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Passport
Information
Passports
are issued only to U.S. citizens or nationals.
Each
person must obtain his or her own passport. If you are first
time applicant, you must complete and submit an application in
person. Even children under the age of 14 must now appear in
person.
To
submit an application for a child under age 14 both parents or the
child's legal guardian(s) must appear and present the following:
Evidence
of the child's U.S. citizenship,
Evidence
of the child's relationship to parents/guardian, AND
Parental
identification
If
only one parent appears you must also submit one of the following:
Second
parent's written statement consenting to passport issuance for the
child
Primary
evidence of sole authority to apply, OR
A
written statement (made under penalty of perjury) explaining the
second parent's unavailability.
Each
application must be accompanied by:
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PROOF
OF U.S. CITIZENSHIP
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PROOF
OF IDENTITY
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TWO
PHOTOGRAPHS
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FEES
(as explained below) to one of the following acceptance agents:
A
clerk of any Federal or State court of record or a judge or clerk
of any probate court accepting applications.
A
designated municipal or county official
A
designated postal employee at an authorized post office
An
agent at a Passport Agency in Boston, Chicago, Honolulu, Houston,
Los Angeles, Miami, New Orleans, New York, Philadelphia, San
Francisco, Seattle, Stamford, or Washington, D.C. or a U.S. consular
official.
IF
YOU HAVE HAD A PREVIOUS PASSPORT _ inquire about eligibility to
use Form DSP-82 (mail-in application). Address requests for passport
amendment, extension of validity, or additional visa pages to a
passport Agency or a US Consulate or Embassy abroad. Check visa
requirements with consular officials of countries to be visited well
in advance of your departure.
(1)
PROOF OF U.S. CITIZENSHIP.
(a)
APPLICANTS BORN IN THE UNITED STATES. Submit previous U.S. passport
or certified birth certificate. A birth certificate must
include your given name and surname, date and place of birth,
date the birth record was filed, and seal or other certification of
the official custodian of such records. A record filed more than 1
year after the birth is acceptable if it is supported by
evidence described in the next paragraph.
IF
NO BIRTH RECORD EXISTS, submit registrar's notice to that effect.
Also submit an early baptismal or circumcision certificate, hospital
birth record, early census, school, or family Bible records,
newspaper or insurance files, or notarized affidavits of persons
having knowledge of your birth (preferably with at least
one record listed above). Evidence should include your given name
and surname, date and place of birth, and seal or other
certification of office (if customary) and signature of
issuing official.
(b)
APPLICANTS BORN OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES. Submit previous
U.S. passport or Certificate of Naturalization, or Certificate of
Citizenship, or a Report of Birth Abroad, or evidence described
below.
IF
YOU CLAIM CITIZENSHIP THROUGH NATURALIZATION OF PARENT(S), submit the
Certificate(s) of Naturalization of your parent(s), your foreign
birth certificate, and proof of your admission to the United
States for permanent residence
IF
YOU CLAIM CITIZENSHIP THROUGH BIRTH ABROAD TO U.S. CITIZEN PARENT(S),
submit a Consular Report of Birth (Form FS-240) or Certification of
Birth (Form DS-1350 or FS-545) or your foreign birth certificate,
parents' marriage certificate, proof of citizenship of your parent(s),
and affidavit of U.S. citizen parent(s) showing all periods and
places of residence/physical presence in the United States and
abroad before your birth.
2)
PROOF OF IDENTITY. If you are not personally known to the
acceptance agent, you must establish your identity to the agent's
satisfaction. You may submit items such as the following
containing your signature AND physical description or
photograph that is a good likeness of you: previous U.S. passport:
Certificate of Naturalization or of Citizenship; driver's license
(not temporary or learner's license); or government (Federal, State,
municipal) identification card or pass, Temporary or altered
documents are not acceptable.
If
YOU CANNOT PROVE YOUR IDENTITY as stated above, you must appear with
an IDENTIFYING WITNESS who is a U.S. citizen Or permanent resident
alien who has known you for at least 2 years. Your witness must
prove his or her identity and complete and sign an Affidavit of
Identifying Witness (Form DSP-71) before the acceptance agent. You
must also submit some identification of your own.
3)
TWO PHOTOGRAPHS. Submit two identical photographs of you
alone, sufficiently recent to be a good likeness (normally taken within
the last 6 months), 2 x 2 inches in size, with an image
size from bottom of chin to top of head (including hair) of between
I and 1-3/8 inches. Photographs must be clear, front view, full
face, taken in normal street attire without a hat or dark glasses,
and printed on thin paper with a plain light (white or off-white)
background. They may be black and white or color. They must be
capable of withstanding a mounting temperature of 225' Fahrenheit
(107' Celsius). Photographs retouched so that your appearance is
changed are unacceptable. Snapshots, most vending machine prints,
and magazine or full-length photographs are unacceptable.
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FEES
Submit
$85 if you are 16 years of age or older.
The
passport fee is $55. In addition, a fee of $30 is
charged for the execution of the application.
Your
passport will be valid for 10 years from the date of issue except
where limited by the Secretary of State to a shorter period.
Submit
$70 if you are 15 years of age or younger. The passport fee
is $40 and the execution fee is $30. Your passport will be
valid for 5 years from the date of issue; except where limited as
above.
Expedited
service is available only in the United States. Expedite
requests will be processed in 3 workdays from receipt at a Passport
Agency. This service is available only for early departure, with
proof of travel. The additional fee is $60.
Pay
the passport and execution fees in one of the following forms.
Checks-personal,
certified, traveler's; bank draft or cashier's check; money order-U.S.
Postal, international, currency exchange; or if abroad, the foreign
currency equivalent, or a check drawn on a U.S. bank.
Make
passport and execution fees payable to Passport Services (except if
applying at a designated acceptance facility, such as a State court
or municipal office, pay execution fee as required) or the
appropriate Embassy or Consulate, if abroad Pay special postage if
applicable.
An
additional adjudication fee of $100 will he charged to
previously undocumented passport customers who were born outside the
United States and who have not been issued any of the
following documents:
A)
U.S. passport,
B)
Consular Report of Birth Abroad
C)
Certification of Report of Birth
D)
Certificate of Naturalization or a Certificate of Citizenship
An
additional $45 fee will be charged when, upon request, the
Department of State verifies issuance of a previous U.S. passport or
Consular Report of Birth Abroad because the customer is
unable to submit evidence of U.S. citizenship.
No
fee is charged to applicants with U.S. Government or military
authorization for no-fee passports (except designated acceptance
facilities may collect the execution fee),
FOR
INQUIRIES contact the National
Passport information Center toll-free at 1-877-487-2778, TDD Line
1-888-874-7793, or email at NPIC@state.gov.
travel.state.gov
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