What it takes to get a passport...
in case you're interested.
1. Go to USPS.com
2. Fill out the passport form online (this will save you time at the post office)
3. Get your passport photo taken (I did mine at the local FexEx Kinkos for $12.95)
4. Find your birth certificate and be willing to give it up temporarily (soc. sec. card won't do)
5. Locate a post office near you that is a passport processing center (not all locations are. my city has just one passport post office).
6. Bring CASH or CHECK to pay for it (no credit cards, sucky i know)
7. Wait approx. three weeks for your passport to arrive. If it doesn't, start worrying and call.
A few things I did wrong...
1. went to the wrong post office
2. went to the post office without all my info (um, hello...when was my dad born? And what city was my mom born in?)
3. forgot my check book
But finally, after three trips to the post office, I have successfully turned in my application (and mailed off those damn Native sunglasses to get repaired/replaced). Now all I have to do is wait patiently...
1. Go to USPS.com
2. Fill out the passport form online (this will save you time at the post office)
3. Get your passport photo taken (I did mine at the local FexEx Kinkos for $12.95)
4. Find your birth certificate and be willing to give it up temporarily (soc. sec. card won't do)
5. Locate a post office near you that is a passport processing center (not all locations are. my city has just one passport post office).
6. Bring CASH or CHECK to pay for it (no credit cards, sucky i know)
7. Wait approx. three weeks for your passport to arrive. If it doesn't, start worrying and call.
A few things I did wrong...
1. went to the wrong post office
2. went to the post office without all my info (um, hello...when was my dad born? And what city was my mom born in?)
3. forgot my check book
But finally, after three trips to the post office, I have successfully turned in my application (and mailed off those damn Native sunglasses to get repaired/replaced). Now all I have to do is wait patiently...
Comments
you should start a countdown, it's umm...kind of soon! :)