DR Passport Renewal in Canada

trina · #1 06-26-2009, 12:46 PM

I just phoned the Consulate in Toronto, who told me that in order to renew a passport for the DR, you have to attend the Consulate in person. We're in Calgary, and they're in Toronto, so we have to fly all the way there to do the paperwork??? Ridiculous...

alicious · #2 06-26-2009, 12:55 PM

That was still their response after you told them you are in Alberta??

That doesn't seem like a very realistic system. They must have some sort of provision for people who are not local to the consulate.

Call back and ask again, maybe you will get a different answer. :P

If there is anyway I can help (since I am in Toronto) let me know Trina.
I'll be here until the end of July if there is anything I can do locally here.

trina · #3 06-26-2009, 01:29 PM

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Originally Posted by alicious

Call back and ask again, maybe you will get a different answer. :P

I already did that, the same girl answered, so I did the mature thing and hung up.

According to her, my two options are to either drive 2200 miles (about 35 hours by mapquest calculation), or pay for 2 flights to go and come back on the same day, about $1300 cheapest on Westjet. Unbelievable. Angel lost his passport a few years back, and all was handled by mail. She says this has changed, and it has to be done in person. bleck.

trina · #4 06-26-2009, 01:47 PM

Unbelievable, this is what it says on the website:

Passport Issuance Requirements
The solicitant must come in person and deposit the following:

Expired passport booklet.
Identity document with photograph (identity card, residency card, driver’s license etc.)
Two (2) front photographs; size 2” x 2” and with white background. Ears must be visible and without any type of earrings (on the ears or the face)
Passport payment in money order, certified cheque or in cash of USD 80.00.
Payment for delivery concept in money order, certified cheque or in cash of USD 35.00.
Marriage or Divorce Certificate for surnames changes (if applicable).
If the solicitant is a minor he/she must present a Birth Certificate and the identity card or passport of the father or mother.
If the solicit is for damage, loss or stolen, the solicitant must do an affidavit in the Consulate for an additional fee in money order, certified cheque or in cash of USD 40.00.

My God, what a mess. I have a copy of the passport of the father, and his original birth certificate. My Canadian guardianship papers say that I can legally obtain a passport for Angelo, but with my luck, we'll go there, and that won't be good enough. Could they make this any more difficult?

El_Uruguayo · #5 06-26-2009, 02:01 PM

Is that info from the consulate in Toronto or the embassy in Ottawa? Not that in Ottawa they are very helpful (the woman must have sighed 20 times in the 20 minutes I was there when i went to get a work visa signed). But you could check it out, it doesnt make much sense. Good luck

trina · #6 06-26-2009, 02:19 PM

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Originally Posted by El_Uruguayo

Is that info from the consulate in Toronto or the embassy in Ottawa? Not that in Ottawa they are very helpful (the woman must have sighed 20 times in the 20 minutes I was there when i went to get a work visa signed). But you could check it out, it doesnt make much sense. Good luck

I don't believe the Embassy handles passport requests, it is a Consular service. But it's worth looking into.
Thanks!

trina · #7 06-26-2009, 03:45 PM

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Originally Posted by alicious

That was still their response after you told them you are in Alberta??

Actually, their response was, "I don't know, if you live in Calgary, which would be closer for you, Toronto or Montreal, so I don't know which Consulate you'd like to visit".

bob saunders · #8 06-26-2009, 10:13 PM

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Originally Posted by trina

I don't believe the Embassy handles passport requests, it is a Consular service. But it's worth looking into.
Thanks!

you are correct Trina. It is the consulate. WestJet has some good seat sales in July.

alicious · #9 06-27-2009, 02:23 PM

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Originally Posted by trina

Actually, their response was, "I don't know, if you live in Calgary, which would be closer for you, Toronto or Montreal, so I don't know which Consulate you'd like to visit".

Wow....that's amazing that they know the country they live in so well...

How did they pass the exam to become actual citizens????

Once again...my offer still stands, if there is anything I can do here locally in Toronto to help you out, PLEASE let me know!

AnnaC · #10 06-27-2009, 02:45 PM

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Originally Posted by alicious

Wow....that's amazing that they know the country they live in so well...

How did they pass the exam to become actual citizens????

Once again...my offer still stands, if there is anything I can do here locally in Toronto to help you out, PLEASE let me know!

I think the people that work at the Dominican Consulate/Embassy in Canada are more than likely Dominican and not Canadian citizens. Much like our people in Haiti are not Haitian Citizens.