Canadian passports: Applying from abroad

How to apply for a passport, service locations, forms, and what to do if your passport is lost, stolen or damaged.

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Canadian citizens, permanent residents and their immediate family in Lebanon

You should leave Lebanon while commercial options remain available. Get the right documents to travel from Lebanon to Canada.

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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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