what is required to get an american passport?

Question

my mom wants to travel to mexico but she is not sure if she needs to get her passport or not

Answer 1

To obtain a passport for the first time, you need to go in person to one of 9,000 passport acceptance facilities located throughout the United States with two photographs of yourself, proof of U.S. citizenship, and a valid form of photo identification such as a driver’s license.

Acceptance facilities include many Federal, state and probate courts, post offices, some public libraries and a number of county and municipal offices. There are also 13 regional passport agencies, and 1 Gateway City Agency, which serve customers who are traveling within 2 weeks (14 days), or who need foreign visas for travel. Appointments are required in such cases.

There will be a fee, and yes, it is needed to leave or enter the country.

Answer 2

A passport is needed when travelling to another country. Thus, your mother must present her birth certificate to the Foreign Affairs Office to get a passport so that she will not have hard time coming back to US from Mexico. She might be mistaken as an illegal if she will not present an American passport upon her return.

Answer 3

Under the Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative (WHTI)

The proposed implementation timeline has two phases:

* Beginning January 23, 2007, ALL persons, including U.S. citizens, traveling by air between the United States and Canada, Mexico, Central and South America, the Caribbean, and Bermuda will be required to present a valid passport, Air NEXUS card, or U.S. Coast Guard Merchant Mariner Document, or an Alien Registration Card, Form I-551, if applicable.
* As early as January 1, 2008, ALL persons, including U.S. citizens, traveling between the U.S. and Canada, Mexico, Central and South America, the Caribbean, and Bermuda by land or sea (including ferries), may be required to present a valid passport or other documents as determined by the Department of Homeland Security. While recent legislative changes permit a later deadline, the Departments of State and Homeland Security are working to meet all requirements as soon as possible. Ample advance notice will be provided to enable the public to obtain passports or passport cards for land/sea entries.

New Application for a U.S. Passport
To obtain a passport for the first time, you need to go in person to one of 9,000 passport acceptance facilities located throughout the United States with two photographs of yourself, proof of U.S. citizenship, and a valid form of photo identification such as a driver’s license.

Acceptance facilities include many Federal, state and probate courts, post offices, some public libraries and a number of county and municipal offices. There are also 13 regional passport agencies, and 1 Gateway City Agency, which serve customers who are traveling within 2 weeks (14 days), or who need foreign visas for travel. Appointments are required in such cases.

You’ll need to apply in person if you are applying for a U.S. passport for the first time: if your expired U.S. passport is not in your possession; if your previous U.S. passport has expired and was issued more than 15 years ago; if your previous U.S. passport was issued when you were under age 16; or if your currently valid U.S. passport has been lost or stolen.

Routine Services (Form DS-11)
Non-Refundable

Age 16 and older: The passport application fee is $67. The execution fee is $30. The total is $97 .

Under Age 16: The passport application fee is $52. The execution fee is $30. The total is $82 .

The passport application fee includes the $12.00 Security Surcharge, which became effective March 8, 2005.

Answer 4

I proccess passports at the USPS. Yes , she will need a passport to fly out of the US. Yes it does cost $30. at the USPS or at any county court houses. $67.00 for the passport agency. You need 2 identical pictures on paper that can withstand 300 degrees. White or off white background only. You are alowed to smile. Just don't squint your eyes. Need to see color or eyes. You need your original State birth certifacate. No hospital one. (the one with baby feet is from hospital stating a birth cert. is filed at the state Passport agency will not accept. ) You also need ID such as driver's license or State ID with your picture on it. The USPS needs a check from you made out to US Dept of State or USPS can make out a USPS money order . Cash or debit card only for a MO. You can get your passport back in 2 weeks but it costs $60.00 extra to expidite it. If you are going in less than 2 weeks, you need your itinary and we Express it to and back from the passport agency. That costs $14.40 each way. Not all post offices proccess passports, though.

Answer 5

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Answer 6

Forms are at your local post office. Complete them. Have a two pictures made, take them and the form back to the post office where it will be verified in front of a post master. They put it in a sealed envelope and you mail it, with a check to the address on the instructional part of the form.

You will need a social security number to complete the form.

Answer 7

Yes, she needs a passport, visit your local post office, they have all the information and paperwork you need.

Answer 8

an american

Answer 9

A birth certificate, social security card, and proof of address bills etc.

Answer 10

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