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Filing a US passport application is the process to get a document needed when a citizen wants to travel to a place outside of the United States of America. Passports are an important to document that allow citizens to travel in and out of countries with ease. Adults as well as minors need to have their own passport. Minors below the age of sixteen and those of ages sixteen and seventeen have their own special requirements for the application process.

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.

Place of Birth

When making this application one has to show proof of citizenship first. They will need their birth certificate, a previously issued passport which must be undamaged, a naturalization certificate, a report of birth abroad by the responsible consular and a certificate of citizenship. In some cases one may lack all of the above or have unsatisfactory information. Due to that they will have to submit any secondary evidence that proves they are a US citizen.

Information

The application form has to be filled with the right information. It cannot be signed unless there is an agent representing the passport facility present. This means that signing cannot be done at any time before visiting the issuance facility. After visiting the facility one can now sign it in the presence of an authorized agent.

Pictures

The form is submitted along with two in-color identical two by two inch photos. They are to be taken within six months of submission while wearing casual attire. The face of the applicant has to be in full view with an off white or white background. The distance from the bottom of the chin to the top of the head has to measure between an inch and an inch and three eighths. No kind of head gear can be worn for the picture. If one has a prescription for spectacles and a hearing aid they must have them on

Passport Agency

To file the US pasport 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.