Machine Readable Passport

If you still have your old passport with you. You must renew your passport to machine readable ones.

The Canadian Visa Office - Manila is now requiring that that passport(s) to be submitted for visa stamping must be in machine readable passport – these are the red colored passport currently being issued by the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA).

To avoid delay in processing, it is highly recommended that you renew your passport prior to submission of supporting documents to Canadian Visa Office after you receive your positive assessment from Centralized Intake Office (CIO).

Remember that when you received the notice of visa issuance, you are only given 45 days to comply. If by that time, you still don't have your machine readable passport, that may cause delay.