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[casey's moon]

Anyone ever successfully talk on the phone with someone in Consular services??? The B*(&^s stole my birth certificate last time I applied for a new passport, and now I need it to apply for my daughter's passport... plus I have a hundred questions about the application and her citizenship certificate.

They have an answering service, and I've just left a message -- but I've left messages there before and no one ever called me back! What the trick? Calling over and over until a human answers?

I have very little patience with the people who handle Canadian passports here or in Canada. It took my mom almost 3 months to get her passport! Three freaking months!!!!!

[crazylemongirl]

no. But I suggest you hurry as they are moving passport production out of country! see here

[Newbie]

I've never had any problems with them (renewing my passport, getting married, and asking about my upcoming baby). Was never too hard to get someone on the phone.

Sorry to hear you're having problems. Just try to be patient. They're swamped with work ... and hey, office workers love ignoring phone customers. Don't rely on leaving messages, keep calling back and talking live to people.

Good luck. I'll be in the same boat as you soon (new kid) so I can only imagine how hectic everything is.

[Pyongshin Sangja]

[twg]

wait, wait!

To get your lost passport replaced, you have to go home? Or do you have to wait for it in the mail?

[Kimchieluver]

[ttompatz]

[cwaddell]

What about a passport which is soon to expire? I had just planned on wandering into the embassy and getting a new one. No chance of that then?

[SarcasmKills]

[justin moffatt]

Don't rely too heavily on appropiate information from the Canada Embassy in Seoul. I e-mailed the consular numerous times, and was provided incorrect information. Upon arriving at the Embassy, with the documents the consulate requested, the consulate would not accept my pictures (didn't state that a photoshop was downstairs), and asked for my police report for my lost/stolen passport (which she never mentioned in any e-mail or phone call). 6 weeks later and numerous emails, phone calls, and calls to Ottawa, I was able to pick up my Passport.

Not to mention, when I picked up my passport, the attendant spoke to me in only Korean! I finally stated "This is the Canadian embassy. I need to speak english. If you cannot, please find a CANADIAN you can". When I return to Canada, I am definetly going to lobby my MLA to rectify the issue of the lack of Canadians working in the Canadian embassy!

[casey's moon]

Thanks for the replies. The woman actually DID call me back (oops -- complained here too soon) and then I forgot I made this thread.

I like this part though -- she said, "We never forget to return birth certificates, so you must have lost it yourself." Whatever.

So now I'm going to apply for a new birth certificate and then continue on with the rest of it. Thanks for the offers of advice here and via pm -- may look you guys up on that when I get the new birth certificate and start actually applying.

[bellum99]

Canada is the cheapest money-grubbing country in the world. They pinch every penny until it bleeds.

(Yes, I am a Canadian)

[casey's moon]