Karen Gordon

[email protected] (Robin) wrote
    >> That said, I'm very surprised that the US does NOT have tighter
    >> controls on obtaining passports ... they have such tight controls on so
    >> many other items of identity ... like getting a driver's license
    >> requires lots of ID.

Mary Holiday ([email protected]) writes:
    > Hmm... I guess if someone is already in the US, he/she doesn't need to
    > worry about getting fake passports. Getting fake US social security
    > card is more useful.

(K): More 'useful' for what?

    >> A passport in canada now costs 80 dollars (or is that 85?), and only
    >> lasts FIVE YEARS. that's not very long.
Mary Holiday ([email protected]) writes:
    > yes. $85.

(K): Depends on the type of passport, the age of the applicant, and where
one is applying from.

[email protected] (Robin) wrote
    >> I am very very surprised that "paranoid" America hasn't REDUCED the
    >> length of validity for their passports. AND, you can renew your US
    >> passport by MAIL, for pete's sakes!! How easy is that?
[....]
    >> I am a Canadian--and I REALLY WISH that we had a passport that lasts
    >> ten years. If the United States is willing to give out passports for
    >> that length of time, then why not Canada?

Mary Holiday ([email protected]) writes:
    > Indeed. Imagine our passports last ten years, the passport office will
    > have only half the amount of work to do! then everyone can get a
    > passport twice as fast!
    >
    >> (People forge Canadian passports anyway--no matter whether they are
    >> FIVE, or TEN years old)

(K): Sounds like at least ONE good reason to have passports 'expire'
more frequently. The other is that the new passports have the photo
embedded in the passport and are much more difficult to forge.
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Guarantors
Why do I need a guarantor?

The intent of the passport guarantor policy is to provide us with the
opportunity to have passport information verified by a Canadian readily
identifiable in the community, who has known the applicant personally for
at least two years. Because of this personal knowledge of the applicant,
the guarantor is able to attest to the authenticity of the statements
contained in the application, and to certify that the photos are a true
likeness of that person.

The new application form requires the following information:

Employment history
Residential history
Two references
Documents to support identity
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(K): And NON-citizens wanting to enter the U.S. from Canada will need
VISAs if they are from the following countries:
___________________

The tightening post-9/11 U.S. border-security clampdown will present
further restrictions on Canadians intending to enter the United States.
Beginning March 17, 2003, Canadian landed residents from most Commonwealth
countries, will require visitors visas to enter the United States.

Previously, permanent residents of Canada were covered under the passport
and visa exemption provisions under US legislation and could freely travel
to the U.S. from Canada with only passports from their country along with
their Canadian Record of Landing document. The new visa requirement
reflects a continuing overhaul and harmonization with Canada, of security
measures that safeguard the United States.

Citizens from the list of countries referenced in the Country List "A",
(below) are required to file an application with a U.S. consulate along
with a non-refundable $100 filing fee. First time applicants with the
exception of children under 16, adults over 60 and persons with diplomatic
status, will likely be required to attend a personal interview. The visa
once issued, will be valid for a period of five to ten years.

Country List "A" (Visitor Visa Required)

Antigua and Barbuda
Bahamas
Bangladesh
Barbados
Belize
Botswana
Cameroon
Cyprus
Dominica
Fiji
Gambia
Ghana
Grenada
Guyana
India
Jamaica
Kenya
Kiribati
Lesotho
Malawi
Malaysia
Maldives
Malta
Mauritius
Mozambique
Namibia
Nauru
Nigeria
Pakistan
Papua New Guinea
Samoa
St. Kitts and Nevis
St. Lucia
St. Vincent and the Grenadines
Seychelles
Sierra Leone
Solomon Islands
South Africa
Sri Lanka
Swaziland
Tanzania
Tonga
Trinidad and Tobago
Tuvalu
Uganda
Vanuatu
Zambia
Zimbabwe

(K): 'VISA' not needed if you're from:

Country List "B" (Visitor Visa Not Required)

Andorra
Austria
Australia
Belgium
Brunei
Denmark
Finland
France
Germany
Great Britain and its possessions
Iceland
Ireland
Italy
Japan
Liechtenstein
Luxembourg
Monaco
The Netherlands
New Zealand
Norway
Portugal
San Marino
Singapore
Slovenia
Spain
Sweden
Switzerland
Uruguay






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