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ZWE103560.E
Zimbabwe: Procedures to renew a Zimbabwean passport in Canada
Research Directorate, Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada, Ottawa
23 August 2010
In 12 August 2010 correspondence with the Research Directorate, a
Consular Official at the Embassy of Zimbabwe in Ottawa provided the following
information regarding passport renewal. He stated that an individual must have
all their relevant identity documents in order to renew a passport in Canada. In
particular, the Consular Official stated that all passport applicants need to provide
a long birth certificate, work permit or permanent resident card, Zimbabwe
national identity card (for those above 16 years of age), an expired passport and
a marriage certificate or divorce papers, if applicable. The individual must apply
at the Embassy in person with the above documentation.
The Consular Official clarified that if an individual is under 18 years of age,
he or she needs to visit the Embassy with the father or legal guardian. In a case
where the father is late [deceased], the mother can come with the death
certificate. In the case of a guardian, the guardian needs to bring a letter of
guardianship and an affidavit. If on adoption order, the adoption order plus the
short version of birth certificate needs to be produced. The adopter needs to
produce a valid passport if he or she is a foreigner or a Zimbabwe identity card if
he or she is Zimbabwean.
The Consular Official further stated that it costs 100 Canadian dollars to
process the passport application in Canada. After the Embassy does the
preliminary processing of the application form, it is given to the applicant who
must submit the form to the passport office in Zimbabwe. This can either be done
in person or by a close relative acting on behalf of the passport applicant. The
relative should be able to prove his or her relationship with the applicant. The
Consular Official further indicated that an individual can elect to have the
passport processed on an urgent basis for a corresponding fee. He stated that
urgent passports are issued within a week and that the longest timeframe for
issuing a passport is six months. Corroborating information regarding the speed
at which passports are issued could not be found among the sources consulted by
the Research Directorate.
In addition, the Consular Official stated that if an individual over 16 years
of age does not have a national identity card, then he or she must travel to
Zimbabwe to get the card and finalize the passport application process. According
to the Consular Official, the Embassy can issue a temporary travel document to
faciliate the trip to Zimbabwe.
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The attached reproduction is a copy of an official work that is published by
the Government of Canada. The reproduction has not been produced in
affiliation with, or with the endorsement of the Government of Canada.
Corroborating information could not be found among the sources consulted
by the Research Directorate within the time constraints of this Response.
This Response was prepared after researching publicly accessible
information currently available to the Research Directorate within time
constraints. This Response is not, and does not purport to be, conclusive as to
the merit of any particular claim for refugee protection. Please find below the list
of sources consulted in researching this Information Request.
References
Zimbabwe. 12 August 2010. Correspondence with a consular official at the
Embassy of Zimbabwe in Ottawa.
Additional Sources Consulted
Internet sites, including
: AllAfrica.com, Embassy of Zimbabwe, Ottawa,
Embassy of Zimbabwe, Washington, DC, Factiva, Institute for War & Peace
Reporting.
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