New Passport

NEW !!! " Beginning April 1, 2011, the U.S. Department of State will require the full names of the applicant’s parent(s) to be listed on all certified birth certificates to be considered as primary evidence of U.S. citizenship for all passport applicants, regardless of age. Certified birth certificates missing this information will not be acceptable as evidence of citizenship. This will not affect applications already in-process that have been submitted or accepted before the effective date. " This is commonly referred to as the LONG FORM BIRTH CERTIFICATE. A certified birth certificate has a registrar's raised, embossed, impressed or multicolored seal, registrar's signature, and the date the certificate was filed with the registrar's office, which must be within 1 year of your birth. Please note, SHORT (abstract) versions of birth certificates are now not acceptable for passport purposes.

REQUIREMENTS FOR A NEW PASSPORT:

Two passport type photos. We recommend that you have these pictures taken by a facility familiar with passport photo requirements such as Walgreens, CVS, etc.
Proof of U.S. citizenship which may be one of the following:
- Original U.S. issued birth certificate
- Original U.S. Naturalization Document
- An expired U.S. passport that was issued for 10 years

An International Passport Visa letter of authorization
All of the above must be taken in person to an authorized Passport Acceptance Agent
For a list of a Passport Acceptance Facility near you CLICK HERE
Please note that the Passport Agency Deputy is required to charge an execution fee of $25.00 and should be paid separately from the Passport Agency fees
The Passport Acceptance Agent Deputy will collect all of the above documents and place into an envelope that will be sealed by the Deputy.
Do not open this envelope once sealed as it will void your application
Inform the clerk you will forward sealed envelope to a private service for processing
Completed Credit Card Authorization form

NOTE! For New Passports ONLY: when applying with the Acceptance agent:

Make a copy of every document to be sealed in envelope by Acceptance Agent.
Place the copies into the overnight envelope shipped to us along with the envelope sealed by the Acceptance Agent. If NOT your documents will be returned at your expense and can cause delays.

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