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Step 1
Obtaining your passport paperwork is as easy as doing an on-line search for the word, 'passport'. One excellent site for obtaining all the information you can get about passports is the link attached to this article. Follow the instructions carefully because not doing so can and will slow you down in your pursuit of a passport.
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Step 2
The paper work required to apply for a passport for the first time is the form DS 11. You can find it online, and print it. Fill it out clearly in ink and deliver it, along with your two passport photos, to the nearest passport application center, which could very well be your local post office.
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Step 3
Printing the proper forms to fill out is not enough. You will also need to have as many as possible of the following identification papers: valid driver's license, baptismal certificate, hospital birth certificate, census record, early school record, family bible record, doctor's record of post-natal care.
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Step 4
Obtaining a passport renewal requires you to download form DS 82, which is then filled out and can be mailed in, which makes it different from applying for your first passport, which requires the applicant to appear in person only.
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Step 5
Fill out the paperwork, organise your credentials and your two matching 2" x 2" photos and you are ready to apply for your passport. You will have to pay the current correct fee for the priviledge, which can be found on-line at the specified website, and will be required to wait a few weeks for your new passport to arrive unless you pay extra to have the process expedited.
