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Canadian Passport: New guarantor policy in effect (pg. 3)
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| FunkyCrew |
| quote: | Originally posted by harcourt
Almost 5 years doesn't count as 'difficult'? :) |
no, because waiting for the passport while you already have the immigrant status is really nothing, you already have all the rights and privileges of a Canadian minus the voting part
and if you hold a valid traveling document of another country, that even means you can travel
so technically, it's not 5 years |
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| CraveTheRave |
| I'm very glad that they eased up the restrictions for guarantors. Particularly when you are just renewing your passport, why do you need someone else to confirm you are a Canadian citizen when you have your OLD passport? I don't think this will cause any more fraud than there already is. |
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| DigiNut |
| quote: | Originally posted by tatgirl
I've been trying to get landed residency for 7 yrs. If its not one thing, its another. I've already applied twice, and now Graham's history blocked us. Back of the line again for me. :( (I'm aiming to break a Canadian record at this point). |
It helps if you're fleeing some dirt-poor country that's in perpetual civil war. Have you tried making up a name like "Kreplachistan" and claiming that it's actually an island located in a previously-unexplored part of the Pacific ocean, and saying that you left because you were tired of being forced to eat babies? |
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| Misanthrope |
| I think that sounded funnier in your head. |
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| in_limbo |
well, i just went to get my passport renewed, and found it actually a lot easier than i thought.....if you were issued a passport after Jan. 1 2002 and havent had it lost or stolen, you dont even need any guarantors or signatures at all when you renew.....they just need two contacts that they can call if they want to verify who you are etc......still costs $87, which sucks, but what are you gonna do...
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| Ania_xox |
| quote: | Originally posted by Chris Allen
Source: HERE |
These statistics are f*cking BS
Two summers ago I went to visit my family in Poland like I do almost every year so I am familiar with the process. I did not have a Canadian Passport - I had been travelling with my Polish passport for the past 16 years. I have been a full Canadian citizen since I was 3 and have never had any need to apply for a Canadian passport because I only travel to and from Europe.
Summer 2006 - my flight back was as follows:
Warsaw - Vienna
1 hour stop-over
Vienna - Toronto
The one hour stop-over turned into 3 days of hell.
Apparently the Canadian embassy issued new regulations that any traveller wishing to enter Canada MUST hold a Canadian passport. I did not have a Canadian passport, nor was I informed that I needed one until I was at the f*cking gate in the Vienna airport and being told that I am not allowed to board the plane. Nevermind the fact that I have been living in Canada for 17 years, am a full-time student and had every piece of i.d. on me that you could imagine.
I was then forced to apply for a temporary passport at the Canadian Embassy in Vienna - along with 15 other people in the same predicament (the process took 72 hours and cost me around $2000 - passport application, hotel, flight rebooking fee)
Bottom line: Dual citizens of Europe AND Canada are being FORCED to apply for Canadian passports because of "new security measures". These stats are based on the hundreds of thousands of EU Nationals who have been forced to apply for Canadian passports DESPITE the fact that they are WORKING CITIZENS of Canada. Way to go Immigration Canada *shakes head* |
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| EvilTree |
| Better security measure would be to get rid of dual citizenship all together |
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| FunkyCrew |
| quote: | Originally posted by EvilTree
Better security measure would be to get rid of dual citizenship all together |
how's that a better security measure? if someone shady needs to get into a country, they'll do it regardless the single/dual/triple citizenship policy |
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| EvilTree |
| quote: | Originally posted by FunkyCrew
how's that a better security measure? if someone shady needs to get into a country, they'll do it regardless the single/dual/triple citizenship policy |
easier to keep track of people, if you want to keep track of your citizens globally by your citizens using your country's passport
i also don't like the fact that people profess to be loyal to more than one country. heavens help if you have a conflict of interest later on |
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| FunkyCrew |
| quote: | Originally posted by EvilTree
i also don't like the fact that people profess to be loyal to more than one country. heavens help if you have a conflict of interest later on |
nothing strange about that
if you're born in one country (where you're a citizen by birth, and do not have to profess anything), but moved here and got the citizenship and everything, but still visit the homeland, it's so much easier in terms of traveling, passport controls etc etc
it's not like the countries are in a state of war, or you'd be selling national security secrets, it's just a matter of convenience
the best dual citizenship would probably be a British/Canadian one, I'd love to have it
I know for sure if I'd go back to Ukraine with a Canadian passport, I'd get much more hassle at the passport control check, just because they'd think I'm a foreigner |
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| rabbitjoker |
| quote: | Originally posted by tatgirl
ON a side note, I just got a new US passport yesterday- it feels so 'thick'- I swear there's some serious hardware hidden in those pages now. :nervous: |
There is. My new US passport has a smart chip will all sorts of fun information on it! |
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| Ania_xox |
| quote: | Originally posted by EvilTree
Better security measure would be to get rid of dual citizenship all together |
Better still would be if Immigration Canada kept its nose in CANADIAN IMMIGRATION. Citizens of Canada are, by official definition, just that. Not immigrants, but citizens. In spite of the fact that you are not a born Canadian, upon receiving the status of Canadian National, that title overrides the "immigrant" label - officially.
My parents are total FOBs and I embrace that :)
Having dual citizenship is a wicked advantage - I wouldn't give it up for anything. It makes travel 100% easier and opens up all kinds of career options. I don't see an issue with security here at all; I can visit my family without having to apply for a Visa, I stand in shorter lines at the airport, and I have the comfort of knowing that I can peace out to europe whenever I want. |
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