any requirement on valid period of Passport?

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Oct 11th 2003, 3:31 am

Elephant Ele

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any requirement on valid period of Passport?

I am a landed immigrant and I am now in China.

My chinese passport will be expired by 03/31/2004 and I am gonna move
back to Canada by Dec 2003, will there be any issues with my passport
when I re-enter Canada? becasue the remaining valid period of passport
will be only 3 to 4 months by Dec 2003, i remember there might be a rule
to require passport with at least 6 months valid time when entering
canada?

pls help, thanks!

Ele

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Oct 11th 2003, 8:54 am

Jim Humphries

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Re: any requirement on valid period of Passport?

If you are a landed immigrant then your passport need only be valid at the
time of presentation to the officer at the border.
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"Elephant Ele" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:86287e78af411f0c9b60d071dc5ce04...e.mailgate.org...
    > I am a landed immigrant and I am now in China.
    > My chinese passport will be expired by 03/31/2004 and I am gonna move
    > back to Canada by Dec 2003, will there be any issues with my passport
    > when I re-enter Canada? becasue the remaining valid period of passport
    > will be only 3 to 4 months by Dec 2003, i remember there might be a rule
    > to require passport with at least 6 months valid time when entering
    > canada?
    > pls help, thanks!
    > Ele
    > --
    > Posted via Mailgate.ORG Server - http://www.Mailgate.ORG

Oct 11th 2003, 10:44 am

Jaj

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Re: any requirement on valid period of Passport?

Other countries may well insist on 6 months validity, so if you need
to visit or transit anywhere else on the way to Canada you must check
their rules also.

Jeremy

    >On Sat, 11 Oct 2003 20:54:22 GMT, "Jim Humphries" <jhumphri(stop spam)@shaw.ca> wrote:
    >If you are a landed immigrant then your passport need only be valid at the
    >time of presentation to the officer at the border.
    >--
    >Jim Humphries, former visa officer
    >"Elephant Ele" <[email protected]> wrote in message
    >news:86287e78af411f0c9b60d071dc5ce04...e.mailgate.org...
    >> I am a landed immigrant and I am now in China.
    >> My chinese passport will be expired by 03/31/2004 and I am gonna move
    >> back to Canada by Dec 2003, will there be any issues with my passport
    >> when I re-enter Canada? becasue the remaining valid period of passport
    >> will be only 3 to 4 months by Dec 2003, i remember there might be a rule
    >> to require passport with at least 6 months valid time when entering
    >> canada?
    >> pls help, thanks!
    >> Ele
    >> --
    >> Posted via Mailgate.ORG Server - http://www.Mailgate.ORG

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