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REQUIREMENTS TO EXPEDITE U.S. PASSPORT
PASSPORT RENEWAL
You
should apply for a passport renewal if you answer Yes to all
the following questions:
I
have a passport that is not damaged -and-
I
received it within the past 15 years -and-.
I
was over the age of 16 years when it was issued -and-
I
still have the same name as in the passport (or I can legally
document my name change by marriage or court order.)
1.
Completed application form DS-82
- For use only if the passport was issued less than 15 years ago
and the applicant was over age 16 years when the current passport was issued.
- If your passport was issued more than one year ago and you require an amendment such as a name change, you must submit the correct documentation required for a name change by marriage or court order. All documents submitted for a name change or a data correction must bear the official seal of the issuing authority. Photocopies and notarized documents are not accepted.
- Applicants requesting expedited passport service through TDS, MUST now use an online version of the form DS-82, rather than handwriting the required personal data.
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2.
Two recent
professional passport-type photographs
3.
Letter of Authorization.
- You must Print, then complete and include a Letter addressed "Attn: U.S Passport Agency" stating:
"I, (applicant name), hereby authorize Travel Document Systems
to pick up my passport, and discuss the status of my application
with the Passport Services staff."
- Click here to print
a sample of the Authorization Letter.
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The letter must be signed using BLUE INK
4.
Cover Page and Credit Card Authorization forms
(print using the Print button on your browser)
5. Submit your most recently
issued passport.
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The passport must have been issued less than
15 years ago
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The bearer must have reached their 16th birthday
before the passport issue date.
6. Include proof of
the departure date from the USA
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Copy of travel agency or airline itinerary or airline tickets
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Or, letter on employer's stationery confirming applicant's
immediate international travel requirement
Fees:
Government Expedited Passport Renewal Fee: $135.00
TDS Fees to Hand Carry Passport Application:
$ 75.00 for issue in 10+ Business days
Very urgent
applications can be issued between 1 and 3 business days. For more urgent issue please follow our Washington DC or San Francisco instructions.
Return Postage
Continental USA Only -
$23.00 FedEx (Next Business Day up to 3 passports)
$26.00 FedEx (Next Business Day 4 or more passports)
$39.00 FedEx (Saturday Delivery)
Alaska, Puerto Rico, Hawaii, USVI -
$39.00 FedEx Next Day Letter (No Saturday Delivery)
Include
credit card authorization, a check or money order payable to "Travel
Document Systems, Inc." for TDS Handling Fee, Consular Fee,
and return FedEx.
Processing
Instructions
Send the
above documents by Federal Express to:
TRAVEL
DOCUMENT SYSTEMS, INC.
641 Lexington Ave, Suite 1435
New York, NY 10022
URGENT
APPLICATIONS SHOULD BE SHIPPED TO TDS USING ONLY THE FEDEX
COMPANY
Processing
Information
- Your
application will be hand carried to the Passport Agency.
There, the Passport Agent will examine the
application and if all documents are in order, assign a date
the passport will be issued, according to departure date from
the U.S. Passport applications submitted by mail to passport
agencies routinely take 6 to 8 weeks to be processed.
- Urgent
issue applications can be issued in between 1 and 3 business days. For urgent issue please follow Washington DC or San Francisco instructions.
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- A 48-page
business travelers passport can be issued in lieu of the usual
24-page passport on request at no additional charge (however,
ONLY if the larger books are available at the time of issue).
Submit a written request on your letterhead applying for a 48-page passport.
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