How To Get a Passport

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Ready to take a break from your hardscrabble life and escape to some exotic land?

Before you pack your bags and run to the airport, make sure you've got a passport—or you ain't going nowhere.

To complete this How-To you will need:

Passport application
Certified birth certificate
Photo ID
2 passport photos
Money

Step 1: Fill out passport application

Download a passport application from the Bureau of Consular Affairs website (travel.state.gov), or pick one up at your local post office, county clerk's office, or courthouse.
Fill it out, but don't sign it.

Step 2: Locate birth certificate

Locate your birth certificate.
A photocopy won't do, you'll need one with an official raised emblem or seal.

Tip: If you don't have a certified version of your birth certificate, contact the vital statistics office of the state where you were born. For contact information, visit the National Center for Health Statistics website.

Step 3: Get photos

Get your photo taken. Most photo places can do it for under $10 with no appointment. You'll need two 2" x 2" identical shots taken within the past six months.

Step 4: Locate passport agency

Locate the passport agency nearest you by entering your zip code into a search on the Bureau of Consular Affairs website. Many agencies now only take passport applications by appointment, so call before you go.

Tip: If you are traveling within two weeks and need a passport right away, you'll have to make an appointment at a regional office. Call 1-877-487-2778.

Step 5: Head to office w/ materials

Head to the office with your certified birth certificate, a photo ID (like your driver's license), two passport photos, your application, and the fee. You'll sign the application in front of the passport service representative.

Step 6: Sit back and wait

Sit back and wait. You'll get your passport in about 4 to 6 weeks via U.S. mail—or sooner if you paid to have it expedited. You can track the status of your application on the Bureau of Consular Affairs website.

Step 7: Get on the plane

Now get on that plane and go—paradise awaits!

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[colette2467]

I love the giant pizza.

[Caroline110110]

thaniks for teaching us how to do it

[icekimmy512]

am hungry

[Minecraftgamezplay]

Airport Cop: Sir Im Going to Have To Take Get U to Take That Pizza Suit Of..

Giant Pizza: I Dont Have A Suit On :(

[mahagnush]

I couldn't take the long line in the new york one so I ordered my passport online ALLpassport so much easier.

[mahagnush]

I wished they served pizza at the passport agency. lol. 

[Guamtila]

I bet they looked suspicious on the pizza.

[sushiboyjunya]

All you need to do is wear a mushroom pizza costume.

[PassportVisas]

Also if you need your passport fast and can't go in person for an appointment, you can hire a passport expedite company.

[bledsoxc]

all you need to do is foller this steps

[jenjenroxmnb]

OMG THANKYOU SO MUCH ;)