STEP 2: Passport Requirements – Determine if you need to submit your passport(s)
Determine whether you require a visa to enter Canada at:
www.cic.gc.ca/ENGLISH/visit/visas.asp
- If you require a visa to enter Canada, then submit your original passport(s):
·Please provide your passport or travel document and a passport or travel document for each accompanying family member. An accompanying family member must have his or her own passport or travel document.
·There must be at least two blank pages in your passport(s).
·Please note that permanent resident visas cannot be placed in Diplomatic, Official or Military passports or travel documents.
·All passports must be intact and not worn, torn or otherwise damaged; the laminate on the bio-data page must be securely attached. Each page must be securely affixed to the passport; there cannot be any loose pages.
·Ensure that your passport is valid for at least 12 months from the date of this letter.
- If you do not require a visa to enter Canada:
·Please submit one
photocopy of the photo page and any pages containing amendments of the passport for you and one for each accompanying family member. Do
NOT submit your original passport.
·Ensure that your passport is valid for at least 12 months from the date of this letter.
·Please note that you cannot use a Diplomatic, Official or Military passport to travel to Canada to become a permanent resident of Canada. You must be in possession of an ordinary passport.
Please note: if you or your accompanying family members are permanent residents of the U.S.A
and a holder of a passport which requires a visa to enter Canada, you are
still required to submit your passport(s).
