If you are traveling out of the country, you obviously are going to
need documentation that shows the origin of your citizenship. If this
travel is based on an emergency or a spur of the moment trip and you do
not have this documentation, you will have to look into getting a
American passport fast. Here are some tips to help you do this.
With each kind of quick documentation available, there are a certain
number of rules you must follow in order to obtain it or add USA
passport pages. This process can be done on your own as long as you can
follow a simple set of instructions to get everything you need. If you
do not do exactly as instructed, you will be faced with delays you may
not be able to work with.
Travel that will happen soon but not within two weeks time still
require passports and here is how you can make that happen. When filling
out the application, you will have to attach proof of citizenship. This
can include things like a birth certificate and some form of photo
identification. These will have to be copied so they can be included.
Call your local passport office to find out how much the fees are for
a standard identifier. There will be an extra fee tacked onto the final
quote because of the rush status of your application. If you do not
have an office close by, you can find this information on the Internet
along with the accepted forms of payment.
At the point you have all the pertinent information ready, you can
send your application to where it needs to be sent. Make sure you
enclose your payment as well. Look online to find out where you need to
send the application, usually to the passport office near you. Use a
large manila envelope and mark the word 'rush' on the front of it. Bring
it all to the post office or to an overnight delivery outlet.
If you are leaving the country within two weeks, the process is a
little bit different. It is important to know that there is no written
guarantee that you will get your passport within those two weeks but it
is very possible. If you are very lucky, you can get it on the same day
of application.
Applying for rushed documentation to leave the country requires proof
that you are traveling within the two weeks. An electronic ticket or a
ticket that has been obtained from your travel agent will fill this
requirement. Be aware that this is the only way you can get a rushed
passport so be sure to bring it with you.
