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Profiding Additional Identification for a U.S. Passport
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The
U.S. Passport agency has very strict requirements about proof
of ID. They require a current U.S. Driver’s license issued
over 6 months ago, that is valid for full term. It doesn’t
matter if you’ve been driving for over 40 years. . . what
matters is the issue date indicated on your current license.
If you do not have a driver’s license, or it was issued
within the past 6 months the list below details what you will
need to satisfy the proof of identification requirement to get
a U.S. Passport. You will need to provide
one of A, B or C.
A Your current license and
ANY old license issued under the same name. Note that if the
name was changed legally (through the marriage, divorce or a
court) then you can provide the Original Legal Name Change Documents
(original marriage certificate, divorce certificate or court
papers).
B
If you were Naturalized within the past 5 to 10 years, (that
is you became a U.S. Citizen within the past 5 to 10 years),
AND you still look like your naturalization photo then you will
not need to show a license.
C
If you cannot provide either A or B above you will need to have:
- A
witness who can come with you and verify who you are. That
witness must have either a valid U.S. Passport (any issue
date), a valid U.S. Green Card (any issue date), or a valid
U.S. license issued over 6 months ago. It is always recommended
that you use a blood relative as your witness, if one is not
available then you will need a friend who has known you for
over 3 years. You will need to have your witness with you
at your local acceptance agent. AND
- Other
forms of signature or picture ID. There is no set limit to
how much ID you need, it is not a point system like the DMV,
the more ID you have the more likely it is that you will be
issued your passport. The following is a list of acceptable
forms of ID:
- Expired
or valid drivers license
- Expired
U.S. Passport
- Naturalization
certificate
- State
ID (Non driver’s ID) or Learner’s permit
- Social
Security Card, signed
- Valid
or expired school id (high school, or college)
- Transcript
/ bills showing current registration in college
- Yearbook
(junior high, high school, college)
- Health
Insurance card or Medicare card
- Voters
registration card, signed
- Public
assistance card with photo and signature
- Military,
City, State or Federal employee id, with a pay stub
- Military
discharged (DD-214) that contains the applicants signature
- W2
forms and other tax documents
- Current
or past work ID (with current work ID they also want to
see a pay stub)
- Unemployment
records
- Credit
Cards or ATM cards with signatures
- Foreign
Passport or Green Card
- Magazines
with your name / picture on them, also newspaper articles
- Signature
guarantee or signature verificataion from your bank
- Long
form certified marriage license that contains the seal
from the issuing office and the applicant’s signature
- Divorce
decree
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Even
if your local acceptance agent tells you that a witness, or
a extra ID is not necessary INSIST that they allow you to
use one. The acceptance agent does NOT issue your passport,
the U.S. Passport agency does. If the acceptance agent will
not include copies of the extra id in the "AA Sealed
Envelope" just side them on the side to us and we will
make sure the passport agency gets them.
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You
must have at LEAST one form of signature ID (that includes
credit cards, ATM cards and social security cards).
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If
you intend on using a friend as a witness, you must have 4-5
pieces of ID and the high school or college yearbook.
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If
the applicant is under 18 years old, the witness should be
a parent or older sibling.
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If
the witness is under 18 years old and has NO signature ID
then the witness MUST be a parent.
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