passport.
father is Canadian and i am British
From my understanding it cost 100 CA
and all i need to send is the Babies British long Birth certificate ..
If this is the case how can they confirm the baby is eligible
also they ask for a guarantor can this be a friend who has known me for more
than 2 years who is a teacher ?
any advice is great -Thank you
Hi Jayna, I'm about to be in the same predicament. We are planning to move to Canada in the next few months but I 33 weeks pregnant. What did you discover. Can we not fly without the cert of citizenship? Does it take over a year?
We're just trying to consider if I should be hopping on a plane asap to have this baby in Canada? Then my husband would stay behind here to tie up loose ends and ship our belongings to Canada.
Jun 28th 2014, 1:13 pm
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Re: Canadian passport for a newborn
Hi Jayna, I'm about to be in the same predicament. We are planning to move to Canada in the next few months but I 33 weeks pregnant. What did you discover. Can we not fly without the cert of citizenship? Does it take over a year?
We're just trying to consider if I should be hopping on a plane asap to have this baby in Canada? Then my husband would stay behind here to tie up loose ends and ship our belongings to Canada.
We're just trying to consider if I should be hopping on a plane asap to have this baby in Canada? Then my husband would stay behind here to tie up loose ends and ship our belongings to Canada.
Passports for new-born children
"Passports for new-born children
In general, all child passport applications must be accompanied by a proof of the child’s Canadian citizenship.
When urgent travel requirements exist, or when a newborn must have a passport in order to obtain a legal residency status abroad, parents can apply concurrently for the child’s Certificate of Canadian Citizenship and for a passport, which will be limited in validity to the normal timeframe required to produce the child’s Certificate of Canadian Citizenship. This option is only available for children under 2 years of age."
If you contact your nearest Canadian Embassy/Consulate, they should be able to help you.
I would not travel to Canada to have the baby unless you have health insurance. For example, I know that there's a 3 month waiting period in Ontario before OHIP coverage kicks in.
Jun 28th 2014, 2:15 pm
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Re: Canadian passport for a newborn
And I'm not sure that newcomers insurance covers having babies? I have a feeling mine didn't, although that was a while ago now. What's your status in the UK? Would leaving to have the baby have a bearing on it's British citizenship status?
