Canadian Passport in person timeline

[masterofpupp]

Can I apply for a passport at Kitchener or Hamilton passport office if I live in Toronto? I need to travel by 20th December and the earliest appointment I'm getting at the Toronto office is for Jan 5th. The walk in-lines in Toronto are crazy; people start lining up at 4 a.m.

 

[rhi]

I got mine and my son passport yesterday.
applied on Nov 4

 

[ajtoronto]

How did you know when your certificate was sent? Thanks

I had called CIC and asked them.

 

[xlnc7]

Can I apply for a passport at Kitchener or Hamilton passport office if I live in Toronto? I need to travel by 20th December and the earliest appointment I'm getting at the Toronto office is for Jan 5th. The walk in-lines in Toronto are crazy; people start lining up at 4 a.m.

I walked in Kitchener office (13 Dec) - though i live in Brampton. They accept walk-ins. I asked for expedited pick-up and they charged 50 dollars extra, did not ask for any proof of travel. Pick up will be on 20 Dec.

 

[keypad]

I received my passport recently. We need to write our address on page #4. The thing is I live in a rented place and don't want to mess up with the passport by striking out the addresses whenever I move places.

I talked to passport Canada with the question of whether we can use pencil for the address part or not. They replied that I can use a pencil so that the address can be erased easily whenever needed. and the emergency contact is not mandatory.

I wanted to see if someone has any experience of using a pencil and then erasing it. @rajkamalmohanram any idea about it?
Thanks in advance.

 

[masterofpupp]

I walked in Kitchener office (13 Dec) - though i live in Brampton. They accept walk-ins. I asked for expedited pick-up and they charged 50 dollars extra, did not ask for any proof of travel. Pick up will be on 20 Dec.

Thanks for the info. I ended up going to the Mississauga office yesterday and applied for an urgent passport. I will be picking it up tomorrow.

 

[MBChrisss]

Hey guys, do we need to get the photographer to stamp on the back of both photos or just one?

 

[nerd]

Hey guys, do we need to get the photographer to stamp on the back of both photos or just one?

just one.

 

[nerd]

Thanks for the info. I ended up going to the Mississauga office yesterday and applied for an urgent passport. I will be picking it up tomorrow.

how was the experience doing walk in without appointment at Missisauga? What time you had to be there in the morning?
thanks,
nerd.

 

[bukeluke]

Applied in person in mid Oct, and still haven't received the passport. Called the Service Canada and said no timeline and even not processed, just asked me to wait. I would suggest if you can have urgent process please do it. If not, no timeline to process and maybe after a few months due to covid. They now just stopped process any passport application because of covid.

 

[Anjushka]

Hi Guys,
Do you know if there is any Service Canada location open on Saturdays?
I’ve already received my certificate, but am on a very busy schedule for an in perspin application on week days.
Also, would you suggest that I try to go in person without an appointment after 12pm on a week day in any location?
I’ve already made an appt for Jan 4th, 2022 with Service Canada but was just hoping to speed up the process.
Your feedback is appreciated

 

[masterofpupp]

how was the experience doing walk in without appointment at Missisauga? What time you had to be there in the morning?
thanks,
nerd.

I went there at 2 p.m and there was barely any line.

 

[chs]

I applied in-person December 9th in Montreal and paid the extra $20 to pick it up in-person (Not sure why I have to pay if I'm saving them the postage; that's definitely a head-scratcher). Scheduled pick-up date is 23rd of December - exactly 2 weeks after applying.

 

[ziyoufeixiang]

applied in person with an appointment and flight tickets.
The officer was nice and my express service fee was waived. Just paid $160+20 for pick up in 5 business days.

 

[Mandy232]

Hi,

I am eligible to apply for canadian citizenship. But my indian passport is expiring in next 10 months which I am planning to renew in next 2-3 months. Can I apply for citizenship now or should renew my current passport first?