Canadian Certificate of Identity
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| Type | Certificate of Identity |
| Issued by | File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada |
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The Canadian Certificate of Identity (French: Certificat d’identité) is an international travel document issued by Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship 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
[edit | edit source]The applicant must either be stateless, or be unable to obtain a national passport.
Use
[edit | edit source]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 cannot travel to Germany, nor apply for a Schengen visa at a German embassy as Germany does not recognize this document.[3]
References
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- ^ 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
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