16 - Sunday, March 30, 1986 - North Shore News

Lravel

THERE ARE two ways to
apply for a passport — in
person or by mail.

SE aa
travel-

by Barbara
McCreadie

if, as 1 do, you live close to a
passport oftice, applying in person
is much quicker, Your passport
will be ready for pick-up in three or
four working days.

Another advantage is that you
can have any errors corrected on
the spot. If you mail your applica-
tion, the only office that will ac-
cept it is Ottawa, meaning that
you're at the mercy of Canada
Post for what might be a long
time. If it must be returned for
correction, the delay might axe
your travel plans.

A copy of your birth certificate
must be presented with the ap-
plication. If you bring the docu-
ments to the office, the certificate
is checked and returned to you.

Since my daughter's friend
works every weekday and the
Passport Canada office is only
open 9-5, Monday to Friday, we
volunieered to do the delivery for
him.

FOUR PHOTOS

We picked up an application at
the nearest post office and he took
time on Saturday to have his four
pictures taken (two needed to go
with the application, two extras are
spares in case needed for visas or
International Driving Permits).

Then we sat down and carefully
filled in the blanks. Brian signed
the forms and pictures as ‘*guaran-

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{n case you haven't applied for a
passport perhaps you didn’t know
you needed someone to sign for
you, as proof that you really exist
in the form you claim.

GUARANTOR

A guarantor is limited to a list of
professions such as doctor, lawyer,
school principal etc. and Brian, as
aC.A. qualifies.

So, there we were, waiting in
line at the passport office clutching
the envelope with form, pictures
and bivih certificate, certain that
all was accurate.

Wrong. Your alleged travel ex-
pert (me?) goofed. ‘‘And this is
Geoffrey?”’ the lady at the desk
asked, holding up the pictures.

“Pity he didn't sign the front of
his pictures so we'd know far
sure."

But, luckily, Passports Canada
isn't as rigid as some other gov-
ernment bureaucracies.

COMMON OVERSIGHT

“Don't worry. If he comes in
person to pick up his passport he
can do it then. It happens all the
time."

We gratefully paid the $21, took

our receipt and went home with
egg on our faces.

*“*#

Passports are fun. They assure
the world that you really are
someone going places.

Passports assure world you're going places

They are valuable documents.
I've been told that on the black
market a freshly stolen passport,
especially a Canadian one, can br-
ing about $2,000.

See Photoccpy
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