Renewing or applying for a passport

Which passport form is which: renewal against a first application, adult against child, inside Canada against abroad.

Anybody renewing. The adult renewal is the single most downloaded form in this corpus, and choosing the wrong one of these is the common mistake.

1. Renewing an adult passport in Canada

   The short one. It exists only when your previous passport meets the conditions printed on the form itself.

   • PPTC 054 Adult passport renewal application form129 boxes

2. A full adult application

   The long one, used for a first passport and whenever renewal does not apply. It needs a guarantor and references.

   • PPTC 153 Adult passport application165 boxes
   • PPTC 040 Adult passport application161 boxes

3. A passport for a child

   A separate form, signed by a parent or guardian. There is a distinct version for a child applying from outside Canada.

   • PPTC 155 Child passport application107 boxes
   • PPTC 042 Child abroad passport application102 boxes

4. Applying from abroad

   Renewal from outside Canada is its own form, and there are separate ones for applicants living in the United States.

   • PPTC 482 Adult abroad passport renewal application127 boxes
   • PPTC 140 Adult application (living in the USA)

5. The extra sheets

   Additional address and occupation history, identity documents, and the credit card authorisation, each on a page of its own.

   • PPTC 056 Additional information – address and occupation
   • PPTC 057 Additional information – documents to support identity and references
   • PPTC 084 Credit card payment authorization (inside Canada and the US)