New and desperate for some help!!
#16
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Generally if they want further information, they'll ask you for further information. You only lose the money if you don't qualify for the passport in the first place.
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That's great, thank you so much for the information. I was starting to get worried. I have not been out of the US since I got here on holiday in 1995. Let's just say...it has been one long holiday! My sister has asked I go back for a few months and I like the idea so I am planning it all now. As I mentioned before, this is all very new to me so any information is greatly appreciated. I would hate to be stuck somewhere even though I have family in both countries.
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Rene
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You may be making a false assumption here. Your card can be valid but you can still have lost your status. If you relinquish your status by taking residence elsewhere, your valid card means very little. Judging whether you have relinquished your status is rather complex, but anything up to 6 months out you're usually safe, 6-12 months out and it's getting iffy, and over 12 months out and it's perilous.
All this becomes irrelevant if you naturalize.
I don't want you thinking that because your card is valid until 2018 you can just pop over in late 2017 and renew it to preserve your status. It simply doesn't work that way.
All this becomes irrelevant if you naturalize.
I don't want you thinking that because your card is valid until 2018 you can just pop over in late 2017 and renew it to preserve your status. It simply doesn't work that way.
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Re: New and desperate for some help!!
You may be making a false assumption here. Your card can be valid but you can still have lost your status. If you relinquish your status by taking residence elsewhere, your valid card means very little. Judging whether you have relinquished your status is rather complex, but anything up to 6 months out you're usually safe, 6-12 months out and it's getting iffy, and over 12 months out and it's perilous.
All this becomes irrelevant if you naturalize.
I don't want you thinking that because your card is valid until 2018 you can just pop over in late 2017 and renew it to preserve your status. It simply doesn't work that way.
All this becomes irrelevant if you naturalize.
I don't want you thinking that because your card is valid until 2018 you can just pop over in late 2017 and renew it to preserve your status. It simply doesn't work that way.
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We originally came over for a holiday to see my dad who was working in California, and while we were here he ended up being transferred to another location in Arkansas. During this time he persuaded my mother to stay longer during which time they got back together and decided to get remarried and my mother thought we would have a better life here...We applied for a green card in 1996 and in 1998 we were approved for them. I have nothing more than a green card here. I do not have a visa or anything. I was on my mother's passport until it expired and got stolen, and now I am trying to apply for mine. Do you have a green card?
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Re: New and desperate for some help!!
Thanks for your help everyone! I have sent out my application today and they should receive it in Washington on Wednesday the 18th. Does anyone know how long it is taking them to send them out now? This is my first adult passport. Also, I had my photos taken at Walgreens and they cut them down to their specifications. I am now worried as I have been reading on here that they may reject my application for that reason. Does anyone have any knowledge on this? Thanks again
Sarah
Sarah
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This is a UK passport application? Expect it to take " a few weeks" ie 3/4+ till you get the passport, or some other response. All passports are now created in UK, not in Washington.
The precise photo size should not be an issue.
The precise photo size should not be an issue.
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Thank you, I have been worried ever since I sent it out. This is a UK passport application that is being sent out from the US. I was told to send the application to Washington where they review the information and then if all is well they pass along the information and my passport is sent from the UK. I am hoping to travel back to the UK at the end of September. Do you think I may have it by then? going off of the "few weeks" theory I should have it in time. I have been a nervous wreck about the entire situation. thanks for your help
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Thank you, I have been worried ever since I sent it out. This is a UK passport application that is being sent out from the US. I was told to send the application to Washington where they review the information and then if all is well they pass along the information and my passport is sent from the UK. I am hoping to travel back to the UK at the end of September. Do you think I may have it by then? going off of the "few weeks" theory I should have it in time. I have been a nervous wreck about the entire situation. thanks for your help
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Renewals have been taking 4-7 weeks, but a first time application probably add a couple of weeks to the long end of the scope.
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Re: New and desperate for some help!!
They have taken the money off of my credit card already (July 24). They received the application on July 18. Is there a possibility that it could happen sooner, or is that normal for them to take the money that quickly and still take that long to process the application? Also, I was wondering, if they do for some reason deny me a passport, do they let you know fairly quickly, or do they make you wait the same length of time that you would if you were to actually get the passport?? thank you
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They have taken the money off of my credit card already (July 24). They received the application on July 18. Is there a possibility that it could happen sooner, or is that normal for them to take the money that quickly and still take that long to process the application? Also, I was wondering, if they do for some reason deny me a passport, do they let you know fairly quickly, or do they make you wait the same length of time that you would if you were to actually get the passport?? thank you
If you haven't provided the evidence that they want, the Embassy is usually fairly quick about asking for the missing info.