subject: Check Online For All The Terms Of A New Passport [print this page] Individuals, who do not have a passport or who have an expired passport, should look online for ways to get a new passport. While the search and the process will not be horribly troublesome, it will be a process that takes time. So, instead of rushing at the last minute before that trip abroad, consider completing this task soon. For the individuals who are reading this advice too late, consider an independent expediting service.
Those who have never had a passport before or fit into certain criteria will need to make an appearance in a government facility that falls under the Department of State's Bureau of Consular Affairs, Office of Passport Services and Customer Service. Those who lost their passport as well as those whose passport was issued over fifteen years ago must also make an appearance at such a facility. Form DS-11 will be needed for these circumstances.
Form DS-11 is a relatively normal form, meaning that it will ask the standard questions of name and social security number. However, it will also ask some minor family history, so those who do not feel they are fully acquainted with this kind of information should be near a computer or another source of information. This form can be completed online or printed and then completed with a pen.
Upon the completion of Form DS-11, an applicant will need to prove their United States of America citizenship to attain a passport application. This can be done with a variety of different documents; two of the most common ones are certificate of citizenship and birth certificate. With another search online, an individual can figure out how to attain both of these.
After proving citizenship, citizens will need to supply proof that they are who they say they are. This can be done multiple ways, as well. For instance, a valid driver's license will work for this. However, if an individual does not have access to any of the primary identification methods, he or she can use secondary identification methods. For a list of the appropriate methods, check the government's Web site.
The original copy of the proof of identity is needed, as well as a photocopy of that proof of identity. There are specific stipulations for how an individual needs to go about copying the identification, such as paper size and positioning on the paper. Therefore, before an individual jumps the gun, he or she should go online to understand these stipulations more clearly.
Photographs are the most fun of any part of identification, which is why individuals should smile for their pictures. As one might imagine, there are mandated guidelines for how the picture should be taken, its size, and whatnot. In addition, individuals must not wear uniforms in the picture, unless they are religious uniforms that are normally worn everyday.
