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It's nice not to have to provide external references to renew your passport. Canadian passport holders have to provide two references to renew their Canadian pa
by Victerius 4y ago
It's nice not to have to provide external references to renew your passport. Canadian passport holders have to provide two references to renew their Canadian passport. I'm a birth citizen and have never lived anywhere else. And my reference couldn't be family members. As an introvert, it wasn't easy, but I managed to find two people.
The Canadian government should abolish the requirement to provide references to renew a passport. It's pointless and creates a burden for people who are not extroverts with dozens of friends.
- bogota 4y agoWow that is a really stupid rule I wonder what they are trying to accomplish with that. More unnecessary government crap.
- kayodelycaon 4y agoIt gives them more data to work with because they can background check your references. And plenty of people will pick someone who won't vouch for them.
- bogota 4y agoWhy is a background check that includes references needed for a passport? Its not the governments job to determine if you are a likable person and i hope they don’t rely on those likely very shallow checks to determine anything.
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- refurb 4y agoTons of fraud is why.
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- bogota 4y agoHow does this reduce fraud?
- refurb 4y agoValidating identity. Canadian passport security was crap and there were several high profile cases (e.g. Millennium bomber) of them being used for terrorist activities. Your photos also need to have the name of the studio stamped and signed in the back. Government suspects fraud? Call the references (they are generally licensed professions). Suspect the photo? Call the studio or send someone down. It’s just traceability for the key claims in the application and biometric data.
- bogota 4y agoThat makes much more sense to me. Thanks for explaining.
- Ekaros 4y agoI can understand referrals for new passport, but for renewing that is just strange...
- diebeforei485 4y agoThat is strange for renewals, but also- is there anything specific they are able to vouch for you? Like your place of birth, current residence and workplace, things like that? Or is it simply someone you know?
- a_square_peg 4y agoYeah - this is was(?) a silly rule. I just looked it up though and it looks like this has changed? Not sure when this happened. https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/services/canadian-passports/renew-adult-passport.html https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/se...
- Victerius 4y agoThe requirements is still there: https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/services/canadian-passports/new-adult-passport/3-45days.html#guarantor https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/se...
- a_square_peg 4y agoI believe that link is for applying for a new passport - it looks like the process has been updated for renewal.