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Dropped Your Passport In The Water? Expedited Damaged Passport Replacement by Ben Pate
Passports are very sensitive documents. A passport that is distorted or illegible cannot be used for international travel. Some modern passports have electronic chips embedded inside them. These chips can be damaged quite easily if not handled with care. Damaged passports must be replaced. If a passport is needed quickly it is possible to apply for expedited damaged passport replacement.
A passport may be considered damaged for a variety of reasons. If the picture on the passport is no longer clear, the passport may be considered damaged. If the passport number is no longer legible, it will most definitely be considered damaged. If the electronic chip (on newer passports) or certain holograms are damaged, the passport may be considered damaged. Furthermore, if any of the vital information on the passport is obstructed or obscured in any way the passport will be considered damaged.
Common ways people damage passports include dropping them in water, leaving them in their clothing in the washing machine, mud, tears, rips, stains, animal bite damage, and other various wear and tare issues. Water damage is probably the most common cause of passport damage. Regardless of how badly the passport is damaged, the passport must always be returned with the replacement forms.
A damaged passport can cause a variety of problems. Damaged passports may be difficult to read, which is likely to cause delays at border crossings. Likewise, damaged passports may look fraudulent and it may be difficult to verify a damaged passport. Often times, if the front page of the passport book has been removed due to a tear or water damage, the immigration official may suspect that the passport has been tampered with for the sake of identity theft.
Steps for replacing a damaged passport are very similar to replacing an expired passport. The applicant must fill out a passport replacement form and submit the form in the mail along with the damaged passport. The government collects damaged passports so that they cannot aid in the counterfeiting of fraudulent passports.
Likewise, expediting a damaged passport is similar to expediting any other replacement passport. A passport may be expedited for a fee of $60 dollars. This fee is charged in addition to the normal passport replacement fee as well as two-way overnight shipping and handling fees.
The U.S. Department of State estimates that an expedited damaged passport replacement application will take two to three weeks to process. Some services offer various forms of expedited processing including one-week processing, overnight processing, or even same-day processing. Same day processing fees can sometimes approach $300.
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Anyone with a damaged passport that needs to replace it quickly should most definitely consider paying the extra money for expedited damaged passport replacement. It is dangerous and irresponsible to travel with a damaged passport, so if steps can be taken to get a replacement passport, then these steps must be taken.
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