STEP I. GATHER APPLICATION
DOCUMENTS
1. DS-11
Application
Click here to create DS-11
Application for your child. After answering all questions, click on the CREATE
FORM button at the bottom of the page. Print two copies of the
completed DS-11 Application on one side of
the
paper. Do not sign the DS-11 until you are
instructed to do so by an acceptance agent (see STEP II).
2. Proof
of U.S. Citizenship
1). Original or certified U.S. birth
certificate OR
2). Your child's expired U.S. passport OR
3). Original
naturalization certificate
3. Passport
Photo
One standard 2 x 2 passport photo
(color photo with a plain white background) taken within 6
months.
4. Proof of
Departure
Two copies of your travel itinerary
or flight confirmation for a foreign destination issued by a travel agent or an
airline. If you need your passport within 6 business days or less, your
departure date must be within 3
weeks, or 4 weeks when a visa is
needed.
5. Letter of
Authorization
Click here to download and
complete Letter of Authorization, which gives MD Visa Plus the authority to
submit your child's application and pick up the new passport. Prepare two
copies of Letter of Authorization
with your original
signature.
6. Fees, Processing Time, and
Payment
1). U.S. government fee is
$140. Make your check or money order payable to U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE.
Write your child's full name and date of birth on the check or money
order.
2). Execution fee is $25. This fee is paid to an acceptance
agent you are going to use (see STEP II).
3). MD Visa Plus service
fee. Make your check or money order payable to MD Visa Plus. To pay by credit
card, complete
Credit Card Payment Authorization Form and send it with your
application.
• 1-2 business days processing - $249
•
3-4 business days processing - $169
• 5-7 business days processing - $129
•
8-10 business days processing - $99
4). Return shipping fee. Add $35 to
your payment made to MD Visa Plus for FedEx Overnight return if you
prefer not to include a prepaid envelope for return shipping. Service fee
and return shipping fee can be paid
together by one check or money
order.
7. MD Visa Plus Online Order
Form
Click here to complete and submit
MD Visa Plus Online Order Form.
STEP II. GET
APPLICATION DOCUMENTS AUTHORIZED
Both parents or legal guardian must
accompany the applicant to appear in person before an acceptance
agent
(Acceptance agents are at designated Post Offices and court houses in your local
area) with the
documents as listed in STEP I and a proof of
identification for the parents, i.e., driver's license. If only one
parent can appear, a notarized Statement of Consent Form, DS-3053, from the other parent
must be
submitted to the acceptance agent. Tell the acceptance agent
that you are using an expediting service to
"hand carry" your child's
passport application to a passport agency for an expedite processing.
The
acceptance agent will witness the applicant and one parent to sign the DS-11
application and seal, in
an envelope, the following
documents:
1). One copy of the completed and signed DS-11
application;
2). Proof of citizenship;
3). One passport photo;
4). One
copy of proof of departure;
5). One copy of Letter of Authorization;
6).
The $140 check or money order payable to U.S. Dept. of State.
The
following items should not be placed in the
envelope sealed by the acceptance agent (they need to be
sent to MD
Visa Plus outside the sealed envelope):
1). The second copy of the
completed and signed DS-11 application
2). The second copy of proof of
departure - travel itinerary
3). The second copy of Letter of
Authorization
4). Your payments to MD Visa Plus
5). Printed MD Visa Plus
Online Order Form
You need pay the acceptance agent $25 execution fee.
The sealed envelope will be returned to you.
STEP III.
SHIP COMPLETE APPLICATION DOCUMENTS TO MD VISA
PLUS
U.S. Passport Agency must receive the
dated application within 5 business days. Therefore, we suggest you
to
send the following documents to MD Visa Plus on the same day when you have all
the documents sealed
by an acceptance agent using USPS Express or FedEx
Overnight:
1). The sealed envelope from the
Acceptance Agent
2). The second copy of DS-11 application
3). The second
copy of travel itinerary
4). The second copy of Letter of
Authorization
5). Payment to MD Visa Plus
6). Printed MD Visa Plus Online
Order Form.
Send to:
Michael Du
MD Visa Plus
3930
Bratton St.
Sugar Land, TX 77479
(713)-493-1888
Collect and Send the Following
Documents
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For 1-2 business days Processing
Only:
1. All
applications must be received by us before 10:30 AM. We
recommend that you use FedEx Priority Overnight to send us your
applications.
2. Call us to make a reservation for your guaranteed
spot.