You will receive your passport within 45 business days, plus mailing time, from the receipt of your completed application by the passport agency. If you need your passport sooner, you may request expedited service which guarantees processing within 7-10 business days from the receipt of your completed application by the passport agency.

Obtain an application at your nearest passport office, courthouse, or post office. You will need a certified birth certificate (with raised seal and file number), and 2 duplicate non-glossy photographs measuring 2" x 2", taken within six months of application. (These are USA guidelines, please do check with your own government first if you are not a USA citizen.) Back to top

Yes. You will receive your old passport back unless it is deemed to be damaged by the UKPA. The passport will clearly indicate that it is invalid and it is important that you advise whether any valid visas remain in the passport before applying for it to be renewed.

Once the passport card is being produced, the processing and issuance time will be the same as for the passport book. For instance, the current turnaround time for routine service passports is 4 to 6 weeks. Up-to-date processing times are located at http://travel.state.gov.

You do not need to send your passport to Cyprus. You send only a copy of your passport. With your copy of passport and the other documents the Cyprus Immigration Authorities will issue you a separate letter/certificate which is acceptable by your Authorities to come to Cyprus.

Yes, you can receive your passport by courier. At the time of submitting your application you can avail of the courier facility by filling up the 'Courier Request Form'. Your passport can be couriered to an address mentioned by you in the Form. This facility comes to you at an additional charge of Rs.170/- per application. Courier facility not available for applications being submitted at France Visa Application Centre in Mumbai.

Electronic Passport is the same as a traditional passport with the addition of a small integrated circuit (or “chip”) embedded in the back cover. The chip stores: A biometric identifier in the form of a digital image of the passport photograph, which will facilitate the use of face recognition technology at ports-of-entry;

This is often referred to as an ATA carnet. Import drop shippers often use this to bring products to a trade show from abroad. The carnet is valid in about sixty countries and is valid for about a year.