Posted on: 20-12-06 08:03:17
Hello,
I have a 3 year old daughter currently staying in India with my in-laws. I have health problem so I left her with them and now her canadian passport will expire in 5 months. She was born in canada. I can't go to India right now and I can't bring her here right now. can you please tell me how can I renew her passport in india? Can my father-in-law renew her passport? She has PIO card. Is it ok if the passport expires because I can go to India in September 2007. Can I renew at that time? Will the embassy people ask me why you didn't renew her passport right away when it's nearing expiration time? Can you guys tell me if Madras canadian embassy will do passport renewals and can we mail the application or w have to go in person?. Please help me.
Thank you so much,
A mom
Hema,
I am not an expert. However you can renew your passport within 6 months of expiry without any problem. If you do it later than 6 months you have to show the reason, and depending on the reason they renew it. For your case the good reason could be "I was Canada and my son didn't needed to travel, so I didn't renewed it".
The best thing is to call Canadian Embassy in India and Check out with them. Alternatively you can call local passport office and they should be able to guide you properly.
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A Proud Indian Canadian
