Passports - Australian, Canadian - any advice?

wow sounds like its would be much easier and alot quicker to get the Australian passport first and then apply for the Canadian passport!
 
wow ... you ladies are experts!! thanks.

I am in no hurry to fly with bb, just want to get it done so it is ready anytime.

FYI I phoned both consulates and both accept dual nationality.
 
I applied and received a Canadian passport for my baby in June when he was three months old. I did have to apply for a citizenship card at the same time but it was no problem. We now have a Canadian passport for him that is good for three years. Will not get the citizenship card for over a year. Found the whole process very easy. We were going out of HK for a trip and showed them the itinerary but I don't know if that was necessary.

The person we had sign our passport forms was a lawyer but she is not Canadian she is American. This wasn't an issue. Don't think they have to be Canadian they just have to be of the professions listed.

Anyway once we brought all of the forms in we had the passport within 15 days.
 
sso far as i know, it is ok to hold BOTH a canadian passport AND an australian one. as said before, you just apply for the citizenship first.
 
karmah1 - Do you remember how long it took to get the stamp? Did you have to drop the passport off and then go back to get it? Thanks!
 
"PS dont forget that for baby passport form you need the witness and it has to be Canadian that knows you (and it has to be a doctor/police officer etc) we didnt know any canadians in Hong Kong , especially in that kind of work feild so we had to request a special form at the consulate office (you cant get that form online) and they make you fill it in there before you leave so have 2 Canadian friends contact details to use as references ..they will call them."


i've got a canadian passport as have both of my kids... we've NEVER used a Canadian to sign for us. we've used brits and HK chinese. one lawyer, one police officer, one doctor.
 
FutureHKmom said:
karmah1 - Do you remember how long it took to get the stamp? Did you have to drop the passport off and then go back to get it? Thanks!
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My husband was at the immigration department when they opened so he was the first to be served. It was a quiet day so he only had to wait an hour to go and collect it.
 
wow I didnt know that they didnt have to be Canadian , I could have saved some money with that one..woops, now I know for next time! I wont tell the hubby that one as he didnt think a Canadian needed to sgin it :)
 
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