Can i process my passport now even I'm still on probation?How long does it take?

Question

I'm from US and i just wanted to know if i can process a passport now even im still on my probation for 4 months.How long does it take? Do they make it harder for me since i have my criminal record? Thanks a lot..

Answer 1

4-6 weeks'make s no difference

Answer 2

OK the short answer is YES you can submit your application for a passport (the US State Department will do the process for you!).

However under 22 CFR 51.70 & 51.72 state and federal law enforcement agencies may request a denial of a passport for various reason including if a condition of probation is you are not allowed a passport or if your probation forbids your departing the USA or the juristiction of the court.

If your probation forbids a passport or departing the US then just wait the 4 months until your probation ends and then submit your application. Just a suggestion.

So, check the conditions of your probation, submit your application if none of the above apply to you and wait for your passport. Also the law states that a state of federal law enforcement agency MAY request a denial....not SHALL. The distinction is that may means they can but are not required where as shall means they must deny the passport. So their is a slim chance they could let it be approve even if your propbation states otherwise. But since 9/11 I would not count on that happening.

Answer 3

your passport may be deny :the article is long to read but you must know some things legally :
PASSPORT RESTRICTIVE ACTION AND FUTURE PASSPORT INFORMATION

Before any passport is issued, the passport applicant’s name is checked against a central name check system. A federal or state law enforcement investigative agency may request that a subject be placed in the passport name check system for notification before issuance even when there is no warrant or other court order. The written request should be sent to the Office of Passport Policy and Advisory Services (address below), and should include full biodata of the subject, the statute under which the subject is being investigated, and the agency address and phone number of the officer to be contacted.

A federal or state law enforcement agency may request the denial of a passport on several regulatory grounds under 22 CFR 51.70 and 51.72. The principal law enforcement reasons for passport denial are a federal warrant of arrest, a federal or state criminal court order, a condition of parole or probation forbidding departure from the United States (or the jurisdiction of the court), or a request for extradition. The HHS child support database and the Marshals Service WIN database are checked automatically for entitlement to a passport. Denial or revocation of a passport does not prevent the use of outstanding valid passports.

A request for denial should be in writing (delivered or faxed to the Office of Passport Policy and Advisory Services [address below]), and should include full biodata of the subject, a copy of the warrant of arrest and the name, agency address and phone number of the officer to be contacted. If an application is made, the State Department, in coordination with the requesting agency, will deny issuance of the passport.

Passport revocation may be effected when the person obtained the passport fraudulently, when the passport was issued in error, when the person’s certificate of naturalization was cancelled by a federal court, or when the person would not be entitled to a new passport under 22 CFR 51.70 (a) or (b). The physical revocation of a passport is often difficult, and an apparently valid passport can be used for travel until officially taken by an arresting officer or by a court.

To request passport revocation, law enforcement should make the request in writing to the Office of Passport Policy & Advisory Services (address below) with the subject’s name, including aliases, date and place of birth, social security number, known previous passports, last known address, copies of any court orders or warrants, and contact information.

Revocations are coordinated with the Department of Justice and the requesting agency. A passport will not be revoked when the whereabouts of the bearer is unknown. When there is a passport “hit” on an individual within the United States, based on the request, the interested law enforcement agency will be informed of the person’s address so that an arrest can be made.

The requesting agency works with the Department of Justice’s Office of International Affairs, Department of State L/LEI, the embassy and the foreign law enforcement establishment to effect the person’s return to the United States.

When a subject is routinely apprehended and has a passport, the passport may be retained by the law enforcement agency for evidentiary purposes. However, when it is no longer needed for the law enforcement purpose and the person is still in custody or subject to a bond or parole, the passport must be returned to the Department of State, Office of Passport Policy and Advisory Services.

U.S. Department of State - Passport Services
Office of Passport Policy and Advisory Services
3rd Floor
2100 Pennsylvania Ave.
Washington, D.C. 20037

here is the page where you may want to read the informations :
http://travel.state.gov/passport/ppi/info/info_870.html