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Canadians Facing Delays in Renewal of Passports by Mail

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Marilyn. Grand Master

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my passport expires this month but I can't afford to renew right now... I have to wait till January.. I am not planning on flying anywhere for awhile though anyways...

I am trying to get my parents to get their passports if they want to come down after the baby is born but I don't think they have done it yet....

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BH45 Rising Star

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I'm with Pfc on this.... :wacko: . I'll be living in the USA yet I still need to renew my Canadian passport. Will I not have a US passport tooo?

My daughter just asked me, "Which one will I have to use if I travel?"

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^^ You'll only have a Canadian Passport until you become a U.S. Citizen. So even as a Permanent Resident, you'll have to keep renewing your Canadian passport I believe.

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^^ You'll only have a Canadian Passport until you become a U.S. Citizen. So even as a Permanent Resident, you'll have to keep renewing your Canadian passport I believe.

that is correct! I use my Canadian passport to get into Canada and my green card when I enter the US. And you can keep your Canadian passport if you still plan to be a Canadian citizen.

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^^ You'll only have a Canadian Passport until you become a U.S. Citizen. So even as a Permanent Resident, you'll have to keep renewing your Canadian passport I believe.

Even when you become an American Citizen, you're still a dual citizen, and you should be able to have two passports.

My son, who was just here for a visit, applied for his the 24th of September, and got it the 9th of October. He went right into the Saskatoon Office. He was told that they had hired extra staff, and everything was almost back to normal, and so it seems it is, as he got it in three weeks. My daughter went in with her application on the 26th of October, and she was wanting to expedite it, and they said, don't waste your money, it'll be to you in two weeks.

So this is good news!

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It seems like the government finds every way to make you keep paying money for something even when its not necessary.

Mary

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October 2006 - I-129F sent

10/24/2007 - INTERVIEW DATE!!!!!....APPROVED!!

10/30/2007 - Visa in hand!

AOS Timeline:

1/30/08 - Sent AOS pkg Priority Mail with USPS

3/12/08 - Biometrics taken

3/29/08 - EAD and AP in hand for me and my son

5/21/08 - Email-GC on its way!...RFE for my son's application

5/27/08 - GC arrives!!!

7/02/08 - Sons GC arrives!!!

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4/22/10 - Biometrics Appt for me and my son

6/30/10 - Email saying card production ordered for me and my son

7/6/10 - Letter in the mail saying cards will arrive within 60 days

7/10/10 - Both cards received!

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I was planning on renewing my passport to change my name (married name) and address (passport for Canadians living in US), but I might just wait because my passport doesn't expire until 2011. Do any of you think I'll have problems with the border if I don't change my name/address any time soon?

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I was planning on renewing my passport to change my name (married name) and address (passport for Canadians living in US), but I might just wait because my passport doesn't expire until 2011. Do any of you think I'll have problems with the border if I don't change my name/address any time soon?

Till your passport expires, you can always book tickets in the name that appears on your passport, and bring your marriage certificate and/or green card with you.

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I'm with Pfc on this.... :wacko: . I'll be living in the USA yet I still need to renew my Canadian passport. Will I not have a US passport tooo?

My daughter just asked me, "Which one will I have to use if I travel?"

:o

If you want to travel anywhere after it expires yes, you need to keep your Canadian passport up to date. You won't have a US passport until/unless you apply for and gain US citizenship (another quite lengthy process, which you will not be eligible for even until 3 years after you have rec'd your green card).

Citizenship is entirely different than residency, and only citizenship gets you a passport.

Always always always keep your Canadian passport current! Even if you get US citizenship. A Canadian passport is looked upon more favourably in quite a lot of countries than a US passport.

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Even when I become a US citizen I wil keep an up to date Cdn passport!! Being in the Armed Forces i traveled a lot throughout the world, and would prefer to travel ona Cdn passport than a US one! But thats just my opinion!!

Canadians Visiting the USA while undergoing the visa process, my free advice:

1) Always tell the TRUTH. never lie to the POE officer

2) Be confident in ur replies

3) keep ur response short and to the point, don't tell ur life story!!

4) look the POE officer in the eye when speaking to them. They are looking for people lieing and have been trained to find them!

5) Pack light! No job resumes with you

6) Bring ties to Canada (letter from employer when ur expected back at work, lease, etc etc)

7) Always be polite, being rude isn't going to get ya anywhere, and could make things worse!!

8) Have a plan in case u do get denied (be polite) It wont harm ur visa application if ur denied,that is if ur polite and didn't lie! Refer to #1

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My Aunt has 3 passports. UK, Canada and US. She only uses the US passport when she's coming back to the US.

divorced - April 2010 moved back to Ontario May 2010 and surrendered green card

PLEASE DO NOT PRIVATE MESSAGE ME OR EMAIL ME. I HAVE NO IDEA ABOUT CURRENT US IMMIGRATION PROCEDURES!!!!!

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Krikit Grand Master

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My Aunt has 3 passports. UK, Canada and US. She only uses the US passport when she's coming back to the US.

I'm like that too. I use my UK/EU passport when I'm in the EU and just get waved through. The only downside is that I don't get all those nifty stamps in my Canadian passport so it looks like I haven't been anywhere. :(:lol: I'm planning on naturalizing here so that I can escape the permanent residency mess. As well as vote. As well as a bunch of other advantages that having US Citizenship entails. Like re-entry. :lol:

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