Canadian Certificate of Identity
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| File:CanadianCI.jpg The front cover of the e-Canadian Certificate of Identity | |
| Type | Certificate of Identity |
| Issued by |  Canada |
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The Canadian Certificate of Identity is an international travel document issued by Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (formerly by Passport Canada) to a permanent resident of Canada who is not yet a Canadian citizen, is stateless, or is otherwise unable to obtain a national passport or travel document.[1] It is a biometric document with a grey (formerly brown) cover and is bilingual in both English and French. The validity period of the travel document is determined by the issuing office.
Eligibility
- The applicant must either be stateless, or be unable to obtain a national passport.
Use
The Certificate of Identity may be used for travel to all countries/territories specified in the travel document, apart from the bearer's country of citizenship if they are not stateless.[1]
The holder of a Canadian Certificate of Identity issued by virtue of their statelessness and legally resident in Canada can enter Slovenia visa-free for a maximum of 90 days within a 180-day period.[2] This visa exemption does not apply to those who hold a Certificate of Identity because they have been unable to obtain a national passport, rather than being stateless.
The holder of a Canadian Certificate of Identity issued under any category can not travel to Germany, nor apply for a Schengen visa at a German embassy as Germany does not recognize this document.[3]
References
- ^ a b "Types of passports and travel documents". Government of Canada. June 26, 2015. Retrieved December 9, 2015.
- ^ Information pursuant to Council Regulation (EC) No 539/2001 listing the third countries whose nationals must be in possession of visas when crossing the external borders and those whose nationals are exempt from that requirement
- ^ "Convention Refugees". Federal Foreign Office (Germany). Retrieved June 9, 2022.