| 1. |
| ONE
APPLICATION FORM |
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Include
one DS5504 Application Form completely filled
in and don't forget to sign it! |
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Click HERE
to download a DS5504 |
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Sign it in the NEW NAME |
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The Identifying information should be in
the NEW name |
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If you
are changing your name to your married name
then your options are to: |
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Have maiden name as middle name (you may
have as many middle names as you want) |
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Leave your maiden name off altogether |
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IF AND ONLY IF your marriage certificate
allows it, you can hyphenate your maiden name
and married name. |
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| 2. |
| MOST
RECENT PASSPORT |
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Include
your previous U.S. Passport
issued for full term (5 to 10 years) that
has not been damaged in any way. This must
be the original passport ISSUED LESS
THAN 1 YEAR AGO. |
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If your passport was issued over a year ago
than it must be updated using the form for a
Passport
Renewal. |
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| 3. |
| PASSPORT
PHOTOS |
| Submit two
identical passport photos taken within the past
few months. |
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These should be 2x2,
white background, unaltered pictures that meet
the U.S. Governments PASSPORT
PHOTO REGULATIONS. |
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| Kinkos,
AAA, and Mailboxes Etc are examples of stores
that take passport photos. If you don't have
one of these stores located near you, try looking
in your local Yellow Pages under "Photographers
- Passport". |
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Find a KINKOS
near you. (Be sure to ask if they take passport
photos - now that Kinkos has merged with FedEx
not all their locations take passport photos).
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Find a AAA
near you (be sure to ask that they take passport
photos). |
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Find a MAILBOXES
ETC near you. |
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| 4. |
| PROOF
OF NAME CHANGE |
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Legal
Name Change Document. You will need to provide
one of the following. |
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Original Government Issued Marriage
Certificate. Religious certificates
are not accepted. |
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Original Court Divorce Papers
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Original Court Name Change Document
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Photocopies and notorized photocopies are
NOT accepted, all certificates must be originals
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| 5. |
| PROOF
OF TRAVEL |
| To expedite
your passport you must provide one of the following
to show your travel plans. |
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Copy of airline tickets, reservations, e-tickets,
cruise tickets, or itinerary showing possible
travel plans within the next 2 weeks to an international
destination. The travel plans must have the
applicants name printed on them. |
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A letter from the business or organization
arranging the trip requesting an expedited passport
from the passport agency. Here is an example
of how the letter could be worded. PDF,
WEB
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| 6. |
| AUTHORIZATION
LETTER |
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One letter of Authorization form
filled in and signed. This letter shows the
U.S. Passport Office that we have permission
to process your passport.
Please CALL OUR OFFICE
at 1-866-ITS-EASY (1-866-487-3279) and one of
our agents will instruct you to print out the
correct authorization letter. |
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| 7. |
| GOVERNMENT
FEES |
| Prepare
a check or money order for the Federal Government.
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The fee that the U.S. Passport
agency charges can be paid by check or money
order ONLY. Personal and company checks are
both fine. The check cannot be a starter check,
that is your check must have a name preprinted
on it. |
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One check / money order for $60
payable to "U.S. Department of State" |
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| INSTRUCTIONS |
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| 1. |
| IT'S
EASY ORDER FORM |
| Please fill
in and include an It's Easy Order Form along
with your order. |
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It's
Easy Order Form |
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| This form
gives us at It's Easy the information about
how to contact you, what service you are choosing,
how you are paying our service fee and how we
are shipping your application back to you. |
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| 2. |
IT'S
EASY SERVICE FEE
Include the It's Easy Service
Fee, payable by Credit Card, Money Order
or Check (no starter checks).
CLICK
HERE FOR OUR PROCESSING FEES!!!
For more detailed information about processing time
click HERE.
If you choose to pay the It's Easy Service fee by credit
card you will fill in the credit card information at
the bottom right of the It's Easy Order form.IMPORTANT:
If your instructions required you to go to an acceptance
agent make sure the It's Easy fees are NOT
sealed inside the postal sealed envelope. |
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| 4. |
| SHIP
YOUR PACKAGE |
Send
all the previous requirements, the It's Easy
order form, and if not included on the It's
Easy Order Form, the It's Easy service fee
and return shipping to the following address:
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IT'S EASY
360 LEXINGTON AVE
AIRLINE TRAVEL CENTER
NEW YORK, NY, 10017 |
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We STRONGLY
recommend you send your documents by FedEx
Priority Overnight. FedEx
has the most reliable drop off times for courier
services in the New York area. (They consistently
deliver before 10:30am). We also STRONGLY
recommend that you DO NOT
ship your packages using Express Mail especially
for next day / same day services. Express
Mail consistently delivers to our office after
12, at which point it may not be possible
to complete your order in a day. |
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| 5. |
| RELAX |
Congratulations
you're finished. Now sit back and relax! |
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| Do you
need a VISA for your trip?
Let us help - click HERE
to go to our visa processing section. |
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