Canadian Passport - Mail-In Application Timelines

[c.cruz91]

For Mail-In applications, do you guys take two sided or one sided while printing out the application ? I saw somewhere that one sided is preferable.

Also, do you guys submit all the pages including the instructions page or just the first 4 pages up to the page where you provide CC details ?

Not trying to be cheap with extra papers here, I just don’t like using a lot of papers where it’s not needed.

I just submitted the first 3 pages (as the intructions suggested) along with the payment section on page 4 (the section that is suggested to be cut out with scissors)

 

[eagle922]

There are currently 331 callers ahead of you.

How do we even reach them?

 

[FSerrano91]

There are currently 331 callers ahead of you.

How do we even reach them?

You wait on the line for 2 hours like I did yesterday ‍. With luck, you wont get disconnected before they take your call.

 

[roq]

Received my passport today. Here is my timeline

Mailed in : Jan 24 (from Toronto, ON)
Delivered : Jan 25
Passport Fee charged: Feb 8
Call from Passport Office: Feb 20 (Sunday) to confirm my place of birth
Passport Received: Feb 25

 

[bimmerm3m5]

Apologies if this has been asked, but is there a Google Sheet tracking these requests? Lots of good stats in this giant thread, but would be nice to see a general sheet with these stats, including in-person passport requests. I've no idea who manages the Citizenship application sheet, but that's a super useful set of data to gauge timelines.

 

[diana98]

For Mail-In applications, do you guys take two sided or one sided while printing out the application ? I saw somewhere that one sided is preferable.

Also, do you guys submit all the pages including the instructions page or just the first 4 pages up to the page where you provide CC details ?

Not trying to be cheap with extra papers here, I just don’t like using a lot of papers where it’s not needed.

I printed my application one sided. But I don’t think it’s a deal if you print on both

 

[diana98]

Apologies if this has been asked, but is there a Google Sheet tracking these requests? Lots of good stats in this giant thread, but would be nice to see a general sheet with these stats, including in-person passport requests. I've no idea who manages the Citizenship application sheet, but that's a super useful set of data to gauge timelines.

No I don’t think there is a tracker. But it would be nice if there was.

 

[PumpkinJack]

Received my passport today. Here is my timeline

Mailed in : Jan 24 (from Toronto, ON)
Delivered : Jan 25
Passport Fee charged: Feb 8
Call from Passport Office: Feb 20 (Sunday) to confirm my place of birth
Passport Received: Feb 25

Congrats. Question on the place of birth.

Did you mention the state/province to your place of birth ? If so, did they print that out in your passport along with city and country of birth ?

 

[aaq94]

My citizenship/passport journey ends today. Finally received my passport (certificate came with it as well together thankfully) today. Almost 2 years to the day. Just around a week short. What a long and at times frustrating and stressful journey it has been. But it's finally here. I'm a relieved man. Thanks to everyone for answering my questions along the way.

To the people who are still waiting, hang in there. I know it takes forever, but it's worth it. Almost there!

 

[roq]

Congrats. Question on the place of birth.

Did you mention the state/province to your place of birth ? If so, did they print that out in your passport along with city and country of birth ?

Yeah - in passport application I had written "CityName, Province/State" (same as CoPR form). They called me to confirm the city name as they were not sure about city vs state. In the printed passport, only city is printed along with the country code ie, "CityName, CountryCode".

 

[CaBeaver]

My citizenship/passport journey ends today. Finally received my passport (certificate came with it as well together thankfully) today. Almost 2 years to the day. Just around a week short. What a long and at times frustrating and stressful journey it has been. But it's finally here. I'm a relieved man. Thanks to everyone for answering my questions along the way.

To the people who are still waiting, hang in there. I know it takes forever, but it's worth it. Almost there!

Congratulations. Could you share your timeline for the passport? Also, did they call the guarantor/references?

 

[CaBeaver]

For Mail-In applications, do you guys take two sided or one sided while printing out the application ? I saw somewhere that one sided is preferable.

Also, do you guys submit all the pages including the instructions page or just the first 4 pages up to the page where you provide CC details ?

Not trying to be cheap with extra papers here, I just don’t like using a lot of papers where it’s not needed.

Just the first 3 pages, copy of ID, citizenship certificate (original), 2 photos, and the fees (cut the part where you enter the cc details in page 4). You don't include the checklist itself as in other applications

 

[CaBeaver]

Received my passport today. Here is my timeline

Mailed in : Jan 24 (from Toronto, ON)
Delivered : Jan 25
Passport Fee charged: Feb 8
Call from Passport Office: Feb 20 (Sunday) to confirm my place of birth
Passport Received: Feb 25

This is the first one in a while that was finished in almost a month and not 40+ days. Congratulations. Did they call the guarantor/references in your case?

 

[roq]

This is the first one in a while that was finished in almost a month and not 40+ days. Congratulations. Did they call the guarantor/references in your case?

Yeah - I was expecting one more week (at least) by seeing the trends in this thread.

No, they didn't call my guarantor/references.

 

[aaq94]

Congratulations. Could you share your timeline for the passport? Also, did they call the guarantor/references?

Thank you.

Mailed: Jan 23rd
Delivered: Jan 25th
CC charged: Feb 8th
Passport Received: Feb 25th

No call to anyone.