I will be traveling out of the US in a month and a half or so and need to get my passport. I went to www.travel.state.gov to find out how to go about it, since this is my first time. I read that I can print out the application and then bring it in with me. My question is: "Can we just print the application on regular white printer paper?" According to the webpage it says that the application has to be printed on matte surface paper.
Here's the page that states exactly that:
http://travel.state.gov/passport/forms/forms_847.html
So is it okay on regular white printer paper?
2006-12-14 14:32:12 · 6 answers · asked by Isaiah's Momma 1 in Travel ➔ Travel (General) ➔ Other - Destinations
Yes, regular all-purpose white 8 1/2" x 11" printer paper is just fine. It says "matte," so you don't use glossy papers like your standard photo stock.
The whole point of filling it out online is so that your answers will be encoded into a 2-D barcode that will print on the left side of the page. Their computers can scan your app, making the process go faster somehow. So use a nice laser printer to make a good clean original printout of your application, and you'll be good to go!
2006-12-15 19:10:33 · answer #1 · answered by just_treva 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It would not even be close to a photo on gloss paper. It with use more ink as then regular paper would absorb more ink. Also the picture would lose a lot of the true color effect. I give it 3, and that's saying a lot
2016-05-24 17:41:53 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes. The site is just trying to tell you not to print it using photographic paper.
2006-12-14 14:43:08 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes. "Matte" in this instance means "not shiny."
2006-12-14 14:35:58 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, that is how I did it and there was no problem.
2006-12-14 21:39:48 · answer #5 · answered by Molly 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i don't think so. bcaz it has some watermark in it.
2006-12-14 16:53:49 · answer #6 · answered by aamirm77 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋