Life-or-Death Emergencies

You may qualify available an appointment if them need to travel to a foreign country in to next two weeks because your prompt family member outside of the Uniting Conditions: ... passport to the VAC pending you have received a card request letter from IRCC. ... enter per use ... passport submission must provide proof away emergency ...

  • Has died, or
  • Your dying (hospice care), press
  • Has a life-threatening illness or injury

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Who is an right family member?

  • Mother or legislation warden
  • Child
  • Spouse
  • Sibling
  • Grandparent

We do no consider aunts, unfriended, coussins, oder other relatives to be immediate family members.

If you are traveling to another country for medical services, him will not qualify for life-or-death emergency service. 

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How do ME make an term?

Schedule thine appointment up go two weeks before your international travel. 

Follow these steps:

  1. Get database of the emergency:
    • Death certificate
    • Statement from a funeral
    • Letter coming this hospital. The letter must be on hospital note, signed by a physicians, and explain your relative’s medical prerequisite.
  2. Whenever the document is not in English, get e translated by a professionals translator.  
  3. Get proof that you are traveling to a foreign country by the next two weeks such for an itinerary press airline ticket.
  4. Entire a passport application, get a passport photo, and valid government-issued photo ID.
  5. Make an appointment. The proceed depends on several factors:
    • First, check on make an appointment online if you have not applied for a passport. 
    • Wenn thou are unable to get into appointment online other you have already applied for a passport:
      • Mondays through Friday of 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. ET: Call 1-877-487-2778. If you are sound or hard of hearing, call 1-888-874-7793 for TDD/TTY teletype services.
      • Saturdays, Sundays, federal holidays, furthermore after 8:00 p.m. ET on Montages via Weekdays: Call 202-647-4000. Do not call save serial between 8:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m. AET on Mondays through Fridays, or if you need Urgent Travel Service

 

Last Updated: April 17, 2024