If you change your name, you have to change your name on your passport.
Q&A Categories Archives: Canada Passport FAQ
Do I need a new passport form now that I’m an adult. Last time I had a passport was when I was ten.
If your passport has expired, you need a new passport if you want to travel outside of Canada.
My wife is a duel citizen, Canadian and English. She is currently living in the uk. Her Canadian passport has now ran out but I want to book her a surprise flight to Canada for her birthday, can she fly just on her English passport or does she need both to be in date?
If she wants to travel to Canada on her UK passport, she will need an eTA. But her eTA application may be rejected if it is discovered that she’s a Canadian citizen. So it’s better if she just has a valid Canadian passport.
Have lived in he US for 22 years on a Green Card. Our Canadian passports expired and we would like to renew them. How easy would this be?
I am a US cotizen born in Canada. I had a passport that expired about 5 years ago. I would like to renew my passport and regain dual cotizenship. Is this possible? Is this a simple renewal? Also I understand my adult children are eligible to be recognized as Canadian/dual citizens. Do they just follow a normal application process? Finally, my husband is an American born US citizen, but lived in Canada for about 10 years. Does he have any eligibility to apply for dual citizenship?
It is not a simplified renewal process; you have to use the general application.
Your children must apply for citizenship certificates before they can apply for passports.
Your husband cannot apply for citizenship if he doesn’t reside in Canada.
I have my child passport last time i used it i was under 16 now that im 21 do i need to renew it or its still good? Passbort is not yet expired
Your passport is valid until it expires regardless of your age.
My son has a British passport but has lived in Canada for 6 years.(born in Guernsey. He is 6 years old. His British passport has expired. Can he get a Canadian one? Father is Canadian and mother is British.
Yes, but first he needs to apply for a Canadian citizenship certificate through his father.
Two references are required for passport renewal and cannot be your guarantor. I can’t remember who my guarantor is from my earlier passports. Is there a way to find that out?
The guarantor and references cannot be the same for this passport application. There is nothing preventing someone who has been a guarantor on a previous application being a reference for your current application.
I’m a Canadian citizen living in the US with green card(I was living in Quebec prior to the US move). I married a US citizen(in US) and want to change my name(on my US passport first). After that’s done, what are the steps that I need to take to change my name in Canada (or Quebec?) I read somewhere that Quebec doesn’t allow name change.
How you change your name depends upon what type of document you’re trying to change your name on. For your passport, you need to provide proof of the name change when you submit a new passport application.
where do i send my canadian passport application from usa
You have to mail it to the same address as you would if you were in Canada:
Mailing Address:
Government of Canada
Passport Program
Gatineau, Quebec K1A 0G3
Canada
Courier Address
Government of Canada
Passport Program
22 de Varennes Street
Gatineau, Quebec J8T 8R1
Canada
