southernwrestling.net

Filling out a United States pass port application is a process whereby one applies to get a passport in order to be able to travel outside of the US. Each and every citizen has to hold this document if they wish to travel to destinations out of the US. There is a variation of requirements though for those below the age of sixteen, those who are sixteen and seventeen and those above the age of seventeen.

New Passport

A person who has never had the document must apply for the document. For those who had been issued with one when they were below sixteen years of age must also apply. Passports are only valid for a period of fifteen years so when this period elapses one should apply to renew it. In case it has been stolen, it has gotten lost or has been damaged in any way one has to get a new one too. Someone also needs to file changes to a US passport when they have a name change, such as a name change due to marriage or going back to a maiden name. This ensures all documentation has the same name.

Citizenship

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.

Proper Information

The forms for the application process have to be filled out with all the correct information. One must sign it in the presence of an agent to verify they wrote the information. This proves that the applicant is who they say they are and are not attempting to falsify documents

Pictures

To complete an application there must be two identical, full color photographs measuring two by two inches. In the photo one cannot have any sort of headgear on and has to be in ordinary street wear. It has to be fairly recent, within 6 months. The background of this picture must either be off white or white and should have the full view of the face. The measurement between the top part of the head and the bottom part of the chin has to be more than an inch and not below an inch and three eighths. If one has a medical prescription of eye glasses or a hearing aid they should have them on for the picture.

Passport Agency

To file the United States pass port renewal application one must present themselves in person not unless filing by mail or online. There is a fee payable for application and an extra amount for those that want the process to be hurried. They have a site where one may check the status of their application.