Just a question: Has anybody in the US ever obtained a passport, and if so, how difficult is that process? I'm looking to obtain one. Is it worth it to hire a passport agency, and do you know of any good ones?
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Paragon
- Jul 26, 2020
- 907
I had one years ago but I don't travel much so never renewed it. It's not a hard process and I believe all the steps are on the gov site. There shouldn't be a need to get a passport agency unless you have something weird with your status. My wife and daughter both got theirs about 8 years ago and it was smooth outside of scheduling a picture for it.There are a few steps involved but it is really easy. Unless you think you may have legal issues, you can do it yourself.
Just read everything very carefully. Read all instructions before doing each step.
Also DO NOT SMILE in your picture. They will not accept it.Last edited:
yotaka
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- Jan 29, 2026
- 210
Just concurring with what's already been said: It's a fairly easy, straightforward process (as far as any bureaucratic process can be easy and straightforward). I don't think there's any need to work through an agency.
Throwawaysoul
Wizard
- May 14, 2018
- 693
You fill out the forms, you print the forms, you go to your local post office, with money and the IDs they ask for, usually your birth certificate and Social Security, they take your picture. They shipped the picture and your IDs off And then in a couple weeks you get your passport and you iDs return to you. Why do you need to hire anyone?The password agency scanned your documents for any errors you have on the application reducing any confusion on the paperwork.
They also say they expedited your passport so you get it faster.
That was the reason I was considering
an agency to assist with the paperwork.
I've never filled one out so I would have to look at the passport application to find out what kind of process is involved.
Throwawaysoul:
You fill out the forms, you print the forms, you go to your local post office with money and the IDs they ask for- usually your birth certificate and Social Security. They take your picture. They ship the picture and your IDs off, and then in a couple of weeks you get your passport, and your IDs return to you. Why do you need to hire anyone?
That sounds easy, but you have to jump through more hoops to get a real ID.
To get some of the documents I needed in California for the real ID, the process server screwed up the paperwork, and I'm out of state, so I had to go through the process three times to obtain those documents.
Thank you for all your assistance with this passport application advice.Last edited:
Pluto
Cat Extremist
- Dec 27, 2020
- 7,161
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I am male..
- Jul 21, 2019
- 130
you shouldn't have to hire an agency.. i went to the post office to have a passport photo taken, and so make sure you are dressed well (i wore a business suit) because it is going to be valid for 10 years..
they told me to send things like records and papers from my school days to prove i was me, and they didn't tell me a specific amount to send, they just say "the more you send the higher chance you will be approved" so i sent a lot of old school papers with my name on it, and got approved, and then they sent all that school junk back to me in the mail..
