Take Your Passport Photo at Home, With Your Cell Phone

What are the guarantor’s requirements?

Your guarantor can be anyone, including a family member or member of your household

You don’t need a guarantor if you’re renewing your passport. You only need a guarantor if you’re applying for a passport for the first time or you aren’t eligible to renew your passport.

Your Guarantor must:
– have known you for at least 2 years
– If the guarantor is for your child’s passport, they must have known you for at least 2 years and must know of your child.
– be available if we need to contact them
– be a Canadian citizen 18 years of age or older
– provide the information needed that’s in their passport
– have been 16 years of age or older when they applied for their own passport
– hold a 5-year or 10-year Canadian passport that, on the day you submit your application, is expired for no more than 1 year, or valid
– If you’re the parent or legal guardian that is applying on behalf of a child, you cannot sign as guarantor on the child’s application. However, the other parent or legal guardian (not submitting the application) can sign as long as they meet the requirements

If I can’t find a guarantor, what can I do to get my photo approved?

Complete the Statutory Declaration in Lieu of Guarantor form.

Find someone who can administer an oath to swear to and sign the form:
– This person doesn’t need to know you personally
– If you’re in Canada, this can be a: Notary public, justice of the peace, or commissioner for oaths.
– If you’re outside Canada, this can be a: Canadian or British diplomatic or consular representative, or qualified local official, such as a civil servant or member of Parliament

Statutory Declaration in Lieu of Guarantor Form

Avoid uniforms, clothes that look like uniforms, and clothing with distracting patterns or logos. Also, avoid white tops that blend into the background.

Does Costco take Canadian passport photos?

The Statutory Declaration in Lieu of a Guarantor form is not available online.

To get the form:
– In Canada: Go to the nearest passport service location
– In the United States: Go to the nearest Canadian embassy or consulate
– Outside Canada and the US: Contact the nearest Canadian embassy or consulate