subject: How To Obtain Your Damaged Passport Replacement [print this page] A passport is needed if you are going to enter or exit this country. However, you might find that you have a damaged American passport. You also know that a damaged passport isn't acceptable. If there is anything that they can't read, you can have some serious trouble in another country. This is why you need to get this replaced.
There is a number of paperwork that is needed to get this done. When you do this, you can find that you are well on your way to getting your passport. However, there are some different types needed. You also have to make sure that you fill out this paperwork correctly. Here we will tell you what forms you will need and a bit of insider knowledge so that you don't have any problems.
The first thing that you will find is the form which is an application for you to get a fast passport. This is known as the DS-11. This will be signed in front of the people at the passport agency. If you sign it ahead of time as you can pull this form offline, then they will have you fill it out again and then sign it where they can see it.
While the DS-11 is your application, you also have to fill out the DS-64. The DS-64 is the form saying that your passport has been lost, stolen, or damaged. The thing you will find with this form is that they want some information and they want that information that you give to be detailed. They want to know what happened to it and how it happened.
The other thing you have to have is proof that you are a citizen of the United States. You will find that you have to show proof with either something from naturalization or an original birth certificate. If you are a legal citizen and you were born in the United States, then you will need your birth certificate. With this as well, you will need two photos.
The thing to know with the photos is that they have to be taken a certain way. You can't be smiling. They have to be 2 inches by 2 inches. They also have to be taken against a white background. If you do not have this, you will be denied. On top of that, you have to make sure that those pictures aren't older than six months.
Once you have done this, you can send it in to the State Department. If you need it quickly as you are going to be leaving the country in about two weeks or so, you will have to include your itinerary. Also, you will have to pay for all this. How much? This all depends on a few things like your circumstance. However, you can expect a State Department processing charge.
