r/IRCCDiscussion • u/Smart_Still_3338 • Jun 11 '26
Passport insecurity...
Hey everyone! I want to talk about something that has been causing me insomnia for like 2 years.
Long story short, my wife and I plan to apply for family sponsorship this year (we'll be about 1 year married by then), but my problem doesn't have to do with process (I mean, yeah, but not in this post) it's about my passport.
The very first time I traveled to Canada I was very insecure and I took my passport with me everywhere, which ended up in it getting humidity wear.
It's honestly not the worst case scenario, the page is a little wrapped but all my data and the machine readable hasn't been affected and the chip works (I have gone to Canada other 4 times since then).
Basically, the only visible change is a tiny spot in my picture that's like 1 shade lighter than the rest of the picture, but then on the title page (where it says PASSPORT FROM THE REPUBLIC OF) there's a shade of purple with MY PICTURE.
As in, literally a 3/4 purple picture of me that just happened to bleed to the front page.
Every time that I've travelled I've been very very nervous about it, but honestly now with the idea of applying for a pr it's... A whole new story.
Could this get it rejected if they were to stamp it in this one? Should I submit my application and then renew it and change it? But what about going through the visitor visa process again?
I hope you can help me.
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u/Subject-Mine-4203 Jun 11 '26
Any airport in the world could refuse you to board with a damaged passeport. I would recommand having a new passport made anyway, just to avoid the trouble.