| Canadian Passport offices are independent | | | | An online application can be obtained depending on |
| operating agencies governed by the Canadian | | | | your age as the application is different for |
| government and controlled by its Foreign Affairs | | | | different ages. You are required to download and |
| department. It has been renamed as Passport | | | | print the application form, complete it with all the |
| Canada recently. The office holds all the rights for | | | | necessary information, attach your photo and get |
| issuing, withholding, recovering as well as revoking | | | | it signed by your guarantor as well as yourself. |
| passports. | | | | This application form can be submitted to various |
| According to the Canadian Passport new policies, | | | | Travel Visa service locations along with |
| a simplified renewal process for passports and a | | | | documents supporting your information. Else, the |
| guarantor policy has been put into effect. | | | | form and documents can be mailed. |
| According to the new guarantor policy, Travel | | | | After submitting your application, you may be |
| Visa holders living in Canada as well as the U.S | | | | tempted to know that can you check progress |
| would be allowed to be named as guarantors in | | | | of your Canadian passport application; the answer |
| regards of other applications. According to the | | | | is yes. You can anytime visit Passport Canada's |
| new guarantor policy, the following requirements | | | | website, fill in the application details and get your |
| are required to be fulfilled for gaining eligibility as a | | | | passport status. If considerable time has lapsed |
| guarantor:o You must have Canadian citizenship | | | | after you submitted your application, has my |
| and your age should be at least 18 years old.o | | | | passport been processed would be the question |
| You must be a Canadian passport holder of the | | | | on your mind. You can satisfy this query at the |
| five-year term or if it is expired, not more than | | | | same place where you tracked your application |
| 12 months should have passed since then.o Your | | | | status. Usually, no more than 7 weeks are |
| age should have been at least 16 years old when | | | | required for normal processing. |
| the application was made for your passport.o You | | | | According to the Canadian Passport control land |
| should have personally known the passport | | | | travel, you do not require passport for traveling |
| applicant for two years minimum. | | | | between Canada and the U.S as of now but after |
| With the help of databases, verification of eligibility | | | | June, 2009, it will be necessary to have a |
| of the guarantor is done for increasing efficiency | | | | passport. Currently, only a proof of identification |
| and security of the process. According to the | | | | and citizenship is required. Canadian passport |
| new renewal process, guarantors and citizenship | | | | requirements via US to Trinidad currently requires |
| proofs are no more required for renewal | | | | you to show up identification and citizenship |
| purposes. If you want to apply Canadian passport | | | | proofs as well as proof of passport application |
| renewal in India, application form, present visa, | | | | which was previously required. A passport is |
| photographs and immigration documents are | | | | compulsorily required for Canadians to enter |
| required to be submitted. | | | | Trinidad. |