STEP I. GATHER APPLICATION
DOCUMENTS
1. DS-11
Application
Click here to create your DS-11
Application. After answering all questions, click on the CREATE FORM
button at the bottom of the page. Print two copies of your completed DS-11
Application on one side of the
paper. Do not sign your 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 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.
A typed company letter on company letterhead stationery signed by
a company official is acceptable as proof
of departure for business
trips. The letter should include the applicant's name, date of departure,
destination, mode of transportation and the purpose of the
trip.
5. Letter of
Authorization
Click here to download and
complete Letter of Authorization, which gives MD Visa Plus the authority to
submit your application and pick up your passport. Prepare two copies of
Letter of Authorization with your
original
signature.
6. Fees, Processing Time, and
Payment
1). U.S. government fee is
$170. Make your check or money order payable to U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE.
Write your full name and date of birth on your 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 YOUR
APPLICATION DOCUMENTS AUTHORIZED
You must 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 your identification,
i.e., your driver's license. Tell the
acceptance agent that you are using an expediting service to "hand carry"
your passport application to a passport agency for an expedite
processing.
The acceptance agent will witness you to sign your DS-11
application and seal, in an envelope, the following
documents:
1). One copy of your 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 $170 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 your
completed and signed DS-11 application
2). The second copy of your 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
your 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 your 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 your DS-11 application
3). The
second copy of your 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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These instructions should be used for
applying for a new passport if you meet one of
the following
requirements:
1. You are applying for a U.S.
passport for the Priority time and you are at least 16 years old
2. Your
previous passport has expired and was issued more than 15 years ago
3. Your
previous passport has expired and was issued when you were under 16
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.