Learn How To Replace A Damaged U.S. Passport
The documents used for official travel between countries are called passports. The presentation of those documents is required before border officials permit persons to cross the borders between the countries. Passports should be handled carefully so that damage to them can be avoided as damage might interfere with their reading or scanning. A damaged US passport is difficult to process and should therefore be fixed.
Reporting The Damage
Depending on the extent of the damages to passports, they may not require a report to the authorities. However, because of possible rejection of the passports by airline officials, it is best to have the situation remedied. A solution to the problem could come about by replacing the document and this should be done as quickly as possible.
Keep The Damaged Document
To affect the solution, a report and an application for replacing the damaged document should be made to authorized entities. The document is required to be submitted at the time of the application. This is necessary because an official check on the document must be carried out for two reasons. The reasons for the check are to establish the identity of the owner and confirm that the damage did not result from fraudulent tampering.
Picture Removal
With the onset and increase in the incidents of identity theft, persons may attempt to remove pictures from passports. The intention in those instances is usually to replace the pictures with their own or those of others if they are working for other persons. Similar replacements could also be attempted with names and dates. Any such attempts, however, can be detected by the authorities.
Other Documents
After thorough checking, passports might be returned to owners or could be held even after they have passed the inspection. Also required for submission are comprehensive authentic birth certificates in addition to naturalization papers or older unblemished passports. Additionally, a valid drivers' license,papers for national identification or government or military picture identification are also accepted.
Photograph Replacement
Applicants also need to submit photographs for the replacement passports. The photographs should be identical as well as passport-sized and there should be two of them. There are specific places where these pictures may be obtained, including some agencies that facilitate the application process. The pictures must be of a high quality as poor quality photographs delay the replacement process.
Fees
Fees are required for payment for the replacement process. One fee is for covering the cost of verifying the replacement application, with covering the cost of expediting the process being the purpose of the other fee. The two fees need to be paid to the authorizing agent when the application is made and various methods of making payment can be utilized. These methods are inclusive of checks, except starter checks, money orders, cash, or debit cards. Payment by credit cards is not acceptable. One final requirement is for an explanation for the damages on the passports to be given on a specific passports forms.
Reporting The Damage
Depending on the extent of the damages to passports, they may not require a report to the authorities. However, because of possible rejection of the passports by airline officials, it is best to have the situation remedied. A solution to the problem could come about by replacing the document and this should be done as quickly as possible.
Keep The Damaged Document
To affect the solution, a report and an application for replacing the damaged document should be made to authorized entities. The document is required to be submitted at the time of the application. This is necessary because an official check on the document must be carried out for two reasons. The reasons for the check are to establish the identity of the owner and confirm that the damage did not result from fraudulent tampering.
Picture Removal
With the onset and increase in the incidents of identity theft, persons may attempt to remove pictures from passports. The intention in those instances is usually to replace the pictures with their own or those of others if they are working for other persons. Similar replacements could also be attempted with names and dates. Any such attempts, however, can be detected by the authorities.
Other Documents
After thorough checking, passports might be returned to owners or could be held even after they have passed the inspection. Also required for submission are comprehensive authentic birth certificates in addition to naturalization papers or older unblemished passports. Additionally, a valid drivers' license,papers for national identification or government or military picture identification are also accepted.
Photograph Replacement
Applicants also need to submit photographs for the replacement passports. The photographs should be identical as well as passport-sized and there should be two of them. There are specific places where these pictures may be obtained, including some agencies that facilitate the application process. The pictures must be of a high quality as poor quality photographs delay the replacement process.
Fees
Fees are required for payment for the replacement process. One fee is for covering the cost of verifying the replacement application, with covering the cost of expediting the process being the purpose of the other fee. The two fees need to be paid to the authorizing agent when the application is made and various methods of making payment can be utilized. These methods are inclusive of checks, except starter checks, money orders, cash, or debit cards. Payment by credit cards is not acceptable. One final requirement is for an explanation for the damages on the passports to be given on a specific passports forms.
