Birth Certificates - Short and Long Forms

[ForumUser]

Hello,

My children’s passports expired while living in the USA.

They are aged 8 and 7.

I had misplaced their birth certificates and to apply for new passports, I applied for their birth certificates.

I paid for both the long form and the short form.

Instead I only received the certificate of live birth in the mail.

Can I use it to apply for passports?

Thank you,

[SettlementOrgMod]

Hello,

Thank you for sharing your situation and question with us.

We can appreciate that you would be interested in this type of information.

You can find some detailed information regarding what you are able to use for the passport application on the Government of Canada website in the Documents to submit when applying for a child’s passport section.

Here is an excerpt,

Proof of parentageYou must provide proof of parentage to confirm the parent-child relationship.
To show proof of parentage, submit one of the following:

• A detailed (long-form) birth certificate issued by a Canadian provincial or territorial vital statistics office that indicates the name of the parent(s) This document is also accepted as proof of Canadian Citizenship;
• If born in Ontario, a certified copy of birth registration is also acceptable.- If born in Quebec, a copy of an act of birth is also acceptable.
• A court-issued adoption order indicating the name of the adoptive parent(s).- A foreign birth certificate that indicates the name of the parent(s).

If a Canadian passport or travel document has been previously issued to the child, and it’s the same parents who are applying for the new passport, proof of parentage is not required. Proof of citizenship is still required. You may submit a wallet-sized birth certificate instead of the long form birth certificate in this case.

You may want to contact the Passport Program directly for some information specific to your situation.

From Canada and the USA
Toll free: 1-800-567-6868
TTY services: 1-866-255-7655

If you are outside Canada and the USA, call the passport program at: 819-997-8338 (hours of operation: Monday to Friday from 7:30 a.m. to 8 p.m. Eastern Time).

I hope this information is helpful. Please let us know if you have further questions and if there is any follow up to your question/situation.

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Anna
Settlement.Org Content and Information/Referral Specialist, CIRS
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