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jajdude
Joined: 18 Jan 2003
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 Posted: Thu Jan 20, 2005 7:18 am Post subject: Lack of ID, applying for new CDN passport |
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I don't have a birth certificate.
I have a bank card.
I have the current passport. It doesn't expire until September 2006, but has no clean pages left. So I need a new passport to get a work visa.
Will I have much trouble getting a new passport I wonder? I tried calling the embassy. It isn't easy. I emailed. it must take 2 weeks for a reply. Guess i should just visit. |
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schwa
Joined: 18 Jan 2003
Location: Yap
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| Posted: Fri Jan 21, 2005 1:17 am Post subject: |
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| Hey jajdude, I do think youre gonna have to come up with better ID. A copy of your birth certificate from your home province will almost certainly be required. I'd get on the net & arrange for one to be sent as soon as possible. |
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Wangja
Joined: 17 May 2004
Location: Seoul, Yongsan
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| Posted: Fri Jan 21, 2005 1:26 am Post subject: |
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OK, Canadian rules may of course be different, but I have renewed my UK passport overseas on four occasions and have never needed my birth certificate, merely the old passport.
On one of those occasions, the most recent here in Seoul, it was for a lost passport, and I needed no ID other than an earlier expired passport.
FWIW, immigration at Mokdong re-stamped my new passport almost immediately. |
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Sage Monkey
Joined: 01 Nov 2004
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| Posted: Fri Jan 21, 2005 7:03 am Post subject: |
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Hollywoodaction
Joined: 02 Jul 2004
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| Posted: Fri Jan 21, 2005 9:23 am Post subject: |
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Why don't you try calling the Canadian Embassy? You might actually get a real person on the line if you're lucky.  |
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jajdude
Joined: 18 Jan 2003
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| Posted: Fri Jan 21, 2005 10:06 am Post subject: |
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To get a birth certificate, what do I do? Before, I had a certificate of baptism.
Can't I just swear on the bible?
(probably not) |
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Hollywoodaction
Joined: 02 Jul 2004
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| Posted: Fri Jan 21, 2005 10:37 am Post subject: |
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Again, contact the Canadian Embassy because they might be able to process your request for a passport. Also, you should have a look here: http://www.ppt.gc.ca/
Birth certificates are issued by the provincial governments. You might want to have a look here: http://canada.gc.ca/cdns/wallet/wallet_e.html |
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HamuHamu
Joined: 01 May 2003
Location: Seoul
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| Posted: Fri Jan 21, 2005 8:05 pm Post subject: |
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I think I remember in Ottawa, at the passport office, there are signs up that clearly state "A Canadian passport is not considered acceptable ID to obtain a new passport." 
In Bangkok, I needed to have all of my photos signed with the same guarantor rules that apply at home - someone who has known you two years or more who has an occupation listed on the form. I had to send the forms home, have my mom take them around to the people for me and mail them back to me. The embassy then had to phone them and check up on me and have them confirm my hair colour, birthday, etc etc. I had given my original birth certificate, and driver's licence.
IT took FOREVER (I think almost 2 months) and I was really ticked off that the CDN embassy could not make it a bit easier for expats.
My boyfriend on the other hand went to the UK embassy with his old (UK) passport, signed the forms, and was able to pick up his new passport in 48 hours. |
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schwa
Joined: 18 Jan 2003
Location: Yap
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| Posted: Fri Jan 21, 2005 8:14 pm Post subject: |
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I renewed mine here in Korea last year & you can skip the guarantor business by paying a fee (30k won? I forget) to chat with a lawyer-type person at the embassy instead -- its straightforward. Theyre fussy about photos but the little studio in the basement of the same building knows what they require. All in all an easy procedure.
But you need to get onto the link above for your birth certificate, jaj. |
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Manner of Speaking
Joined: 09 Jan 2003
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| Posted: Sat Jan 22, 2005 2:51 am Post subject: |
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| HamuHamu wrote: |
I think I remember in Ottawa, at the passport office, there are signs up that clearly state "A Canadian passport is not considered acceptable ID to obtain a new passport."
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Oh I can beat that.
I remember once I went to a public presentation at the local library by the Access to Information and Privacy Commissioner's Office. It was all about how to file a federal Access to Information request. The presentation was very interesting, but afterwards I had a few questions.
The next day, I called up their information hotline where you order forms and check on your Access to Information request. I asked if could get a copy of the actual Access to Information Act. The guy on the line paused and said, "Uh...um...well...we don't normally give that out to the public..."  |
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schwa
Joined: 18 Jan 2003
Location: Yap
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| Posted: Sat Jan 22, 2005 3:32 am Post subject: |
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| Manner of Speaking wrote: |
I remember once I went to a public presentation at the local library by the Access to Information and Privacy Commissioner's Office. It was all about how to file a federal Access to Information request. The presentation was very interesting, but afterwards I had a few questions.
The next day, I called up their information hotline where you order forms and check on your Access to Information request. I asked if could get a copy of the actual Access to Information Act. The guy on the line paused and said, "Uh...um...well...we don't normally give that out to the public..." |
I'd guess he simply meant they didnt have printed copies on hand to give out to the public. Sure, sounds funny, but the act itself is readily available to the public. |
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Manner of Speaking
Joined: 09 Jan 2003
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| Posted: Sat Jan 22, 2005 10:28 pm Post subject: |
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I remember once I went to a public presentation at the local library by the Access to Information and Privacy Commissioner's Office. It was all about how to file a federal Access to Information request. The presentation was very interesting, but afterwards I had a few questions.
The next day, I called up their information hotline where you order forms and check on your Access to Information request. I asked if could get a copy of the actual Access to Information Act. The guy on the line paused and said, "Uh...um...well...we don't normally give that out to the public..." |
I'd guess he simply meant they didnt have printed copies on hand to give out to the public. Sure, sounds funny, but the act itself is readily available to the public. |
Yes I KNOW. It just sounded so, "Yes Prime Minister" at the time. I could get a piece of bureaucratic paperwork, and file an Access to Information request, but the guy wasn't willing to send me a copy of the law that made it possible. |
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Manner of Speaking
Joined: 09 Jan 2003
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| Posted: Sat Jan 22, 2005 10:31 pm Post subject: |
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| Incidently, getting back to the topic of this thread...I ordered two copies of my birth certificate BEFORE I came to Korea, and keep them separate from my passport. They don't cost much, you can get them pretty quickly, and it saves you the hassle of waiting for them to arrive in Korea if you do need to get a new passport. |
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crazylemongirl
Joined: 23 Mar 2003
Location: almost there...
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| Posted: Sat Jan 22, 2005 10:57 pm Post subject: |
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I got my first canadian passport issued in wellington. I needed a birth certificate, photos and the guarantor. The biggest problem I had was finding a place that did the photos to specification.
I got my new passport in 5 working days. |
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tzechuk
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