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First/New US Passport Requirements Apply to You If:
Your most recent passport is not in your possession (Misplaced, Lost or Stolen), In this case you have to complete and sign an extra form to report the loss of your passport to the US Government and must submit your birth certificate or an old expired passport (If you have one).
INCORRECT OR MISSING INFORMATION MAY RESULT IN REJECTION OF APPLICATION OR SIGNIFICANT DELAY.
MAIN STEP: Execution of the US Passport Application
Please take documents 1 to 7 (from the REQUIREMENT list below ) to US Passport Acceptance Facility near you www.iafdb.travel.state.gov/
Ask the clerk at the Passport Acceptance Facility to execute the passport application. Then the clerk places the following documents in a sealed envelope addressed to U.S. Passport Agency and return it to you (You must not open or tamper with this envelope).
- Application Form DS-11
You MUST create your own DS-11 by going through the ON LINE process of the Department of State Website.
Complete and print the form but do not sign this form until you appear before the authorized acceptance agent who must witness your signature.
Tips to Create Your Form DS-11:
1. For mailing address write your home/permanent address.
2. For your most recent passport number (if it applies to you & you don't know the number) write nine zeros (0) - Please make sure to white it out after you print the application.
3. For the date of issue of your most recent passport (if it applies to you & you don't know the date) write your best guess for the year (for month and day you can always write January 1).
4. If you don't know the date of birth of your spouse, ex-spouse or parents write your best guess for the year (for month and day you can always write January 1).
- Application Form DS-64
- Proof of U.S. Citizenship
- Passport Photographs
- Proof of Departure (Not more than 2 weeks if you don't need a visa for the country of your destination and 4 weeks if you need a visa)
- Authorization Letter
- Appropriate Fee ($135.00)
The clerk must write applicant's Full Name on the sealed envelope. Please make sure to make a COPY of the APPLICATION, AUTHORIZATION & TRAVEL ITINERARY for us before going to the Passport Acceptance Facility.
Send us the sealed envelope ASAP (It is time sensitive).and place the copies (application, authorization & Travel It.) and International Passport & Visa Service Request Form (Item 8 from the REQUIREMENT list below) outside the sealed envelope.
PLEASE NOTE: There will be a Significant Delay if you don't send us the above copies because the sealed envelop can be opened ONLY by government passport authorities and not us. AND we won't be able to process your passport application if we don't have your information.
Requirements:
1 - U.S. Passport Application Form DS-11 (see notes above)
You will create your own DS-11 by going through the on line process of the Department of State Website.
Form DS-64 if replacing a lost/stolen passport (sign and date this from)
2 - Proof of U.S. Citizenship
- If born in USA, original/certified copy of your birth certificate issued by the county or state health department or bureau of vital statistics OR a previous passport. To order your birth certificate, GO to www.vitalchek.com
- If born outside USA, Certificate of Citizenship, Certificate of Naturalization, Consular Report of Birth Abroad OR a previous US passport.
3 - Proof of Identity
- Valid driver license
- Photo ID (Issued by DMV)
- Government (Federal, State, municipal) employee ID card or pass
The above items should contain your signature AND physical description or photograph that is a good likeness of you.
4 - Two Recent US Standard Size Passport Photographs
Photographs must be:
- 2 x 2 inches in size, Identical, In color
- Taken within the past 6 months and show current appearance
- Full face, front view with a plain white or off-white background
- Between 1 inch and 1 3/8 inches from the bottom of chin to top of the head
- Taken in normal street attire
- Uniforms should not be worn in photographs except religious attire that is worn daily.
- Do not wear a hat or headgear that obscures the hair or hairline.
- If you normally wear prescription glasses, a hearing device, wig or similar articles, they should be worn for your picture.
- Dark glasses or nonprescription glasses with tinted lenses are not acceptable unless you need them for medical reasons. A medical certificate may be required.
5 - Proof of Travel - Copy of your travel itinerary OR A business letter on your company's letter.
You have to provide proof of your travel overseas in the next 2 weeks (if no visa is required for your trip) and in the next 4 weeks (if you need a visa for the country of your destination).
6 - International Passport & Visa Authorization Letter , completed and signed
7 - Government Fees - Two checks or money orders:
8 - International Passport & Visa Service Request Form
FEES:
1- Government Fee:
$160.00 ($135.00 + $25)
2- International Passport & Visa Service Fees:
$150.00 - Five (5) Working Days
$185.00 - Forty Eight (48) Hours
$260.00 - Next Day
$325.00 - Same Day
Please Note: The processing of passport applications start the day after you or your documents are at our office.
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Please send the sealed envelope and the copies to:
International Passport & Visa, Inc.
204 S Beverly Drive, Suite 115
Beverly Hills CA 90212
Tel: (310) 274-2020
Fax: (310) 274-4581
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