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| Please
read the explanation of each services below as it will guide you for which service
you need: |
| NEW
UPDATES: Effective November 1, 2005 all passport
applications submitted via JIDS must be completed
on-line www.travel.state.gov
, so they will contain the required 2D bar-code.
Once completed and the “submit”
button is clicked, and application is created
and printed, applicant must sign and submit
with the required documents to Just-In Document
Service, Inc. |
| Please note: in case any
additional documents are required, missing or incorrect document, or if the passport
agency or consulates cannot process your request or if any special circumstances
arise during processing you will be notified as soon as we are notified ( usually
within 24 hrs). |
- Additional
Pages-Cannot use DS-19
form, must use
form # DS-4085.
This form is for adding additional pages
in the passport. Please be advised that
adding pages in the passport may no longer
be available in the future. If this is
enforced you will have to re-apply for
a new booklet every time its pages become
full. We will advise as soon as it becomes
official. For now adding pages must
use #DS-4085.
- Name Change-As
of today form
# DS-5504
will be used instead of DS-19 if
passport name is changed within 1 year
of issue date. If name change is more
than 1 year form issue date of passport
than form DS-82 must be used.
2 passport size 2x2 passport quality photos
with a white background must accompany
the request and a new booklet will be
issued, and the old one will be returned.
This is in addition to the requirements
listed.
- Extension
of limited validity passport/Extension
of 2nd duplicate passport
-Form DS-82 and need 2 new passport
size and quality photos 2 x 2 in size
with white background. The limited passport
will be canceled and any valid visas will
have to be reapplied for.
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| New Passport Applicant |
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| You are considered
a first time applicant if the following is applicable for you: |
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| Renewal of Passport |
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| You are
renewing a passport if the following is applicable for you:
| | - You can submit
my most recent passport.
- You were at least 16 years old when your most
recent passport was issued.
- You were issued your most recent passport
less than 15 years ago.
- You use the same name as on your most recent
passport, OR, you have changed your name marriage or court order and can submit
proper documentation to reflect your name changes.
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the above applicable for you then see: Passport Renewal Instructions
If not you need to use either: First time applicant instructions
or Child under 16 instructions or
Lost/stolen instructions depending
on your situation. | |
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| Applicants Under 16 Years |
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| Follow these
instruction if you are applying for passport and you are under the age of 16.
A Parent or legal guardian of the child must appear at a local post office or
court house where the passport application is signed. Applicants 14 years or older
must accompany the parent. These instructions are used whether or not the child
has had a previous passport. See: Instructions for Applicants Under
16 Years. |
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| Lost or Stolen Passport |
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| If your passport was
stolen, lost or damaged and still valid then you need Instructions for a Lost or Stolen Passport. If you
have a lost or stolen United States passport you must make an appearance at a
local post office or court house to sign the passport forms. The passport application
is then sent to Just In Document Service, Inc for process. |
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| Changing the Name on a Valid Passport |
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| If you have changed
your name from the name on your current passport then you need to follow these
instructions. You will submit evidence of the name change such as a marriage certificate,
a certified court order or other satisfactory evidence. Traveling with conflicting
names on your ID, passport and plane tickets can cause problems so updating the
US passport is important. See Name Change Instructions |
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| Passport Additional Pages |
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| If your passport have
run out of visa pages then you need to follow these instructions. Your valid passport
will have 24 new pages added. See Adding Passport Visa Pages |
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| Extending A Limited Passport |
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| If your current passport
was only issued for 1 year or less you may extend its validity to the full 5 or
10 years. Extension of limited passports usually requires the submission of sufficient
proof of citizenship or the document indicated on actual passport. See Extending the Validity of Limited.
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| Obtain
a Second Passport |
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| Select
this process if you need 2 valid passports for security or other reasons. (i.e.
a second passport in addition to your current, valid passport) |
