We are Canadians living in the US and had a child recently here. With our previous child we first applied for a US passport, then used that as one of the forms of identification (the only one, accompanied by a letter).
This time around, due to the pandemic, the passport application process in the US has slowed significantly. So applying for that, then waiting months for the passport, then another 5+ months for the Canadian citizenship certificate would take upwards of a year at least.
Is it worth applying for our new child using just their birth certificate and a letter saying they have no photo ID? Their website seems to imply as long as you include a letter explaining why, it'll be okay, but I was wondering if anyone else has tried something similar.
I read on some other sites you could include a signed letter from the child's pediatrician containing a picture attesting to the child's identity but I can't find any mention of something like this on an official site.
This time around, due to the pandemic, the passport application process in the US has slowed significantly. So applying for that, then waiting months for the passport, then another 5+ months for the Canadian citizenship certificate would take upwards of a year at least.
Is it worth applying for our new child using just their birth certificate and a letter saying they have no photo ID? Their website seems to imply as long as you include a letter explaining why, it'll be okay, but I was wondering if anyone else has tried something similar.
I read on some other sites you could include a signed letter from the child's pediatrician containing a picture attesting to the child's identity but I can't find any mention of something like this on an official site.
