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Where to apply for passport?
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Last: 7 yr ago by jrhmc
Post office by appointment or the Study Abroad office on campus at Texas A&M
According to this website: https://travel.state.gov/content/passports/en/passports.html you can do it all online.
My family and I went to the campus office referenced above. It was pretty seamless. Might want to call first, since it's summer, just to be on the safe side.
You have to appear in person if it is your first time applying. You can fill out the form online, however. AggiePlaya is correct. Make an appointment at the post office and make sure you have everything before then; pictures included. The camera at the post office is frequently broken.
I did mine on campus a few weeks ago and it was really easy.
Biggest mistake i saw is that people just had their birth certificate abstract (short form) but you need to have the long form. You're probably going to have to contact the court house where you were born to get it. You can do it by mail usually but I was born nearby in Brenham so I just shot them an email to say I was coming and drove over and got it.
We went and did everything on campus. Very easy.
You must have certified birth certificate. Texas Bureau of vital statistics can issue if born in Texas. The county can issue them if you were born in the county. Have made the road trip to Austin to pick up before.
Travel abroad office for sure, the post office is always a mess and typically don't have any appointments for a number of months.
Travel abroad office for sure, the post office is always a mess and typically don't have any appointments for a number of months.
We got passports for the kids last year at the regular CS post office and it was super easy. I just happened to be in there one day and knew we needed to get them soon so I checked their appointment book. They had one for the next day and we went in with the paperwork. Took about 15 minutes.
quote:Our kids were born in Houston and we were able to get replacement birth certificates at the Bryan Courthouse.
Biggest mistake i saw is that people just had their birth certificate abstract (short form) but you need to have the long form. You're probably going to have to contact the court house where you were born to get it. You can do it by mail usually but I was born nearby in Brenham so I just shot them an email to say I was coming and drove over and got it.
My wife, son, and I did ours on campus a couple years ago and we were in and out in 20 minute. Easy.
Went to the Study Abroad office as well, just last week in fact. They have limited walk-up hours and won't accept customers 30 minutes before they close their walk-up hours. I did EVERYTHING there, from filled out application, got pictures taken, the whole shebang and it was about 30 minutes. No one else was there when I was there.
I would second the make sure you have the correct birth certificate because they checked before they would let me start the process. AND make sure you know where your parents were born. It's on the application.
I would recommend the Study Abroad office in a heartbeat. Very easy and helpful for someone who has never applied for a passport. (And the parking garage is literally right next door so it's very easy to get to on campus.)
I would second the make sure you have the correct birth certificate because they checked before they would let me start the process. AND make sure you know where your parents were born. It's on the application.
I would recommend the Study Abroad office in a heartbeat. Very easy and helpful for someone who has never applied for a passport. (And the parking garage is literally right next door so it's very easy to get to on campus.)
We redid ours a couple of years ago in Anderson. Took about 10 minutes. The Post Office is (or was at the time don't know about now) a joke. You had to reserve a time slot about a month in advance and the window to choose was a fairly small time period during the middle of the day and in addition they only took 2 or so reservations a day. Walking up was definitely not allowed.
on campus is the way to go and if you got someone who can drive you and wait---even better. i did that for a girlfriend and only took like 15-20 minutes. easy cheesy.
quote:Just saying I saw them tell several people they had the wrong one.
Our kids were born in Houston and we were able to get replacement birth certificates at the Bryan Courthouse.
quote:And my comment was "if" they had the wrong one, there was no need to return to the city of birth to get the correct one.quote:Just saying I saw them tell several people they had the wrong one.
Our kids were born in Houston and we were able to get replacement birth certificates at the Bryan Courthouse.
Let me add that study abroad office on campus is also cheaper than the post office. If I remember right, by about $20.
quote:That can't be right. The fees for passports are the same no matter where you do them. It's law. I really expected the post office to be terrible based on stories I heard on here but it was easy, peasy and really fast. They even took the pictures there.
Let me add that study abroad office on campus is also cheaper than the post office. If I remember right, by about $20.
Anywhere close to apply for TSA Pre-Check?
quote:I think Houston and Austin are the closest.
Anywhere close to apply for TSA Pre-Check?
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Anywhere close to apply for TSA Pre-Check?
Yep, IAH is the closest. Highly recommend it too. I fought through Bush, O'Hare and Detroit Wayne last week with minimal lines.
If you go to the Study Abroad office, you have to have a check with your name printed on it (can't be temporary) to mail in with the application for $110 and then you pay the Study Abroad office $25 for processing the application and an additional $10 if they take your picture there.
quote:Post office is the same price. Pictures are more at Walgreens.
If you go to the Study Abroad office, you have to have a check with your name printed on it (can't be temporary) to mail in with the application for $110 and then you pay the Study Abroad office $25 for processing the application and an additional $10 if they take your picture there.