Question: My wife an I are considering taking a cruise later this summer or early this fall. We are considering places throughout Europe but do not know exactly where or which seas and ports (i.e. Adriatic, Aegean, Baltic, Mediterranean, North?).
Both me and my wife have passports that we got on our trip to Italy around 9 years ago so we just want to renew and we both qualify for the DS-82 form. However, since we do not know the exact location at this time we do not know how to fill out question 20 on that form. How specific does it have to be?
Answer: You can just write N/A or "unknown" on question 20 of Form DS-82. You can also just leave it blank. Passport services understands that many American citizens renew their passports without having specific travel plans.
Question: Hello. I sent in my DS-82 application with the travel date but I realized my vacation group changed the travel date one day later (7th not 8th). Will my application still be fine?
Question: I may go to Mexico, Columbia, or Brazil, so I wrote these as just like that for #20 on the renewal form. Is that acceptable?
Question: Do I need to include travel plans for expedited renewal + include an itinerary as part of the mail-in process? I'm getting confused as to what I need and don't need.
Answer: For expedited renewal by mail, there is no need to include specific travel plans. You should just include the $60 expedite fee, send the application to the address below and write 'expedite' on the envelope.
National Passport Processing Center
PO Box 90955
Philadelphia, PA 19190-0955
Question: It is confusing because filling out the form online says to leave it blank. Then on the printed form, it says if no travel plans, please write "none".
Question: The DS82 prefill form does not allow me to enter Vietnam as my birthplace.
Question: Can the email and phone fields on both pages be left blank or simply 'NA'.
Question: I am taking a one-way trip to Canada from the United States, should I write "unknown" on the "Return Date" Section of question 20?
Question: What if I handwritten the DS-82 and my application will be rejected, will I get my old passport back?
Question: So I wrote I will be departing next month and I wrote "Spain" as the country of destination.
Now I just ended up changing my mind and I will be going to Greece instead but I have already mailed in my application yesterday. Would I be questioned by airport customs if they see on their system that I’m going to a different country instead of the country that I originally wrote on my application?
Question: What if you put in travel plans. Like we are set a trip to the Dominican on May 31. So we added that on the application. Now those dates might move due to pricing. Am I able to change my travel dates even though I put dates on my application?
Question: I already completed the form online and printed it. I then hand-wrote "None" in all spaces for #20. Is this OK, or do I need to do a new form? Thanks.
Question: My form filled D82 asks me to write "none" in #20 if I have no travel plans. However, I thought I was not to manually write on this pre-filled form, just sign, date, and send. Shall I leave it blank? Thank you.
Question: Can I just fill out DS82.pdf from my computer and print instead of using black ink only?
Question: Can you tell me about the box in the upper RT hand corner of the DS-82 Appl w/ the D, O, S & NRF, please? I’m not finding any answers elsewhere on the matter.
Question: What do I write in block # 15 "Occupation" on form DS-82 if I’m currently unemployed? Thank you.
Question: Hello! I'm currently in Australia on a working holiday visa, and I have been here since Nov 2019 and plan to stay at least Nov 2021. Under travel plans, it won't let me set a date for my travel earlier than today. Should I set my date of travel from today to Nov 2021 even though I am already here or just leave it blank?
Question: DS-82 form, I leave #18 Permanently Address Blank because it’s the same as my #8 Mailing Address, is this Okay? I mailed my renewal already.
Question: I am living in India temporarily and will be in the U.S. soon. However, I have no permanent address there since I was living in a rented apartment. What should I write as permanent address.
Question: My passport expired last year and have not renewed it. I got married on Aug 8 last year. I’m renewing and changing my name on the passport using my marriage certificate as supporting document. Do I need two forms to complete - change of name and renewal form? Also, what do I write as the date and place of legally changing my name, the date of marriage and place of marriage or the registered date and place of registration? Thanks!
Answer: Form DS-82 should cover both renewal and name change. Please prepare the following and mail them to the address on the form:
1. Form DS-82
2. Current passport
3. Original or certified copy of marriage certificate
4. One new passport photo
5. Payment for fees
Please enter the date and place your marriage was solemnized (wedding).
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Question: I wanted to expedite mine because of a possible upcoming trip within the next month. However if I'm correct, it states you have to answer if you are expediting.
Answer: Expedited service takes 2 to 3 weeks to complete via mail. If you apply ASAP, your passport should arrive in time for your trip.
Question: Your answers are saying that you can leave the area blank where it says travel plans however mine won't let me out unless I feel that in do you have an answer for that.