Learn To Get An Emergency U S Passport Replacement

There are all sorts of scenarios where your might need to get a passport (passport) replacement very rapidly. Your old one might have expired and then all of a sudden your daughter overseas gives birth a month early. Someone in your family might become seriously ill or have an accident. Alternatively, something might crop at work that means you need to get on a plane in a hurry. If your existing passport is lost or stolen, you may need to get an emergency passport replacement.

Report Lost Passport

A lost or stolen passport must be reported immediately. If you are within the USA, the loss may be reported over the telephone to the US Department of State using a toll-free number. If abroad, you need to contact the nearest US Embassy or Consulate. The telephone call should be followed up by completing and signing Form DS-64, which is available over the Internet from an Acceptance Facility or passport agency.

Formal Papers

Form D-64 has to be completed using black ink and it must be legible. Answer every question as accurately and completely as you can. If you are later found to have given false information, you may be fined sent to prison. A different form is needed for a passport renewal application.

Apassportlication

Your next task is to complete a Form DS-11, Application for an American Passport. You will find this online or obtain it from an Acceptance Facility or Passport agency. There spaces for your name, contact detail, brief physical description, job and the name of your employer or your school. You will need to give information about your parents and if you have ever been married or used a different name. You also need to say where you are going to travel,whether you have ever had a previous passport and for your emergency contact details.

Passport Agency

You may not submit form DS-11 by mail. You must deliver it in person. Do not sign the form until asked to do so by an authorized Acceptance agent. If the passport is needed within four weeks so you can obtain a visa from another country, or within two weeks for international travel, you will need to make an apassportointment at the Regional Passport Agency.

Proof of Citizenship

In addition to completing Form DS-11, you will need to bring to your apassportointment evidence of US citizenship. This may be an old (undamaged) passport, a certified copy of your birth certificate issued by the state, county or city of birth, a consular report of a birth abroad, a Naturalization or Citizenship Certificate. A certified copy of a birth certificate will have an embossed, raised or multicolored seal and the signature of the Registrar.

Identification

There are other pieces of documentation you will need to take with you when you go to the Regional Agency. These are a passport photograph, the relevant fee and proof of identification. Your ID may be a valid driver’s license, a government ID, naturalization certificate, military ID or a previously issued passport that has not been damaged. You should also bring a photocopy of your Proof of ID.

Getting an emergency American passport replacement is reasonably simple. It is reassuring to know that this can be done very quickly. Once you have your new passport, it is a very good idea to take a photocopy, or at least write down the number and keep it in a safe place, just in case you need it again. Sometimes all you need is a online passport renewal application.