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qcreteqcrete Posts: 135
edited May 2009 in The Porch
since i've been told to cross over in to Canada by car after june 1st 2009 -- i will now need a passport

here is the question -- how long does it take to process a passport?
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  • benjsbenjs Toronto, ON Posts: 9,223
    qcrete wrote:
    since i've been told to cross over in to Canada by car after june 1st 2009 -- i will now need a passport

    here is the question -- how long does it take to process a passport?
    Don't risk anything - start the paperwork asap.
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  • Vedder_Girl77Vedder_Girl77 Posts: 4,335
    One month. I just recently got my passport.
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  • 24veddie24veddie Posts: 267
    qcrete wrote:
    since i've been told to cross over in to Canada by car after june 1st 2009 -- i will now need a passport

    here is the question -- how long does it take to process a passport?

    canadians need them to get into the US also. in canada it takes a few weeks i think. like 3.
  • FlaggFlagg Posts: 5,856
    Just got passports for the wife and kids. Took less than a month. But they get more applications in the summer, so I would get it done ASAP.
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  • luvisatowerluvisatower Posts: 1,078
    http://gocanada.about.com/od/canadatrav ... vel_ID.htm
    someone posted this link yesterday.
    i think its 4-5 weeks for the passport card.
    I believe you can pay for expedited service, about 2 weeks, i think.
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  • Vedder_Girl77Vedder_Girl77 Posts: 4,335
    You need to get a certified copy of your birth certificate and it costs over a $100.
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  • oneforeachdayoneforeachday Posts: 494
    qcrete wrote:
    since i've been told to cross over in to Canada by car after june 1st 2009 -- i will now need a passport

    here is the question -- how long does it take to process a passport?
    3-4 weeks. you can expedite for (i think) $75 extra, but when I did that, they made me provide proof that i needed it faster than normal (I showed them an international plane ticket reservation which was fine at that time).

    Start immediately (like today), and you should be fine... Canada show is easily mid-late august... plenty of time (assuming you don't have a "record") :-).
  • Vedder_Girl77Vedder_Girl77 Posts: 4,335
    Here is the link to the application you'll need to fill out.

    http://www.usps.com/passport/welcome.htm

    I got my picture taken and everyone done at my local post office.
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  • demetriosdemetrios Posts: 93,940
    Vedder_Girl77 wrote:
    You need to get a certified copy of your birth certificate and it costs over a $100.

    100 bucks! :shock:
  • DewieCoxDewieCox Posts: 11,430
    ^^I wonder how many people that will shut out of the show?

    Do it asap. It can take a couple weeks or a couple months. I'd think right now in the US and Canada, it's a pretty hot ticket.
  • jimbojones1138jimbojones1138 Posts: 3,640
    just sent my renewal in last thursday... the woman said it could take up to eight weeks, which is why i decided not to drop and extra $60 on expediting it... toronto is now about 15-16 weeks away
    it's largely due to eddie that i liked to jump off of things as a child...
  • EquallyWorthlessEquallyWorthless Posts: 3,993
    They have a rush one you can get usually, like costs 50 bucks more but you can have it in 5 days or one business week, so if you applied for it today(Monday) you would have it by this Friday.
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  • CHANGEinWAVESCHANGEinWAVES Posts: 10,169
    Last august I got mine in 2 weeks (though I did rush delivery).
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  • demetriosdemetrios Posts: 93,940
    jimbojones1138 wrote:
    just sent my renewal in last thursday... the woman said it could take up to eight weeks, which is why i decided not to drop and extra $60 on expediting it... toronto is now about 15-16 weeks away

    see ya then man! :)
  • strummersstrummers Posts: 2,611
    demetrios wrote:
    Vedder_Girl77 wrote:
    You need to get a certified copy of your birth certificate and it costs over a $100.

    100 bucks! :shock:

    My other half has to get a renewal for the shows in Aug and it costs about $100 too!
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  • oneforeachdayoneforeachday Posts: 494
    Anyone ever heard of a restriction relative to traveling "close to the expiration date of your passport". I seem to recall when I lived in Germany, a friend had a problem because their passport expired less than 3 months before departure date, even tho the trip was only schedule for one week (or something like that). the entry was denied because they could have gotten "stuck" in the destination country and if the passport expired while there it's some loophole that they'd have to allow them to stay until they get a new one etc. etc.

    mine expires in Jun 2010, but I wouldn't put it past either country (US or Canada) to pull some BS rule out of nowhere. It would super suck to arrive at the border, about 5 hours from home, and find out I'm not gonna see PJ (and I can look forward to another 5 hr drive!).
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