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Applicant
must meet the following qualifications:
* Applicant is in possession of
a valid passport, AND;
* Applicant was at least 16 when passport was issued;
* Applicant wishes to secure a duplicate passport.
If applicant meets the above requirements
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FAQ: Expedited
Passports
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US citizens can legally possess two passports. Yes, you can have
the normal 10-year passport plus a second, limited validity passport,
normally valid for 1 or 2 years. Commonly referred to as "Duplicate
Passports", second passports offer
the ability to travel internationally while processing a visa in
the US or to visit countries who do not allow entry to passport
holders with stamps from enemy countries.
Although often called Duplicate US Passports,
a second passport is not a duplicate passport.
The second passport will have its own dates of
issue and expiration and their own passport numbers. This is a critical
difference between a second passport and a duplicate. In order to
get a second passport, the applicant must prove that they are in
possession of their standard 10-year passport and that they truly
need the second passport. The US State Department prefers to limit
the number of duplicate passports, so your reasons
must be honest and valid - otherwise the second passport may not
be issued.
The two most common reasons people request duplicate passports
is due to travel within the middle easy including Israel. Many middle
eastern countries will now allow entry to a traveler whose passport
has an Israeli entry or exit stamp. Having a duplicate passport
allows the traveler to enter and exit a country using one passport
and then enter another country by providing the second passport.
The second reason for a duplicate passport is to
obtain visas while traveling. By having a second passport,
a traveler can travel outside of the US while leaving the second
passport in the US for visa processing.
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