Passport Renewal

 

Our current passports expire in February.  I know it's no problem to use a passport that expires in less than 6 months to the US, but today I realized we are going to some Caribbean Islands and Mexico.  Mexico is a three month expiry, but the British Virgin Islands requires a six months valid passport!  Why didn't I think of this before?  I renewed my passport today, the day after a long weekend which would be a busier day at Service Canada.

We have a Service Canada Office right by our house and they now offer passport applications and renewals!  I took both completed passport renewal applications and the pictures we had done at London Drugs to this office.  It took only 90 minutes until I was done!  I paid an extra $20 for the 10 day service.  We need to go to the Central City Passport Office to pick them up, not a problem.  I go away with my daughter in 21 days but I could use my Nexus card if I had to.  

Cec and I are going to the Caribbean in 49 days and we get to use the new passport with the cover that curls!

https://nationalpost.com/news/canadian-passports-prone-to-bending

We have leather passport holders, but I will put both of them in a zip lock bag when we are in hot climates just to be safe.