Canadian passports: Applying from the United States

How to apply for passports and other travel documents, get urgent or express service, and find a service location, and what to do if your passport is lost, stolen or damaged.

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Canada
| USA
| International

Most requested

• Check your application status
• Find an embassy or consulate
• Get urgent or express service
• Help Centre
• Check service standards
• Contact us

Services and information

Get a passport

Renew your adult passport

Who can renew, how to apply, forms, photos and documents to include

Apply for a new adult passport

How to apply, forms, photos and documents to include

Apply for a passport for your child

Who can apply, how to apply, forms, photos and documents to include

Find a form

Application forms for passport and travel document services

Get a photo

Size, what to wear and who can take a passport photo

Apply for a special or diplomatic passport

Get a passport and visa for official Government of Canada travel

Get certified true copies

Get a certified reproduction of part of your passport or travel document

Change the name on your passport or travel document

Reapply due to adoption, a relationship status change or a legal name change, or to reclaim an Indigenous name

Change the gender identifier on your passport or travel document

How to apply and documents you need to submit

Safety and security

How to keep your passport safe after you get it

How to take care of yourself and your passport when you travel

Protect your child’s safety

How to flag a child in our system to stop unauthorized passport applications

Protect yourself from passport fraud and identity theft

Keep your personal information safe

What to do if your passport is lost or stolen

Who to contact and how to replace your passport

Features of Canada’s new passport

Learn more about the design and security features of the new Canadian passport.

Get help abroad

Get passport services at embassies and consulates abroad

Passport and travel information

Travel advice and passport validity

Check travel advisories and how long your passport needs to be valid for the country you’re visiting

Travelling to or through Canada as a dual citizen

You need a valid Canadian passport to board a flight to Canada

Submit your customs and immigration declaration in advance

Save time by submitting your customs and immigration declaration before you fly to Canada.

Refusal, revocation, cancellation and suspension of Canadian passports

Learn about when passports are cancelled and how to appeal a cancellation

Information for Canadian law enforcement on handling passports

How to handle passports that are lost, stolen, found, seized or surrendered

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Contributors

From:

• Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada
• Employment and Social Development Canada
• Global Affairs Canada

You must provide proof that you need the passport

Proof you need the passport can be

• an airline, bus or train ticket
  • if travelling by car, a written statement explaining why you need to travel
  • for example, for legal, banking or residency requirements

  If we can’t deliver the passport in time to you or your child, we aren’t liable for any losses.

  We recommend that you don’t finalize any travel plans until you get your passport.