Apply at the National Passport Center (2024)

FAQs

What is the question number 10 on the passport application? ›

#10 –*** Names of parents of applicant – first & middle and then last name (mother's name must be her maiden name), date of birth of parents and place of birth. Also indicate male/female and whether or not they are citizens of the U.S. This information is required even if the parents are deceased.

If the application is denied, the Department of State will send the applicant a written notice setting forth the reasons for the denial and procedures for review. Within 90 days, the applicant can submit documentation to overcome the denial without a new application.

No-Fee Regular - Blue no-fee regular passports are issued to, among others, certain categories of employees of the Department of Defense, American National Red Cross, and Peace Corps volunteers assigned overseas.

"Not Available" means that your application is being reviewed by our intake facility and has not arrived at a passport agency or center. "In Process" means a passport agency or center is processing your new application.

Passports are small booklets that typically contain the bearer's name, place of birth, date of birth, the date of issue, date of expiry, passport number, photo and signature. There are several types of passports depending on the status of the bearer in their home country.

The passport application fee and the execution fee are non-refundable. They are collected and retained by law even if a passport is not issued. Our expedited service commitment is to process your passport application within # business days from the time your application is received by a passport agency.

They're blaming the epic wait times on lingering pandemic -related staffing shortages and a pause of online processing this year. That's left the passport agency flooded with a record-busting 500,000 applications a week. The deluge is on-track to top last year's 22 million passports issued, the State Department says.

The NFR Access ONLY ticket will provide access to the Thomas & Mack Center, but not a seat. It provides access to all the experiences at the NFR – Cowboy Corral, The Cowboy Channel Bar, Bull 'N Barrel Saloon and ProRodeo Zone – and then allows you to watch the rodeo on the TV screens in the designated areas.

Corrections made with white-out, crossing out the incorrect information, writing the correction on top of the error, etc., are not acceptable.

How will I know if my passport is denied? If there happens to be any reason causing the passport application denial, a U.S. citizen will be notified by a letter with explanation and 90 (ninety) days to correct the error.

What if my passport status is taking too long? ›

If you have waited over two weeks since we mailed your passport, call us at 1-877-487-2778 (or 1-888-874-7793 if you are deaf or hard of hearing). We will help you complete a special form (known as the DS-86 form) which is a signed statement that you didn't receive your U.S. passport.

What is an alphanumeric passport number? The passport number in the new passport book begins with a letter, followed by eight numbers. The number is located in the top right corner of your data page and the bottom of each page in the book.

The unique, identifying number that is on a passport, a document issued by a national government. It certifies the identity and nationality of its holder for the purpose of international travel.

The Machine Readable Zone (MRZ for short) is the 2 lines of text at the bottom of the passport. If you look at your passport, the first line of the MRZ has a 3 letter abbreviation for your country, followed by your name (all separated by “<“). The Mr.