tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9202996302446629175.post362101614323042552..comments2023-05-12T05:33:17.326-07:00Comments on Why I May Still Be Canadian: Canadian Passport Blues Revisiteddglloydhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07952724753847109831noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9202996302446629175.post-57367878453259677572016-04-06T10:53:46.051-07:002016-04-06T10:53:46.051-07:00Helpful info. Lucky me I found your site accidenta...Helpful info. Lucky me I found your site accidentally, and I'm surprised why this coincidence didn't happened in advance! I bookmarked it.Cloud IT Zonehttp://clouditzone.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9202996302446629175.post-53146987040576751712013-06-14T23:49:36.060-07:002013-06-14T23:49:36.060-07:00Great reading about tials and tribulations of visi...Great reading about tials and tribulations of visiting the Canadian embassy. Last time I had to enter that vaulted edifice I realized that Israel was no longer the world leader in burueaucracy. Canada had won hands down! Judy Rapoportnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9202996302446629175.post-26375068472121496952012-10-11T00:00:08.407-07:002012-10-11T00:00:08.407-07:00Thanks for the info. We are slowly building up a d...Thanks for the info. We are slowly building up a database of places that do Canadian passport photos.<br />What is missing now are places further south - especially in the Beer Sheva area.dglloydhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07952724753847109831noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9202996302446629175.post-6719335266301150042012-10-10T23:56:38.772-07:002012-10-10T23:56:38.772-07:00If they accepted your passport photo when you subm...If they accepted your passport photo when you submitted your application, then it should be okay. Otherwise, they should have rejected it then.<br />Sounds like you were really fortunate that they accepted the yellow aging document.<br />All of my three children were born in Israel and I decided to get each of them a certificate of Canadian citizenship so that they wouldn't have any problems in the future with their Canadian citizenship. I had to get all of the official Israeli documents (birth certificate, etc.) translated and notarized. Was worth the effort in the end.dglloydhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07952724753847109831noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9202996302446629175.post-86134265722054070122012-10-10T01:29:54.210-07:002012-10-10T01:29:54.210-07:00There are also 3 stores in Jerusalem that do Canad...There are also 3 stores in Jerusalem that do Canadian passport photos: Photo Prisma on Yaffo, Photo Schwartz off of Ben Yehuda, and Photo Doron on Palmach.Elishevanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9202996302446629175.post-74449827956954316552012-10-07T07:35:09.098-07:002012-10-07T07:35:09.098-07:00I went to renew my passport after.........25 years...I went to renew my passport after.........25 years. I was born to Canadian parents and have lived in Israel all my life.I don't have a canadian citizen card but my parents gave me a document "Registration of birth". It's almost as old as I am and is fragile and yellow. It also states at the the top "This is not a birth certificate". So I hand over the yellow aging paper and get a terrible stare back:<br />"What is this? I never saw this kind of document. Where did you get it from? Why does it say "this is not a birth certificate?""<br />So I tell her that I was born in Israel and it is only a registration of birth. She held it up to the light, turned it around, gave me terrible looks......<br /> Lucky for me I had brought my last passport which had expired 30 years ago and proved I had held a Canadian passport.<br /><br />I got my picture taken in TA in a small shop on Yehuda Halevi 55 (45 shekels) phone 077 - 6262488.<br />I am waiting for the new passport so I hope the picture is OK but can't yet be possitive.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9202996302446629175.post-89241913202036355102012-10-06T22:28:00.426-07:002012-10-06T22:28:00.426-07:00Hi David. You can get Canadian passport photos do...Hi David. You can get Canadian passport photos done in Tsfat at Alfonsos. It is a photo and DVD rental shop above Shufersal and on the same floor as Misrad HaP'nim. They are also really really nice at Alfonsos. We've been going there for years.<br /><br />Shoshana<br />Ma'alotAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9202996302446629175.post-868069462080305002012-10-06T10:32:49.334-07:002012-10-06T10:32:49.334-07:00Ah, the complicated life of a dual citizen - we he...Ah, the complicated life of a dual citizen - we hear you!<br />Naominaomi epstein - editorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11313570483533421633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9202996302446629175.post-51919489661190686352012-10-06T05:41:22.595-07:002012-10-06T05:41:22.595-07:00Thanks for the clarification, David. He's of a...Thanks for the clarification, David. He's of age, so it's just the photo hurdle he has to conquer.<br /><br />-Judihjudihhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14553419568784796872noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9202996302446629175.post-16837786236895465612012-10-05T23:23:51.094-07:002012-10-05T23:23:51.094-07:00I don't know how the Canadian public is reacti...I don't know how the Canadian public is reacting to this. If anyone has any info, please share with us. It may be privacy issues which have delayed its implementation.dglloydhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07952724753847109831noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9202996302446629175.post-83465076108386443792012-10-05T23:19:09.024-07:002012-10-05T23:19:09.024-07:00Yes, same here.Yes, same here.dglloydhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07952724753847109831noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9202996302446629175.post-7995834876593268042012-10-05T23:14:35.419-07:002012-10-05T23:14:35.419-07:00My "kids" are in their late 20s-early 30...My "kids" are in their late 20s-early 30s. Hard to stop referring to them as kids :)Tamarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17038910317604190032noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9202996302446629175.post-42211431345489357942012-10-05T22:28:28.840-07:002012-10-05T22:28:28.840-07:00Judih, I don't know how old you son is, but I ...Judih, I don't know how old you son is, but I should mention that the simplified renewal application process is only for adults - you had to be at least 16 years of age at the time of your previous application. dglloydhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07952724753847109831noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9202996302446629175.post-11572086716884582182012-10-05T22:25:13.221-07:002012-10-05T22:25:13.221-07:00The cost of photos in Raanana is 40 shekel (includ...The cost of photos in Raanana is 40 shekel (includes 4 identical photos). I should mention here that the simplified renewal application process is only for adults - you had to be at least 16 years of age at the time of your previous application.dglloydhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07952724753847109831noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9202996302446629175.post-39883110855306323052012-10-05T22:21:30.601-07:002012-10-05T22:21:30.601-07:00Ra'anana? Rishon? Dizengoff?
Is it not easier...Ra'anana? Rishon? Dizengoff?<br /><br />Is it not easier to simply get on El Al and travel to Canada to get the requisite photo?<br />(kidding, i think)<br />Thanks for the news, David and all<br />- Judih (not yet expired but with a son about to be)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9202996302446629175.post-60107970131348591312012-10-05T16:28:30.425-07:002012-10-05T16:28:30.425-07:00Now it's the THIRD TIME...hopefully won't ...Now it's the THIRD TIME...hopefully won't need a fourth. Still didn't work...will try being Anonymous...<br /><br />Second time typing this comment because this program "threw me out" when I didn't comment as: XXX properly. Arghhhh. <br />Anyway...<br />I got my Canadian passport photos at the local guy right near me in Rishon le Zion (Migdalei ha'Ir in Shikun ha Mizrach). I came with the form and a ruler. I could see the photo to make sure there were no shadows and we were not unduly gleeful (happiness not allowed for Canadian passports). After I approved the shot, I left the measurements and he printed (and if needed he reprinted) till the measurements were perfect. I don't remember the cost, but it certainly wasn't 75NIS. Two kids and I did it and no one was rejected. <br />No I am going to COPY this message before I click "Publish".<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9202996302446629175.post-90742246344578305802012-10-05T15:16:31.612-07:002012-10-05T15:16:31.612-07:00The new e-passport will contain biometric informat...The new e-passport will contain biometric information. It's readable from 10 centimeters away. Granted they claim they're taking precautions to prevent identity theft and tracking, but with the e-passport we're moving into a scary space. Not that Israelis will be faced with privacy infringement issues for the first time - our smart RavKav bus passes are fueling civil rights activists. How's the Canadian public reacting to the e-passports? Tamarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17038910317604190032noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9202996302446629175.post-76723925881386466552012-10-05T15:02:48.151-07:002012-10-05T15:02:48.151-07:00Wow! I've been playing the Evade My Passport R...Wow! I've been playing the Evade My Passport Renewal game since mine expired in June 2012. I did find a photographer at Dizengoff Center who claims he's the only one in the country whose Canadian passport photos never get rejected. He charges a whopping 75 shekels for that. I was aiming to wait till after Succoth, when my dentist gets back from abroad, as he's the only potential guarantor I know. I had no idea about the simplified process. Shame my kids won't qualify. They've let theirs go for more than 2 years. Prefer to wait in line like everyone else rather than go through the painful renewal process. Thanks David! BTW, what's the cost of photos in Raanana?Tamarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17038910317604190032noreply@blogger.com