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REQUIREMENT OF APPLYING A NEW US PASSPORT
DOCUMENTS
1. A completed US Passport Application Form DS-11 Please fill out the form ONLINE, and click the button "Create Form", and print it out. (Fill out the form DS-11)
2. A Certified birth certificate (with parents name on it) issued by the city, the county or the state, Or Naturalization Certificate, Or Certificate of Citizenship.
3. A copy of current, valid Driver's license or Government ID: city, state or federal issued ID with photo
4. 2 Identical Passport photos, 2x2 inches, front face, white background
(We offer on site photo service with $10 for 2 photos)
5. 2 signed Letter of Authorization(Download Here)
6. A money order of $170 payable to the Department of State for age 16 and older.
Or A money order of $140 payable to the Department of State for under age 16
7. A travel itinerary. (No need to be a real ticket. A computer generated itinerary is fine. Or a business letter with letterhead, detailing travel need.)
8. Fill out your Social Security Number on your DS-11 form.
(If you do not provide your Social Security Number, the Internal Revenue Service may impose a $500 penalty. If you have any questions please call your nearest IRS office. )
(Please make oath and sign your DS-11 form in front of a local authorized passport acceptance facility. Click here to find the nearest facility to your place.
However, if you apply passport to Post Office directly, it takes 6-8 weeks to process. To expedite the service within 1 workday or 2-3 workday, please ask them just SEAL the envelope with the above 7 items by a brown tape and Stamp the Postal Red Seal partially on the brown tape, and partially on the envelope. )
Do not open the envelope! Send the sealed envelope together with the following items in your application pacakge to us to expedite your passport service.
9. A money order payable to Metropolitan Express for the service fee (refer to Fee Table below)
10. Another copy of Letter of Authorization
11. Passport Service Order Form (Download Here)
SERVICE FEE
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SAME Day
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1-2 Workday
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4-6 Workdays
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Dept of State
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New Passport
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$169
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$139
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$89
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$170
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Lost Passport
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$169
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$139
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$89
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$170
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Passport Renewal
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$169
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$139
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$89
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$170
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Adding Pages
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$169
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$139
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$89
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$142
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SHIPPING METHOD FOR RETURN YOUR PASSPORT
A. $25 in additional for Next Day shipping (trackable and insured)
Or $15 in addition for 2 workday shipping (trackable and insured)
B. Or customers provide by themselves a Self Addressed envelope with postage for return or FedEx or UPS account number. (FedEx, UPS recommended)
For children under age 16, in addition to above 1-9 documents, please also provide:
1. Present Parental Application Permission Documentation (Download DS-3053)
A. Both parents must appear together and sign or B. One parent appears, signs, and submits second parent's notarized statement of consent authorizing passport issuance for the child (Form DS-3053, Statement of Consent: Issuance of a Passport to a Minor Under Age 14, or a written statement with the same information on a sheet of paper from the non-appearing parent that includes the child's name and date of birth, as well as parent's identification information or a copy of his/her ID may be used for this purpose)
2. Provide Parental Identification (for minors under age 14)
Each parent or guardian must submit one of the following:
Valid Drivers License Valid Official U.S. Military ID Valid U.S. Government ID NOTE: Your Social Security Card does NOT prove your identity.
MAILING ADDRESS
Metropolitan Express Passport and Visa Service 400 E Randolph Street . Suite 1516
Chicago , IL, 60601
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