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PROCEDURE FOR PASSPORT NAME CHANGE
Please follow the procedure accordingly to avoid processing
delay. An incomplete or incorrectly completed application
will delay the issuance of the passport.
Effective
September 26, 2005, as an additional security enhancement,
Passport Services will no longer amend valid passports. Instead,
customers requesting name changes, extension of validity for
limited passports, or correction of a printing error will apply
for replacement passports.
Please send the following
documents to Travel the World Visas for processing:
1) Actual
passport that needs the
change
2)
Two recent original passport size photographs (2” x 2”) on a
white or clear background (click here
for the regulations for acceptable passport-type photograph)
3) One completed and signed passport application form. Must have an Original Signature.
(Please choose the form below that
applies to your case)
a) If the
change is within one year after issuance, please fill out form DS
5504
(U.S. Passport Re-Application Form). IMPORTANT: U.S. Passport Agency
REQUIRES that you fill out the
DS-5504 application form on-line, click
here. After filling out the form on-line, please print
the completed form and sign. Please fax us a copy at
530-579-3315
b) If the
change is more than one year after issuance, please fill out
form
DS-82
(Application
for a U.S. Passport By Mail). IMPORTANT:
Passport Agency
REQUIRES that you fill out the
DS-82 application form on-line, click
here. After filling out the form on-line, please print
the completed form and sign. Please fax us a copy at
530-579-3315.
4) Original or certified true copy of the document
showing the name change (example: Marriage License, Court
Order, Divorce Decree, etc.)
5) Signed letter of authorization.
Must have an
Original Signature.
6) Proof of Departure (one of the following if
requesting for a rush processing)
● Copy of the flight itinerary
● Copy of the airline ticket
or
● Letter
from your company stating intended travel plans
7) Government fee:
(NOTE: Our company can issue check to the Passport Agency)
● Rush Processing (Same Day up to 10 Business
Day Processing)
a) $142.00 Check or Money Order Payable to “Department of State”
(If the
change is within one year after issuance)
b)$170.00 Check
or Money Order Payable to “Department of State” (If the
change is more than one year after issuance)
8)
Travel the World Visas Service Order Form
Service Fee:
$145.00/person/passport – Same Day Processing**
$135.00/person/passport – Next Day Processing
$115.00/person/passport – 4 to 5 Business Day Processing
$
85.00/person/passport –
10 Business Day Processing
Return Mail Fee:
$25.00 (1-3 passports) Overnight Delivery
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$19.00 (1-3 passports)
2-Day Delivery [ ]
$45.00 (1-3 passports)
Saturday Delivery [ ]
For Alaska and Hawaii, please add $15.00 on the Return Mail Fee
**MAILING
INSTRUCTIONS:
FOR PASSPORT APPLICATIONS TO BE PROCESSED
SAME DAY: IMPORTANT:
Please send your documents by UPS "Early Morning
Delivery" OR
FedEx "First Overnight" AND call us with your UPS or
FedEx tracking number. YOUR PACKAGE MUST BE IN OUR
OFFICE BY 8:00 A.M. FOR SAME DAY PROCESSING.
Please send
all the required documents mentioned above and
payment
(Money Order, Company Check,
Cashier’s Check, American Express, Visa or MasterCard)
by FedEx OR UPS to:
TRAVEL THE WORLD VISAS, INC.
1930
18TH STREET NW, UNIT #1
WASHINGTON DC 20009
TOLL-FREE:
1-866–886-8472
LOCAL TEL:
202-223-8822
FAX:
530-579-3315
Requirements and fees are subject to change without prior
notice. All fees are non-refundable, if your application was
denied by the consulate or the Passport Agency, or if you
withdraw your application that has already been submitted to the
consulate or Passport Agency.
Travel the World Visas acts only as an agent, and accepts no
responsibility for the services of any Travel Agent, Consulate,
Passport Agency or Embassy in connection with the granting of
visas, nor for any delays, loss of passports occasioned by such
services or the U.S. Mail. Damage compensation is not
available.
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