How to Fill In The Simplified Renewal Passport Application Form 2025

About this Video

• Video Title: How to Fill In The Simplified Renewal Passport Application Form 2025
• Channel: The Form Filler
• Speakers: One (name not provided in transcript)
• Duration: 23:52

Introduction

This video provides a comprehensive guide on completing the simplified renewal application for Canadian adult passport holders. It details eligibility requirements and walks viewers through each section of the form, explaining each field and offering helpful tips to avoid delays or rejection.

Key Takeaways

• Eligibility: Applicants must be over 16, possess a current, undamaged passport with at least 5-10 years validity, and the previous passport must have been issued when the applicant was 16 or older.
• Section 1 (Personal Information): Accurately copy information from the current passport bio page. Pay close attention to mandatory fields (indicated by red outlines). Sign within the designated border.
• Section 2 (Previous Passport): Provide the passport number, issue date, and expiry date from the previous valid passport (within the last six years). Indicate whether you want the old passport returned.
• Section 3 (Citizenship): Only complete if born outside Canada between February 15, 1977, and April 16, 1981. Answer questions about naturalized citizenship or parents' birthplace. May require additional forms depending on answers.
• Section 4 (Validity): Choose a 5-year or 10-year passport validity.
• Section 5 (Additional Information): Provide address history for the past two years. Detail occupation history for the past two years, accounting for all periods (employment, education, etc.).
• Section 6 (References): Provide information for two unrelated individuals (18+ years old) who have known the applicant for at least two years. Note that some relatives, such as cousins and aunts/uncles, are acceptable.
• Section 7 (Emergency Contact): Optional but recommended. Provide contact information for someone who does not typically travel with the applicant.