Guarantor??

[wrumug 0]

My passport will be expired on February 2008, also I would like to reapply the new one

but i got a problem, cuz I have not known any eligible guarantor for at least two years. (i just moved from toronto to boston on february 2007)

so what should i do?

please help me!!

thanks

[Jeremy + Kristy 0]

From Passport Canada

Declaration in lieu of guarantor

If you have not known an eligible guarantor for at least two years, complete form PPTC 132 "Statutory Declaration in Lieu of Guarantor" available from any Passport Canada service location or Canadian Government office in the U.S.

The "Statutory Declaration in Lieu of Guarantor" form must be sworn to or declared before, and signed by, a person authorized by law to administer an oath or a solemn declaration. If completed outside Canada, a qualified official includes a Canadian or British diplomatic or consular representative, or a qualified local official.

There is a Canadian consulate in Boston. http://geo.international.gc.ca/can-am/boston/menu-en.asp

[Colin Wilson 0]

From Passport Canada

Declaration in lieu of guarantor

If you have not known an eligible guarantor for at least two years, complete form PPTC 132 "Statutory Declaration in Lieu of Guarantor" available from any Passport Canada service location or Canadian Government office in the U.S.

The "Statutory Declaration in Lieu of Guarantor" form must be sworn to or declared before, and signed by, a person authorized by law to administer an oath or a solemn declaration. If completed outside Canada, a qualified official includes a Canadian or British diplomatic or consular representative, or a qualified local official.

There is a Canadian consulate in Boston. http://geo.international.gc.ca/can-am/boston/menu-en.asp

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Interesting artical Calgary Herald

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Friday » July 6 » 2007

Passport rules made simpler

Ottawa seeks faster process

Juliet O'Neill

CanWest News Service

Saturday, June 09, 2007

CREDIT: Patrick Doyle, Reuters

Foreign Affairs Minister Peter MacKay

OTTAWA - Canadians applying for a passport renewal will not have to provide proof of citizenship or a guarantor as of Aug. 15 under new measures introduced to simplify and speed applications.

First-time applicants will also be able to use just about anybody with a passport as a guarantor as of Oct. 15. Guarantors, who vouch for an applicant's identity, are now restricted to a list of professionals.

Foreign Affairs Minister Peter MacKay said Friday the government has ruled out, for now, extending the Canadian passport to 10 years from five.

The government also pledged to alleviate long lineups and other inconveniences by hiring hundreds of new passport staff, extending office hours in some cities and holding clinics in rural areas where officials will collect completed applications. Another 65 post offices and government service centres will also receive applications.

The measures were announced as Ottawa faced pressure to persuade the Bush administration to grant Canadians the same reprieve on passports as it offered American travellers.

MacKay had said earlier in the House of Commons the government is "disappointed" that the U.S. administration did not offer to alleviate passport requirements for Canadians entering the U.S. as it is doing for Americans.

Vancouver MP Libby Davies, New Democratic Party House leader, urged MacKay during the Commons question period to demand the same exemption from the United States for Canadians.

"The decision proves that the program is dysfunctional and unfairly hurts Canadians," she said. "We know that officials here are swamped with passport applications and are not keeping up."

MacKay promised to call U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice. "We are disappointed that thus far it has not extended that to Canadians," he said, "and we are taking this matter up with officials in the United States in the hopes that we can bring about some greater alleviation with respect to the implementation of the Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative."

That initiative is a new U.S. law that required passports for all travellers to and from the U.S., including Canadians, for air travel as of Jan. 23, 2007, and will require passports or alternative approved travel documents for land and sea travel to and from the U.S. as early as January 2008.

In a written statement Friday, U.S. Ambassador to Canada, David Wilkins, said, "The U.S. Customs and Border Protection made clear that it has and will continue to exercise its current authorities in unique circumstances to allow Canadians subject to the WHTI requirements into the U.S. based on other evidence of identity and citizenship."

Canadian officials said there are about 170,000 applications being processed in Canada at this time. The average wait for a passport, they said, is two weeks for those with a correctly filled application delivered to a passport office and 10 weeks for those who apply by mail. The 10-week average is six weeks above the norm before the U.S. law created a flood of applications.

MacKay noted that by this summer close to 50 per cent of Canadians would have a passport, at least twice the percentage in the United States. At this time there are about 170,000 applications being processed in Canada.

Canadian passport officials have increased passport processing to about 20,000 a day from 13,000 a day since the start of the last fiscal year, MacKay said.

MacKay added that the U.S. rules would help Canadian tourism. The rules waive the passport requirement for Americans flying to and from Canada for travellers who have a receipt proving they have applied for a passport.

© The Calgary Herald 2007

[Marilyn. 340]

Eligible guarantors

Your guarantor must:

1. Be a citizen of Canada or the United States and must be accessible to Passport Canada for verification.

2. Have known you personally for at least two years.

3. Be one of the following:

* Chiropractor

* Dentist

* Judge

* Lawyer

* Magistrate

* Medical doctor

* Notary public (notarial seal must appear on the application form)

* Pharmacist

* Police officer

* Signing officer of a bank or trust company, or of a financial institution that offers the full range of banking services (cash withdrawals, deposits and savings)

* Veterinarian

A relative may act as a guarantor for passport purposes provided he or she meets the specified requirements.

Declaration in lieu of guarantor

If you have not known an eligible guarantor for at least two years, complete form PPTC 132 "Statutory Declaration in Lieu of Guarantor" available from any Passport Canada service location or Canadian Government office in the U.S.

The "Statutory Declaration in Lieu of Guarantor" form must be sworn to or declared before, and signed by, a person authorized by law to administer an oath or a solemn declaration. If completed outside Canada, a qualified official includes a Canadian or British diplomatic or consular representative, or a qualified local official.

http://www.ppt.gc.ca/usa/guarantor.aspx?lang=e

[~Nini~ 2]

Unfortunately the new renewal system will not apply to Canadians that are living in the States.

[Kathryn41 3,205]

Yes, a Notary Public can sign the PPTC 132 "Statutory Declaration in Lieu of Guarantor" form, no problem. It doesn't slow down the processing of the passport or cause any problems like that, so you should be fine.

[wrumug 0]

thanks guys!

also, can I download the PPTC 132 form from the web?