Have just got passport stamped for PR. Validity for landing in Canada is till 30th Nov'15 as spouse's passport is valid till that date. Planning to fly to Toronto by 1st week of Aug'15 by which time spouse's passport validity will be little less than 4 months.
1. Will the less than 6 months validity be a problem at Indian Immigration at the time of exit? or will COPR be proof enough?
2. If airline we choose has stopover in London or Brussels would those countries' immigration have any problem with the passport validity when we pass through for connecting flights?
3. After spending 2 to 3 months in Canada and collected our PR cards, insurance cards etc, we intend to return to India for winding up some other stuff which can't happen prior to leaving. If return to India is around Oct'15/ Nov'15, by that time passport validity will be less than a month. Will that again be a problem as on point # 1 and 2 mentioned above?
4. One option to avoid Q3 is to renew passport at Indian embassy in Canada before returning. But in his case our permanent Mumbai address is not in the 'machine readable' sections of his passport;it was given to him as a hand-written endorsement on a separate page inside. Any idea if that would create any problem for renewal in Canada?
5. Also anyone has experienced Indian passport renewal in Toronto recently? While their websites mention 1 to 2 months, does it actually take that long?
Looking forward to guidance on the above from experienced group members pls!!
thanks
Aasa
1. Will the less than 6 months validity be a problem at Indian Immigration at the time of exit? or will COPR be proof enough?
2. If airline we choose has stopover in London or Brussels would those countries' immigration have any problem with the passport validity when we pass through for connecting flights?
3. After spending 2 to 3 months in Canada and collected our PR cards, insurance cards etc, we intend to return to India for winding up some other stuff which can't happen prior to leaving. If return to India is around Oct'15/ Nov'15, by that time passport validity will be less than a month. Will that again be a problem as on point # 1 and 2 mentioned above?
4. One option to avoid Q3 is to renew passport at Indian embassy in Canada before returning. But in his case our permanent Mumbai address is not in the 'machine readable' sections of his passport;it was given to him as a hand-written endorsement on a separate page inside. Any idea if that would create any problem for renewal in Canada?
5. Also anyone has experienced Indian passport renewal in Toronto recently? While their websites mention 1 to 2 months, does it actually take that long?
Looking forward to guidance on the above from experienced group members pls!!
thanks
Aasa
