Passports

[Freedom]

Slick - or anyone - what is WHTI?

[slick]

http://cbsa.gc.ca/agency/whti-ivho/menu-e.html

Go here to find out more about WHTI. It's a US law that affects travellers.

Thank you everyone for the info. I didn't know you could apply online. But I thought you needed to submit your old passport in order to get the new one??? I'll have to do some more research.

[kittycats_delight]

I am in Italy and recently had to renew mine. I got it done in 1 week. I had the pics done, the application filled out, sent it off to the canadian embassy here in Rome. They received it next day. They shipped it overnight to ottawa. In 3 days it was sent back to them on an overnight and the next day it was sent to me. In total it took me 7 days from the time I sent it to the time I received it. Why is it so damned difficult and time consuming within Canada?

[Blue_Frog]

I am in Italy and recently had to renew mine. I got it done in 1 week. I had the pics done, the application filled out, sent it off to the canadian embassy here in Rome. They received it next day. They shipped it overnight to ottawa. In 3 days it was sent back to them on an overnight and the next day it was sent to me. In total it took me 7 days from the time I sent it to the time I received it. Why is it so damned difficult and time consuming within Canada?

It might be because you had the backing of the embassy to get it more quickly -- things like having the embassy or your member of parliment to back up the application process can significantly speed things up