Submitting A Pasport Application
by Admin on Feb.11, 2012, under Uncategorized
When one needs to get travel documents outside of the US they have to get a passport through the United States passport application. Every citizen must get their own passport for travel purposes regardless of their age, whether one is a grown up or underage. The application process for those who are under 16 is different, as is the process for those of the ages 16 and 17.
Requirements
First time applicants and those who got one when they were below sixteen must apply for a new one. The validity period for a passport is fifteen years, after this it should be renewed. When it gets damaged, stolen or has been lost a new one must be obtained. For people with changed names they have to apply for one and synchronize the names in all their documents.
Validation
Proof of citizenship has to be provided on application. It may be a birth certificate, an undamaged passport, a certificate of naturalization, a birth report if one was born abroad and a citizenship certificate. If any of these are questionable, the passport agent may ask for more documentation.
Witness
The application form has to be filled with the right information. It cannot be signed unless there is an agent representing the passport facility present. This means that signing cannot be done at any time before visiting the issuance facility. After visiting the facility one can now sign it in the presence of an authorized agent.
Pictures
The form is submitted along with two in-color identical two by two inch photos. They are to be taken within six months of submission while wearing casual attire. The face of the applicant has to be in full view with an off white or white background. The distance from the bottom of the chin to the top of the head has to measure between an inch and an inch and three eighths. No kind of head gear can be worn for the picture. If one has a prescription for spectacles and a hearing aid they must have them on
Application Process
There are certain circumstances that allow for online US pass port renewal application filing or through mail. This normally includes a renewal, or a passport name change. However, filing in person is a good way to go, this way you’re confident that all paperwork submitted was proper and you’re not missing information that could delay the process.