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2.
Two recent
professional passport-type photographs
3.
Letter of Authorization.
- You must print,then complete and include TWO COPIES of a Letter "Attn: U.S Passport Agency" stating:
"I, (applicant name), hereby authorize Travel Document Systems
to pick up my passport, and to discuss the status of my application
with the Passport Services staff."
- Click here to print
a sample of the Authorization Letter.
- One copy of this letter, with original signature in BLUE
INK, should be placed inside your sealed envelope by
the passport clerk and the other should be paper-clipped to the
outside of that envelope
4.
Proof of U.S. Citizenship:
- A certified
birth certificate, issued by state or county health department
or vital statistics bureau (not hospital certificates); -or-
- A naturalization
certificate; -or-
- A certificate of citizenship; -or-
- A Consular report of birth abroad; -or-
- A previous U.S. passport (if issued more
than 15 years ago, or you were under 16 years when your most recent passport was issued).
5.
Appointment:
If you require an emergency passport issued in 1-3 business days, you must have an appointment to proceed. Please call 1-888-874-5100 for an appointment. TDS must receive your document at least one business day prior to your appointment.
6.
Completed
Cover Page and Credit Card Authorization forms
(print using the Print button on your browser)
7.
Application Form
for child under 16 years click here
- Effective February 01, 2004, all minor children applying for passports are required to appear in person at the local acceptance agency.
8.
Execution of your Passport Application:
- Take the above requirements to your local acceptance agent for Passport
Applications (usually a post office or county clerk or court house).
- Pay the clerk the U.S. government fee, including rush fees and execution fees:
- $160.00 for adults,
- $145.00 for children under 16 years.
Be prepared to write two checks for the total amount, as the clerk will retain $25.00 execution fee.
Please write your name and date of birth on the check.
Credit cards are not accepted for this part of the transaction.
Ask the clerk to execute the passport application documents and place them in a sealed envelope addressed to "U.S. Passport Agency". (You must not open this envelope again before shipping it).
9.
Before all your documents are sealed:
Please be sure to make two separate copies of:
- The Application Form DS-11
- The Letter of Authorization
- The Proof of Departure (Itinerary)
The following items must be placed inside the sealed envelope executed by the Passport Clerk, then all documents should be placed inside a Fedex envelop for shipping to Travel Document Systems, Inc.
- Your Proof of U.S. Citizenship
- The Application Form DS-11, the photographs and the appropriate Government fees
- The Letter of Authorization
- The Proof of Departure (Itinerary)
The following items must be attached (paper-clip) to the outside of the sealed envelope.
- A copy of the Application Form DS-11
- A copy of the Letter of Authorization
- A copy of the Proof of Departure (Itinerary)
- A completed Cover Page and fees for TDS expediting services
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Total Government Fees: |
$160.00 |
(Minor $145.00) |
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TDS Fees to Hand Carry Application:
$175.00 for issue same-day (Appointment Required)
$130.00 for issue in 48 - 72 business hours (Appointment Required)
$ 75.00 for issue in 10+ days.
Urgent service: Please call 1.888.874.5100 prior to shipping to confirm appointment
Return Postage
Continental USA Only -
$20.00 FedEx Letter (Next Business Day - up to three passports)
$23.50 FedEx Package Envelope (Next Business Day - overweight package)
$14.50 FedEx 2nd Business Day
$35.00 FedEx Letter (Saturday Delivery)
Alaska, Puerto Rico, Hawaii, USVI -
$35.00 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
Please forward the completed requirements; sealed envelope, authorization
letter, copy of tickets or itinerary, and payment by Federal Express
to:
TRAVEL DOCUMENT SYSTEMS, INC.
Three
Embarcadero Center Suite Two, Lobby Level
San
Francisco CA 94111
URGENT
APPLICATIONS SHOULD BE SHIPPED TO TDS USING ONLY THE FEDEX COMPANY
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Your
application will be hand carried to the Passport Agency in
San Francisco. 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.
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Urgent
issue applications (which may be issued in 48 hours or less)
require proof of departure within four business
days of being submitted to the passport agency and MUST be
shipped to TDS using only the FEDEX Company.
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Urgent applications can be issued as fast as same-day or two business
days, less urgent applications are issued within 10+ days.
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Passport
applications submitted by mail to passport agencies routinely
take 4 to 6 weeks to be processed. TDS expedites applications
by hand carrying them to the U.S. Passport Agency, and following
up on the progress. Please note that TDS is not in a position
to be able to offer any guarantees of passports to be issued
by a specific date. Issue is determined by the urgency of
your departure, the acceptance of your appplication without
addidtional information being required, and passport agency
workloads, particularly during peak travel periods.
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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). Attach a typewritten note requesting a
48-page passport to the passport application.
PLEASE
FOLLOW THESE INSTRUCTIONS CAREFULLY. MISSING OR INCORRECT INFORMATION
MAY RESULT IN SIGNIFICANT DELAYS
INFORMATION
AND FEES ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE WITHOUT NOTICE.
REVISED 01/2008
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