Can my brother-in-law sign my Canadian passport application?

Question

He's a doctor, so that part's good, but what about the fact that he's my brother-in-law? Can he sign my husband's? (His own brother's)

Answer 1

www.passportcanada.gc.ca

Guarantor Current profile:

Canadians living in Canada

Canadians living in the United States

Canadians living abroad

Duties of a guarantor

Your guarantor must perform the following tasks free of charge:

Certify the information on the application form by completing and signing the "Declaration of Guarantor" section.

Write, "I certify this to be a true likeness of (either your name or your child's name)" on the back of one of the passport photos and sign.

If applicable,

sign and date a copy of the documents to support your identity.

Eligible guarantors

Your guarantor must:

Hold a five-year Canadian passport that is valid* or has been expired for no more than one year, on the day you submit your application;

Have known you personally for at least two (2) years.

In the case of a child, have known you (parent or legal guardian) personally for at least two (2) years and have knowledge of the child;

Be a Canadian citizen 18 years of age or older;

Have been 16 years of age or older when he or she applied for his or her own passport.

In the case of a child,

in cases where provincial family services have placed a child for adoption with a family,

until the adoption is final (probationary adoption),

the Provincial Director of Family Services, the Director of the Family Services Agency or the Director of the Incorporated Institution (in Québec) may also sign as guarantor.

Family members and those residing at the same address as yourself may be your guarantor provided he or she meets the specified requirements.

Please note however that if you are the parent or legal guardian applying for a passport for your child,

you cannot act as guarantor.

Date Modified: 2008-01-29

this is off the gov't website,

so your answer is yes,

he can sign for both....

Answer 2

A relative (including an immediate family member) may act as a guarantor for passport purposes provided he or she is eligible.

http://www.ppt.gc.ca/support/faq.aspx?la...