Urgent Travel Passport Appointment -- Requires In-State ID

[JMYZ 0]

Hi, VJ community!

 

I am applying for my first US passport and got one in-person appointment for urgent travel.

Upon making the appointment, they sent me an email with a list of required docs.

 

Under the "Present ID" section, it states:

You must present one of the following identification documents (IDs) to the acceptance agent. The ID must readily
identify you.
• Valid or expired, undamaged U.S. passport book or passport card
• In-state, fully valid driver's license or enhanced driver's license with photo
• Certificate of Naturalization
• Certificate of Citizenship
• Government employee ID (city, county, state, or federal)
• U.S. military or military dependent ID
• Current (valid) foreign passport
• Matricula Consular (Mexican Consular ID) - commonly used by a parent of a U.S. citizen child applicant
• U.S. Permanent Resident Card (Green Card) - commonly used by a parent of a U.S. citizen child applicant
• Trusted Traveler IDs (including valid Global Entry, FAST, SENTRI, and NEXUS cards)
• Enhanced Tribal Cards and Native American tribal photo IDs
• Other documents: In-state, fully valid learner's permit with photo, In-state, fully valid non-driver ID with photo,
and temporary driver's license with photo. Note: you may be asked to present an additional ID when
presenting one of these 3 documents.
If you cannot present one of the IDs above, or for more information, please see the Identification page on our
website, Travel.State.Gov.
Please note:
• Some states now issue digital ID documents (also known as mobile driver's licenses or mobile IDs). We
cannot accept these digital IDs when you apply for your U.S. passport. You must continue to submit your
physical, photo ID and a photocopy of the ID.
• If you present an out-of-state ID, you must present an additional ID.
• If you are changing the sex marker in your U.S. passport, please see these additional requirements on our
website, Travel.State.Gov.

 

I really only have two identifications.

- An out-of-state ID (holding CA license, my appointment is in NY)

- My foreign passport, which is not expired but I am no longer a national of that country so perhaps it's no longer "valid"

 

Swapping my CA license for a NY license is an option, though not guaranteed that I will be able to get the NY state license in time. On top of that, if I go this route, I will have to surrender my CA license. So this could potentially leave me with NO state-issued ID.

 

Has anyone run into this situation?

Is my foreign passport considered "valid" for this purpose?

Are they (specifically, in Manhattan) strict about having in-state ID?

 

I am hoping they are forgiving, especially since when I called to make an appointment for urgent travel, they were giving me options of getting my passport in DC, Connecticut, Massachusetts, and New Hampshire.

I hope that means that they are not so strict about someone from out of state coming to apply for a passport.

 

Please let me know! Thank you!

 

Edited May 24, 2022 by JMYZ

[JMYZ 0]

The list of secondary id's was left out on the doc sent to me. Found it on the website:

https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/passports/how-apply/identification.html

 

Quote

You must present one physical, primary ID which includes your photo. We cannot accept digital IDs.

 

If (and only if) you cannot present one of the primary photo IDs listed above, you should present a combination of at least two secondary IDs listed below. 

• Out-of-state driver's license or enhanced driver's license with photo
• Learner's or temporary driver's permit (without a photo)
• In-state, fully valid non-driver ID (without a photo)
• Out-of-state, non-driver ID
• Temporary driver's license (without a photo)
• Social Security card
• Voter registration card
• Employee work ID
• Student ID
• School yearbook with identifiable photograph
• Selective Service (draft) card
• Medicare or other health card
• Expired driver's license 
• Form DS-71, for an Identifying Witness (only available at your local Acceptance Facility or a Passport Agency). 

 

 

Edited May 24, 2022 by JMYZ

[SteveInBostonI130 3,459]

You will need your certificate of citizenship or your certificate of naturalization.

[arken 4,197]

26 minutes ago, JMYZ said:

Hi, VJ community!

 

I am applying for my first US passport and got one in-person appointment for urgent travel.

Upon making the appointment, they sent me an email with a list of required docs.

 

Under the "Present ID" section, it states:

You must present one of the following identification documents (IDs) to the acceptance agent. The ID must readily
identify you.
• Valid or expired, undamaged U.S. passport book or passport card
• In-state, fully valid driver's license or enhanced driver's license with photo
• Certificate of Naturalization
• Certificate of Citizenship
• Government employee ID (city, county, state, or federal)
• U.S. military or military dependent ID
• Current (valid) foreign passport
• Matricula Consular (Mexican Consular ID) - commonly used by a parent of a U.S. citizen child applicant
• U.S. Permanent Resident Card (Green Card) - commonly used by a parent of a U.S. citizen child applicant
• Trusted Traveler IDs (including valid Global Entry, FAST, SENTRI, and NEXUS cards)
• Enhanced Tribal Cards and Native American tribal photo IDs
• Other documents: In-state, fully valid learner's permit with photo, In-state, fully valid non-driver ID with photo,
and temporary driver's license with photo. Note: you may be asked to present an additional ID when
presenting one of these 3 documents.
If you cannot present one of the IDs above, or for more information, please see the Identification page on our
website, Travel.State.Gov.
Please note:
• Some states now issue digital ID documents (also known as mobile driver's licenses or mobile IDs). We
cannot accept these digital IDs when you apply for your U.S. passport. You must continue to submit your
physical, photo ID and a photocopy of the ID.
• If you present an out-of-state ID, you must present an additional ID.
• If you are changing the sex marker in your U.S. passport, please see these additional requirements on our
website, Travel.State.Gov.

 

I really only have two identifications.

- An out-of-state ID (holding CA license, my appointment is in NY)

- My foreign passport, which is not expired but I am no longer a national of that country so perhaps it's no longer "valid"

 

Swapping my CA license for a NY license is an option, though not guaranteed that I will be able to get the NY state license in time. On top of that, if I go this route, I will have to surrender my CA license. So this could potentially leave me with NO state-issued ID.

 

Has anyone run into this situation?

Is my foreign passport considered "valid" for this purpose?

Are they (specifically, in Manhattan) strict about having in-state ID?

 

I am hoping they are forgiving, especially since when I called to make an appointment for urgent travel, they were giving me options of getting my passport in DC, Connecticut, Massachusetts, and New Hampshire.

I hope that means that they are not so strict about someone from out of state coming to apply for a passport.

 

Please let me know! Thank you!

 

It is not saying you have to present the in-state ID. If you present out of state DL, you have to present one more docs from above list. You don't have a one more item from the list above? I don't think they will entertain the foreign passport.

Edited May 24, 2022 by arken

[Mike E 11,739]

How did you become a US citizen?