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  • Apply or renew
  • How it works
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    • How long it takes
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      • 7-step guide
      • General info
      • Lodging a child passport application
      • Parental responsibility and consent
      • Inter-country adoption
      • Surrogacy
      • Child alerts
    • Getting a passport overseas
    • Documents you need
      • Citizenship
      • Identity
      • Name change
      • Gender
      • Foreign documents
    • Printing your form
    • Photo guidelines
    • Lodging a passport application
    • Special travel documents
      • Emergency passports
      • Replacement passports
      • Concurrent passports
      • Non-citizen travel documents
    • Website advice and troubleshooting
  • Urgent applications
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    • Natural disasters
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Getting a passport: How it works

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