No passport

[elizabethemma]

So I’m planning a trip to Dominican Republic in July and I’m from Canada. I have a permanent Resident Card but no passport. I was wondering if I can come to Dominican Republic with my permanent Resident Card with a valid travel document (Canadian Certificate of Identity)??

 

[foodie69]

So I’m planning a trip to Dominican Republic in July and I’m from Canada. I have a permanent Resident Card but no passport. I was wondering if I can come to Dominican Republic with my permanent Resident Card with a valid travel document (Canadian Certificate of Identity)??

No..

And how would you get back to Canada without a passport??

 

[21Goose]

Yes, you can do this. A Canadian Certificate of Identity is explicitly designed for this purpose.

However, there are caveats (you can't go to your country of citizenship, for one), and you should confirm with the Dominican embassy before you travel. Make sure they accept this.

https://www.canada.ca/en/immigratio...l-documents-non-canadians/document-types.html

Certificate of identity
We issue certificates of identity to permanent residents of Canada who aren’t yet Canadian citizens and who are:

• otherwise stateless or
• can’t, for a valid reason, get a national passport or travel document from any source

You can’t use a certificate of identity to travel to your country of citizenship.

The issuing office decides the validity period.