Download Adult General Passport Application Form

Adult General Passport Application form (PPTC 153)

IMPORTANT NOTICE

Due to the impacts of COVID-19, Passport Canada allows people to renew their passport if it has been expired for more than 1 year.

Passport Canada indicates that they aren’t liable for any monetary losses if they can’t deliver the passport in time to you or your child.

Since you’re applying from within the U.S., you must send your application to us by mail. Government of Canada consular offices in the U.S. does not provide regular passport services.

Passport Canada allows passport holders to renew their adult passport within 1 year after the expiry. However, due to delays caused by COVID-19 restrictions, you are now able to renew your adult passport after 1 year expiry if:

1. You were 16 years of age or older when you applied for your last Canadian passport.
2. You last passport was valid for either 5 or 10 years.
3. You passport expired on or after February 1, 2019.
4. You are not changing your name, date of birth, place of birth or gender on the new passport.
5. Your current expired passport is not damaged or declared lost or stolen to Passport Canada.

(You may renew your passport 1 year before expiry)

For any other circumstances, please visit Passport Canada’s website to find out your eligibility for renewal. Click here.

Gather all necessary documents and get your passport photo

Include the following documents with your application form. You must submit all documents in either English or French. If a document is in another language, you must provide an official translation.

• proof of Canadian citizenship (original only)
• a document to support your identity
• your most recent passport
  • This is so Passport Canada can cancel it.
  • You can’t travel with a cancelled passport or travel document.
• 2 identical passport photos
  • On the back of one of the photos, the photographer must write
    • their name
    • their complete address and
    • the date the photos were taken
  • Read the full photo requirements for more information.

How to apply your adult Canadian passport in United States

Since you’re applying from within the U.S., you must send your application to us by mail. Government of Canada consular offices in the U.S. do not provide regular passport services.

General tips and instructions

Passport Canada recommends that you don’t finalize any travel plans until you get your passport.

1. The passport renewal form is in PDF fillable format. Please try to complete electronically.
2. The instructions are at the end of the PDF file.
3. Ensure to sign each page of the passport renewal application form.
4. If the term “mother’s surname” doesn’t apply to you
   • cross it out on the form and write “parent’s surname at birth”
   • fill in the field with the surname (last name) at birth of 1 parent
   • write your initials in the margin
5. If your passport has a valid visa in it, please notify on your form if you need the visa and want your original passport back. If you don’t, the visa could be damaged when the previous passport is cancelled.

Find a guarantor and two references

For new passport applications you will need to find a guarantor to sign your application, one of your passport photos and all copies of any supporting identity documents you are submitting with your application.

You will also need two references to include on your application. Your references must have known you for at least two years. You cannot use a family member or your guarantor as a reference.

Submit your application

By mail (only)

Mailing address (non-courier)

Government of Canada
Passport Program
Gatineau, QC  K1A 0G3
Canada

Courier address

Government of Canada
Passport Program
22 de Varennes Street
Gatineau, QC  J8T 8R1
Canada

Paying your renewal application fees

The following fees below are for Canadians who submit their passport applications in Canada, in-person or by mail.

Receiving your passport

Passport Canada will return your passport and any original documentation to you. It may arrive in 2 separate packages.

If you’re moving but haven’t received your passport yet

Contact Passport Canada to update your mailing address if you:

• haven’t received your passport and
• are moving within 30 days of submitting your application

NEXUS cardholders

When you get your new passport, make sure your personal information is up to date in the Trusted Traveler Programs (TTP) System.