Okufanele Ukwazi Ngokuthola Iphasiwedi eHouston
Kungakhathaliseki ukuthi ibhizinisi, i-honeymoon noma i-urgence yomndeni, abaningi bethu bazothola ukwenza izinhlelo zokuhamba ezidinga ukuthi siwele umngcele wase-US. Iphasiwedi evumelekile yase-US iyadingeka ukuba ihambisane eduze neMexico neCanada . Umqondo wokuthola ipasipoti ungase ubonakale njengento eyinkimbinkimbi, kodwa inqubo ingaba lula uma unolwazi olunembile ngalokho okudingekayo kuwe.
Kunezindawo eziningi zehhovisi lesipasipoti endaweni yaseHouston lapho ungafaka khona i-pasipoti ngokungenabuhlungu, kodwa qiniseka ukuthi uzijwayele ulwazi olulandelayo.
1. Ngidinga iPasipoti?
Uma ungumakhelwane waseMelika (kungakhathaliseki ukuthi uneminyaka yobudala) ohlela ukuhamba ngamazwe, uzodinga ipasipoti ukuze uphume futhi ufake kabusha i-United States. Lokhu kufaka ukuhamba ukuya eCanada, eMexico naseCaribbean.
2. Ingabe kufanele ngifake isicelo somuntu siqu?
Yebo, kufanele usebenzise umuntu uma:
- Ungumenzi wesicelo sokuqala
- Uneminyaka engaphansi kweminyaka engu-16
- Ipasipoti yakho yangaphambilini ikhishwe uma ungaphansi kweminyaka engu-16
- Ipasipoti yakho ilahlekile noma yebiwe
- Igama lakho lishintshiwe kusukela ipasipoti yakho yangaphambilini ikhishwe
3. Ngiya kuphi ukufaka isicelo sepasipoti?
Izicelo ze-passports zase-US zingatholakala ezindaweni ezingaphezu kuka-25 eHarris County kuphela. Eziningi zalezi ziteshi ezigunyaziwe zithumela amahhovisi. Ukuze uthole isiqondisi esiphelele samahhovisi okupasipoti, vakashela uMnyango WezeMelika. Ungathola futhi izinhlelo zokusebenza ehhovisi likabhalisi wedolobha noma nge-ejenti yokuhamba.
4. Ngidinga ukukhombisa noma yimaphi amadokhumende?
Abafakizicelo kumele banikeze inombolo yenhlalakahle yomphakathi, ukuhlonza isithombe kanye nobufakazi bokuzalwa.
Lezi zingaba yiziphi izinhlobo ezilandelayo:
- Iphasiwedi yangaphambilini yase-US
- Isitifiketi sokuzalwa sase-US esiqinisekisiwe
- Isitifiketi sokuqinisekisa
5. Kubiza malini?
Kumabhuku omdala wepasipoti kanye nekhadi (ikhadi alivumelekile ukuhamba emoyeni jikelele), imali engu-$ 165. Ngomuntu omdala wepasipoti ngaphandle kwekhadi, imali eyi-$ 135.
Kuneminye imali eminingana yemali kuye ngokuthi isimo sakho esithile.
6. Amafomu okukhokha ayamukeleka kanjani?
- Ikhadi lesikweletu (i-VISA MasterCard, i-American Express, i-Discover) kanye namakhadi we-debit / hlola
- Hlola (abantu, abaqinisekisile, abashicileli, abahambi) bakhokhelwa "kuMnyango WezeMbuso"
- Imiyalo yemali (i-US postal, international, currency exchange) kanye nemisebenzi yebhange ekhokhelwa "uMnyango Wezwe"
- Cash (kuphela kwezinye izindawo)
7. Ngingayisebenzisa isithombe sami?
Kunconywa kakhulu ukuthi usebenzise isevisi yesithombe sepasipoti, kodwa uma ukhetha ukuhambisa isithombe sakho, kufanele kube:
- Umbala
- Iphrintiwe ephepheni lesithombe
- 2 "x 2"
- Unqunywe ukuze ikhanda libe ngu-1 "ku-1 3/8" kusukela ku-chinja ukuya enhloko
- Kuthathwa ezinyangeni ezingu-6 zokugcina
- Kuthathwa phambi kwezimhlophe ezimhlophe noma ezingekho emhlophe
- Kuthathwa ngokuqondile ngokubhekene nekhamera
- Kuthathwa ubuso obungathathi hlangothi ngamehlo womabili avulekile futhi abonakalayo
- Thatha ezembatho ozijwayele ukugqoka
8. Ngizothola nini ipasipoti yami?
Cishe amaviki angu-4 kuya kwangu-6 kusukela ngesikhathi sokuthola isicelo sakho. Izicelo zingalandelwa ku-intanethi ezinsukwini ezingu-5 kuya kwezingu-7 ngemuva kokuthola.
9. Ngidinga ukuhamba ngokushesha kunalokho. Ngingakwazi yini ukusheshisa inqubo?
Yebo, kunendlela yokuthola ipasipoti yakho kungakapheli amasonto amabili kuya kwezingu-3 zesicelo, kodwa kuzodingeka ukhokhe imali engaphezulu kwamaRandi angu-60 kanye nezindleko zobusuku.
Uma uthumela ifomu lakho lesicelo, bhala igama elithi "EXPEDITE" ngokucacile ngangokunokwenzeka ngaphandle kwevilophu.
10. Iphasiwedi yami isebenza isikhathi esingakanani?
Uma ipasipoti yakho ikhishwe uma useneminyaka engaphezulu kwengu-16, iyosebenza iminyaka eyishumi. Uma ungaphansi kweminyaka engu-16, iphasipthi yakho izosebenza iminyaka emi-5. Kuhle kakhulu ukuvuselela izinyanga ezingu-9 zepasipoti ngaphambi kokuthi ziphelelwe yisikhathi. Ezinye izindiza ziyodinga ukuba ipasipoti yakho ivumeleke okungenani izinyanga ezingu-6 ezedlule usuku lwakho lokuhamba.
11. Ipasipoti yami iphelelwe yisikhathi. Ngingayilungisa ngeposi?
Yebo, ungathumela ifomu lakho lokuvuselela uma iphasiwedi ephelelwe yisikhathi:
- Ayinakwenzeka
- Ikhishwe uma useneminyaka engu-16 noma ngaphezulu
- Ikhishwe eminyakeni engu-15 edlule
- Ikhishwe egameni lakho lamanje noma unezincwadi zomthetho ezifaka igama lokuguqula igama
12. Ngiphakamisa ipasipoti yami noma omunye umuntu weba. Ngenzeni?
Bika ipasipoti elahlekile noma eyebiwe ngokubiza u-1-877-487-2778 noma u-1-888-874-7793 noma ugcwalise i-Form DS-64 ku-inthanethi noma ngokuyithumela ku-:
UMnyango Wezwe wase-US
Services Passport
Isigaba se-Consular Lost / Esibiwe sePhasipoti
1111 19th Street, NW, Suite 500
Washington, DC 20036
13. Ngisadinga ulwazi oluningi.
Vakashela le sayithi.