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Re: Renewing a Canadian passport ............
Originally Posted by Partially discharged
(Post 13067068)
The passport office in Gatineau is in a large Federal building called Place de Portage and there are I think 4 phases/wings to it. Incredible place to see your hard earned tax money at work :eek:
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Re: Renewing a Canadian passport ............
Did my daughters first one in July. Sent same time as UK one and the UK one still came back sooner then the Canadian.
Took about 4 weeks for the Canadian to come through and they was after making an enquiry online to see where it was |
Re: Renewing a Canadian passport ............
Originally Posted by scilly
(Post 13067309)
Now, Siouxie, we all know that their quoted times do not always pan out in real life!!
That's why I was asking if anyone had recent experience. For example, the site for Passport Offices reads appointments made online (NOT by phone), with walk-ins allowed "maybe", if there was space. Not exactly encouraging that one can go to the nearest Office and actually walk-in, as used to be the case. The walk-in line looked very long when we were there and I think you would need to be willing to spend the day there if doing walk-in. |
Re: Renewing a Canadian passport ............
Originally Posted by bc2015
(Post 13068678)
You can make an appointment by filling in a form. We went to the Service Canada office in Sinclair Centre. Sent off the form looking for an appointment on October 7th, got appointment for October 21st, passports in hand November 1st.
The walk-in line looked very long when we were there and I think you would need to be willing to spend the day there if doing walk-in. Thank you, that timing is helpful. If you want a faster Service Centre for future reference, try the one in Richmond. That's where we (or OH alone) have taken our passport renewals for the last 3 or 4 times. Smaller but much quieter! He'll probably go there this time as well. I have to get my act together to get passport photos, and persuade friends to let me give their names as references ;) I've also decided that it might be a good idea to get the BC Services card with a photo, as a second photo ID. I was exempt for having to change back when, so I didn't bother! I do now have the Canada Proof of Vaccination as well as the BC one. All these bits and pieces one has to have these days! :ohmy: |
Re: Renewing a Canadian passport ............
Originally Posted by Siouxie
(Post 13067025)
As a dual national, he is required to enter Canada using a Canadian Passport if flying in - so he may want to reconsider if he is considering coming to Canada by air.
American-CanadiansYou don’t need a Canadian passport, a Canadian visa or an eTA to fly to Canada if you are travelling with a valid U.S. passport. American citizens, including American-Canadian citizens, must carry proper identification and meet the basic requirements to enter Canada. |
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