Passport Name Change Support

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Understand How To Obtain A Passport Name Change

Many people change their name due to divorce or marriage. When this happens, it is necessary to adjust the information on your passport and other identification. It is important that all your travel documentation have the same information and that travel tickets match that information. A passport name change is not difficult to do and can be made in person, by mail, or on the Internet.

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If requesting the modification through the mail, you must be in possession of your passport applications and it cannot have been issued before you turned sixteen. Additionally, the document cannot have been issued over fifteen years ago. To support the request, you will need to provide some legal documentation. Determine where you will send the application and supportive documentation.

There are specific applications that must be used to request an adjustment. Check to see which application is needed for a request by mail and complete it. Have your current passport on hand and if the travel document is over three months old, you will need to have a new picture.

There is a particular form for a document that is under a year old and a different one for the document that is older than one year. Make sure that the correct form is used by checking with he state department. Also, if the modification is for a travel document that is under one year old, there is no charge. To support the request for a name adjustment, there are certain legal documents that are needed. The documents include divorce papers, marriage license, or court orders.

Those individuals who are not able to make the modification through the mail will need to request it in person. The adjustment can take place at any post office or passport acceptance facility. As with the request by mail, legal documentation such as court orders,divorce papers, or a marriage certificate will be used as supportive documentation of the name modification.

It is also necessary to bring an expired travel document or current driver license as identification. Along with those items, a birth certificate, naturalization papers, or citizenship papers will be used as your proof of citizenship. A new photo must be provided and the fees are paid by check or a money order. The completed application will have to be signed when an agent instructs you to.

Adjustments to travel documentation can now be completed online. There are Internet agencies that have been approved by the US government to help you make the adjustment. In a little as twenty-four hours, the document can be modified and returned to the individual. With the expert third party agency it is possible to have the modification completed quickly.

An increase is the security of airports has made it important to make certain that our identification is consistent with the information used when booking travel and our pasports. When a name is changed because of divorce or marriage, or any other reason, there are steps that need to be taken to make the modification legal. A US passport name change should be completed as soon as time will allow to prevent any trouble when you travel.

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