Renee Caldwell 845-938-8490

Cadet instructions

You will need to bring: Proof of citizenship, Military ID, driver’s license, travel orders if you have them, civilian shirt/sweater for photo, completed passport application.

Proof of citizenship: original, certified, raised seal birth/naturalization certificate (birth certificate must have parent’s names), current or expired passport, overseas birth record. If not currently in your possession, have it sent by Express Mail or Fed-Ex. You can have it sent to me if you want (use address in Mail Passport to section). Your proof of citizenship will be submitted to Dept of State and returned with your new passport.

Application: Must be completed online. For direct access to the Passport Application Wizard, go to https://pptform.state.gov Click the box and hit submit. Go to the column on the left side of the page- Apply Online and below it, click submit. You will be completing a regular passport application- there is no option for an official passport.

Complete all requested information. Below are some pointers for completing the application.

Occupation- Military Employer- US Army

Mail Passport to: Use MY Address- Not your PO Box

622 Swift Rd, IMML-HRM-A, West Point, NY 10996 (In care of) US Military Academy

Permanent Address- Use your home address, not your PO Box at West Point. You can enter 1 or more phone #’s, cell would be best. You must select the type of phone.

Travel Plans – If you are unsure of the country you are traveling to, leave this blank.

Emergency Contact Info: Please complete this section

Your Most Recent Passport- If you’ve never had a passport of any kind, select NONE. If you have a tourist passport, but cannot submit it, you must also select NONE. If possible, bring the passport or a copy. If you cannot submit your most current passport, you will need to submit a birth certificate with parent(s) names, naturalization certificate, expired passport or a passport card. If you are submitting your passport book or card, then select whichever one you are submitting. Answer the questions based on the document you are submitting.

If you do not get the following section, it is because you are submitting your most recent tourist passport or card (issued age 16 or older).

· Parents Info- Use birth parents info unless you’ve been adopted by a step parent. If you are unsure of birth dates, call home to find out. Use Unknown option ONLY if truly unknown, not just forgotten. For Place of Birth, the State is sufficient, but DO NOT list city only. Use your mother’s surname at birth, NOT her current last name.

Other Names- Legal names only, do not list nicknames.

Finishing: Please check your information on the Review page-especially Name, SSN, DOB and place of birth

On the Passport Products/Fees page, select PASSPORT BOOK, and then click Next. You will not be asked for payment. On the NEXT STEPS page, scroll past #3, check the “I have read and acknowledged the steps contained above” box. Go to #1 Create form, open and print pages 5 & 6. It is not automatically sent to DoS. Pg 5 (1st personal information page) will have a bar code on the upper left side. NO double sided printing. DO NOT SIGN

If you have any questions, or if you have a unique situation, feel free to contact me. Please schedule an appointment before coming down. My office is temporarily located at 654 Eichelberger Rd, top floor, probably thru March.

8/2013