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OTHER PASSPORT INFORMATION
Obtaining A Passport in an Emergency
Passport agencies will expedite issuance in cases of
genuine, documented emergencies. If you are leaving within 5
days and need a passport, You can pay to have your passport
delivered to you by express mail. But you must arrange and
pay for this in advance. Check with the courthouse or post
office that accepts your application or with the nearest
passport agency for specific details.
If you plan to travel abroad frequently or if you stay
overseas for long periods of time, your relatives or
associates in the U.S. should have valid passports as well.
That way, should you become seriously ill or involved in some
other emergency, they could travel without delay.
Diplomatic and Official Passports
If you are being assigned abroad on U.S. Government
business and are eligible to apply by mail for a no-fee
passport (no-fee regular, official, diplomatic), you must
submit the mail-in application form, your authorization to
apply for a no-fee passport, your previous passport, and two
photographs to the Passport Agency in Washington D.C. for
processing.
Additional Visa Pages
If you require additional visa pages before your passport
expires, obtain them by submitting your passport to one of
the passport agencies listed in another chapter. If you
travel frequently to countries requiring visas, you may
request a 48 -page passport at the time you apply. There is
no additional charge for extra pages or for a 48-page
passport.
Change of Name
If you have changed your name, you will need to have your
passport amended. Fill out Form DSP-19, Passport Amendment
Validation Application, which is available from any office
that is authorized to accept passport applications. Submit
the DSP-19 along with proof of the name change (a marriage
certificate, divorce decree, or certified court order) to the
nearest passport agency. There is no fee for this service.
An Altered or Mutilated Passport
If you mutilate or alter your U.S. passport in any way
(other than changing the personal notification data), you may
render it invalid, cause yourself much inconvenience, and
expose yourself to possible prosecution under the law
(Section 1543 of Title 22 of the U.S. Code).
Mutilated or altered passports should be turned in to
passport agents, authorized postal employees, or U.S.
consular offices abroad.
Loss or Theft of a U.S. Passport
Safeguard your passport. Its loss could cause you
unnecessary travel complications as well as significant
expense. If your passport is lost or stolen in the United
States, report the loss or theft immediately to Passport
Services, 1425 K Street, N.W., Department of State,
Washington D.C. 20524 or to the nearest passport agency.
Should your passport be lost or stolen abroad, report the
loss immediately to the local police and to the nearest U.S.
embassy or consulate. If you can provide the consular officer
with the information contained in your passport, it will
facilitate issuance of a new passport. Therefor, photocopy
the data page of your passport and keep it in a separate
place. In addition, leave the passport number, date, and
place of issuance with a friend or relative in the United
States.
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