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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. A letter
signed by the applicant addressed to "Attn: U.S. Passport Agency.."
explaining how the passport was damaged is required.
5.
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).
6.
Proof of Identity:
- A Valid Drivers Licence issued more than 6 months ago;
- If the above-mentioned Driver's License isn't available, then you need to supply an alternate form of identity.
6.
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.
7.
Completed
Cover Page and Credit Card Authorization forms
(print using the Print button on your browser)
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.
SUMMARY:
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
- Your mutilated passport
- 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
Fees:
Government Expedited Passport Fees:
$160.00 (Minor: $145.00)
TDS Fees to Hand Carry Application:
$175.00 for issue same day (Appointment required)
$130.00 for issue 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 -
$23.00 FedEx (Next Business Day - up to 3 passports)
$26.00 FedEx (Next Business Day - 4 or more passports)
$39.00 FedEx (Saturday Delivery)
Alaska, Puerto Rico, Hawaii, USVI -
$39.00 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.,
3 Embarcadero Center
Lobby Level, Suite 2
San Francisco, Ca 94111
URGENT
APPLICATIONS SHOULD BE SHIPPED TO TDS USING ONLY THE FEDEX
COMPANY
Processing Information
- 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.
- Passport applications submitted by mail to passport agencies
routinely take 6 to 8 weeks to be processed. TDS expedites
applications by hand carrying them to the U.S. Passport Agency,
and following up on the progress.
- Same-day issue applications (which may be issued Same
Day or within 24 hours) require proof of departure within
96 business hours of being submitted to the passport agency
and MUST be shipped to TDS using only the FEDEX Company.
- Urgent applications can be issued as fast as 1-3 business
days, less urgent applications are issued within 10+ days.
- 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 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
Travel
Document Systems
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