The category "First Time Passport" applies to you, if:
- You are applying for a U.S. passport for the first time.
- Your previous U.S. passport was lost, stolen, or damaged.
- Your previous U.S. passport has expired & was issued more than 15 years ago.
- Your previous passport has expired and it was issued when you were under 16.
- Your name has changed since your passport was issued and you do not have a legal document formally changing your name.
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EMERGENCY
in just 8 hours - $299
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URGENT
in 48 hours - $169
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BUDGET
2 to 3 weeks - $39
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| GATHER Paperwork for New 1st Time Passport Application: |
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FOR EMERGENCY PASSPORT SERVICE ONLY: If you do not intend to order Emergency service, please skip this step.
- Before purchasing EMERGENCY passport service, you MUST make an appointment online - click here. There will be no exceptions. We will debit your credit card $70 (SEVENTY) NON-REFUNDABLE APPOINTMENT FEE and email you additional SAME-DAY SPECIFIC shipping instructions. If you use your appointment as scheduled, we will credit $70 towards your final payment. Therefore, it is not an additional fee. For more details, please see Terms & Conditions.
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Signed Letter of Authorization (2 copies) (Click HERE to download): Please print and complete two copies of this document. Photocopies not accepted. |
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Two (2) Identical Passport Photographs: To process your application, you are required to provide identical passport-style photographs. Government Agencies have specific regulations regarding the passport photographs. We recommend visiting professional photographer. |
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Two (2) Copies of Evidence of Immediate Travel: Copy of round trip ticket/itinerary indicating travel to a foreign country. If you do not have one, or are driving to Mexico/Canada, or need passport for any other personal matter, please write a letter addressed to US DEPT OF STATE, explaining the reason for expediting your passport issuance. The letter should indicate travel estimate date of travel and should be sign by the applicant. |
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Two (2) Copies New Passport Form (#DS-11): Fax or photocopies are not acceptable.
- Please DO NOT SIGN DS-11 until asked to do so by acceptance agent
- Complete Online - Form DS-11 (click here) - Department of State website will open in a new window. Choose "Apply for Passport Book" and click continue. After completing and printing out the application form in duplicate please print TWO COPIES. PLEASE PRINT OUT AND SUBMIT ONLY ONE-SIDED PAGES OF THE APPLICATION We will accept only applications completed online for EMERGENCY and RUSH services
- We ask you make a copy of the DS-11 or print it twice prior to visiting an acceptance agent. YOU WILL NEED TO SEND US A COPY.
- Please put PHYSICAL address as your home and permanent address (DO NOT PUT P.O. BOX). If you put P.O. BOX, your application will be rejected and delayed.
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Proof of Citizenship: You must provide ONE of the following:
- Original Previous U.S. Passport (even if it is expired)
- Original Birth Certificate issued by state, county or city health department or vital statistics bureau (if born in US), not hospital records. You can order one at http://www.vitalchek.com
- Original Certificate of Citizenship or FS-240, DS-1350 (if born outside the US)
- Original Certificate of Naturalization issued by USCIS (former INS).
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Proof of Identity: You must provide ONE of the following:
- Valid Driver’s License w/ photograph issued more than 4 months ago.
- Alternate Proof of Identity: If you do not poses a driver’s license or a driver’s license that meets the requirements above you may prove your identity with any one of these:
- Previous U.S. passport
- Naturalization Certificate
- Certificate of Citizenship
- Current, valid Government ID (city, state or federal), OR Military ID
- NOTE: Your Social Security Card does NOT prove your identity
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GOVERNMENT FEES:
- Please write a check payable to “U.S. Department of State” for $170. You should write your date of birth on the MEMO line of the check.
- $25 Execution fee, you can pay it in cash or by a separate check payable to “Passport Agent” (e.g. USPS). You should write your date of birth on the MEMO line of the check.
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RETURN SHIPPING FEES: In order to keep our prices competitive, we ask you to pay for your Passport return shipping from our office to your address. Because we use our FedEx account regularly, we get volume discounts and are willing to share them with you. Please select your preferred return shipping method and add /SHIPPING FEE/ to your payment. /IMPORTANT/: Fees are given per address and includes shipment of up to THREE passports/visas. If you have FOUR passports or more going to the same address, please add $15.00:
- FREE – Include Your Postage
- $15.00 - FedEx Express Saver
- $20.00 - FedEx Standard Overnight
- $25.00 - FedEx Priority Overnight
- $39.00 - FedEx SATURDAY Priority
- $39.00 - FedEx Standard Overnight to AK, HI
- $39.00+ - FedEx INTL. Priority Overnight
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TRAVEL VISA PRO FEES: Select the service you want to apply: Emergency, Urgent, Rush or Budget at the top of the page and proceed to online checkout. We accept the following payment types
- By Credit Card (Visa, Mastercard, Amex).
- REFERRED METHOD: By Check/Money Order. Make checks payable to "TRAVEL VISA PRO"
- By PayPal: Send payments to info@TravelVisaPro.com
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| GET Your Paperwork Authorized & Sealed by Acceptance Agent: |
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The Federal Government has established a specific set of rules that outlines exactly how this procedure must occur. Many travelers find this to be a confusing process, so we would like to stick to our basic value and demystify it. If you have any further questions about this process, please feel free to call Travel Visa Pro at (888) 470-8472.
The sealed envelope process is a way for a government official to verify your identity without requiring that you appear in person at a Passport Agency. Your application materials will be officially sealed into an envelope. Travel Visa Pro will carry this unopened envelope to the Passport Agency on your behalf to expedite issuance of the passport. The law allows that you have a right to have a representative carry this envelope to a Passport Agency as long as you have an urgent need for a passport. Locate the nearest Passport Acceptance Facility
Please follow these THREE steps to properly authorize and seal your documents:
FIRST, find the nearest Passport Acceptance Facility, which is usually a Post Office or County Courthouse or similar Government Office. We suggest that you call the Facility 1-800-275-8777 in advance to verify passport acceptance hours.
SECOND, visit the Passport Acceptance Facility with the items that Travel Visa Pro has listed (please have a copy of each of these documents):
1. You will need to take two personal checks for the government fees ($25 to Acceptance Agent (e.g. USPS) and $170 to Passport Services), although Post Offices should accept cash.
2. Do NOT hand your check for Travel Visa Pro to acceptance agent to seal inside the envelope. If it occurs you MUST send new one. Remember that Travel Visa Pro is not allowed to open the envelope either.
THIRD, ask the Passport Acceptance Facility to seal your materials into an official envelope that you can send to Travel Visa Pro. In sealing the materials, the official will need to check your ID, countersign your application, and in most cases sign your photographs as well. Occasionally, some of the facilities are reluctant to release the sealed envelope. Should you encounter this, please tell the Acceptance Agent that a courier service will deliver the materials to the Passport Agency. This Department of State policy is called "Hand Carrying of Executed Applications". The policy is detailed on page 31 and 44 of their Acceptance Agent Manual. |
| MAIL your application: |
| Sealed Envelope by Acceptance Agent 1. Letter of Authorization (original),
2. Proof of Citizenship (original, will be returned with new passport),
3. Proof of Identity (copy),
4. Evidence of Immediate Travel (copy),
5. COMPLETED & SIGNED DS-11 (signed).
6. Two Identical Passport Photos,
7. $170 Payment to US Dept. of State |
Outside Envelope to be mailed to Travel Visa Pro:
1. Letter of Authorization (original),
2. Proof of Citizenship (copy),
3. Proof of Identity (copy),
4. Evidence of Immediate Travel (copy),
5. COMPLETED & SIGNED DS-11 (copy)
6. Payment for "Travel Visa Pro". Make checks payable to "Travel Visa Pro". |
Please mail all required documents to us. We recommend you to send your paperwork via traceable, overnight FedEx delivery service to avoid loss of your documents. If we receive your documents before 9:30am, we will submit your paperwork to Passport Agency same morning. Otherwise, we will submit them the following day.
Follow specific instructions for EMERGENCY service option: In order to apply for a passport using our EMERGENCY Processing Service (8 hour processing) you must follow the shipping instructions below. Washington DC Passport Agency must receive your application no later than 10:30 AM EST. Therefore, we encourage you to use FEDERAL EXPRESS (FedEx) and you should select FIRST AM Overnight service (no signature required) in order for us to receive your application in time to be submitted using our EMERGENCY Passport Service. This service has a commitment time of 8:30AM EST.
Our address:
Travel Visa Pro
2021 Fillmore street,
San Francisco, CA 94115
1-415-229-3210 |
Address for EMERGENCY service:
Us Passport Service Guide
2021 Fillmore street,
San Francisco, CA 94115
1-415-229-3210 |
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