beckiwoo

you can’t apply for your passport in person right now unless you get an appointment and need the passport urgently for travel.

This is based on passport Canada locations. I don’t know about service Canada

I applied for my daughters via mail and it took about a month

jackinthetree

Also longer process here. I really don't think it is fair.

There are people who are receiving it in record time and you can hear how smug orly is. In a good way - I'd be happy too.

It's kind of heartbreaking how sporadic it appears to be, and it doesn't help to be lectured on this forum when we mention these feelings either.

That said, I do realize it takes a while to review stamps, dates, check records and such - so that is understandable - but the discrepancies between applicants is too much IMHO.

jackinthetree

Congratulations!

express01

Thanks, we sent off our application in June 2019, started in November 2019, so 24 months to complete,

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DandNHill

Maybe Orly is just relieved and it comes off as smug to us because we're getting bitter and twisted. Really hoping it doesn't take much longer. I feel stuck in limbo and like I can't even book a trip because I don't want the risk of either being in the wrong place when the oath is due or otherwise having to reschedule one or the other!

orly

I've only really posted my own process and experience.

DandNHill

Which is why I commented as I did. I’m happy for you. But you can understand why we’re a tad frustrated. You’re through in a third of the time ours has taken so far and we have no idea still how long it’s going to take 😢

bc2015

You can get an appointment at a Service Canada office without needing to show any proof of urgent travel. The service standard is 2 weeks when applying in person, it can be mailed out or picked up in person (for an extra fee). If you need it in less than 2 weeks then you may need to show proof of urgent travel and have to pay an extra processing fee.

Service Canada also take walk ins but you need to get there early (there was about 20 people in the walk in queue at the Sinclair Centre by 10am this morning and it was moving very slowly). The current wait time for appointments is about 2 weeks as well.

DandNHill

At last!

Jerseygirl

DandNHill

🥰

Siouxie

DandNHill

🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦

Will_PA

woohoo!!!!

sharkus

I'd presume the oath is done virtually? If so, very curious to know how they monitor it, as when I took my oath in person, there were various people walking around checking you were actually reciting the oath, and at least one person was seen to not doing so, and was told at least twice (I think once during the english reading and one during the french reading) they needed to speak the oath (we were all doing it in unison), and on the third time the person was asked to leave and escorted out of the room.