Iyini ikhadi lePasipoti le-US, futhi Ungayithola Kanjani?

Iphasiwedi yePasport Card

Ikhadi lePasipoti lase-US liyi-document identification card size-identification. Yenzelwe abantu abahamba njalo phakathi kwe-US neCanada, Mexico, Bermuda noma eCaribbean ngomhlaba noma olwandle. Ikhadi lepasipoti liqukethe chip yokuhlonza imvamisa yomsakazo kanye nesithombe sendabuko kanye nolwazi lomuntu siqu olutholakala encwadini yepaspoti. I-chip ihlanganisa ikhadi lakho lepasipoti kumarekhodi agcinwe kuma-database yolwazi.

Ayinayo imininingwane yakho yomuntu siqu.

Ngingayitholaphi Ikhadi lami lePasipoti?

Ungasebenzisa ikhadi lakho lepasipoti lokuhamba ngomhlaba noma olwandle ukuya eCanada, eMexico, eBermud naseCaribbean. Awukwazi ukusebenzisa ikhadi lepasipoti lokuhamba emoyeni emhlabeni jikelele , futhi awukwazi ukuyisebenzisa ukuze uhambe kwezinye izindawo zomhlaba wonke. Uma uhlela ukuhamba emoyeni noma ufisa ukuvakashela izwe elingaphandle kweCanada, iMexico, iBermmuda noma elinye lamazwe eziqhingini zaseCaribbean, kufanele ufake isicelo sencwadi yepaspoti.

Izindleko Zingakanani Ikhadi LePasipoti?

Ikhadi lepasipoti lingabizi kakhulu kunencwadi yepasipoti yendabuko. Ikhadi lakho lokuqala lokupasipoti lizobiza u-$ 55 ($ 40 kwabantwana abangaphansi kweminyaka engu-16) futhi kuzosebenza iminyaka eyishumi (iminyaka emihlanu kubantwana). Ukuvuselelwa kubiza ama-dollar angu-30. Incwadi yendabuko yepasipoti ibiza u-$ 135; ukuvuselelwa kubiza u-$ 110.

Ngingayithwala Nawo Wonke Uhlobo Lwezimaphasi?

Yebo. Ngcono nakakhulu, uma usuvele ubamba ipasipoti evumelekile yase-US eyakhishwa ngemuva kokuthi uphenduke iminyaka engu-16, ungafaka isicelo sekhasi lepasipoti njengemeyili-ekuvuseleleni futhi ukhokhe imali engu-$ 30 yokuvuselela, uzisindise u-$ 25.

Ngifaka Kanjani I-Passport Yami?

Abafakizicelo bekhasi lesiphambano sokuqala abangenawo incwadi yepasipoti (ipasipoti yendabuko) kumele bahambe ngomuntu esiteshini sokufaka isicelo sepasipoti , njengeposi noma iphoyisa, bese behambisa ifomu lesicelo sokugcwaliswa kwepasipoti, ubufakazi bokuba yisakhamuzi sase-US, ipasipoti eyodwa isithombe nemali edingekayo.

Kungase kudingeke wenze i-aphoyintimenti yokufaka isicelo sekhadi lakho lepasipoti. Xhumana nesikhungo sakho sokwamukelwa kwepasipoti esikhethiwe ngolwazi oluqondene nendawo. Uma ufaka amakhadi wakho wepasipoti, kuzodingeka unikeze isikhulu sepasipoti imibhalo oyithumelayo njengobufakazi bokuba yisakhamuzi, kodwa bayobuyiselwa kuwe ngokwemfihlo uma iphasiwedi yakho ikhishwa.

Ungaba nezithombe zepasport ezithathwe "ebhokisini elikhulu" eziningi, izitolo, ama-pharmacy, amahhovisi e-AAA nama-studios esithombe. Amanye amahhovisi weposi ayinikeza le nsizakalo. Ungagqoki izibuko zakho uma ufuna isithombe sakho sepasport. Uma uvame ukugqoka isigqoko noma isembozo sekhanda ngezinhloso zezokwelapha noma zenkolo, ungenza kanjalo isithombe sakho sepasipoti, kodwa kufanele uthumele isitatimende ngesicelo sakho sekhadi lesipasipoti esichaza izizathu zokugqoka. Isitatimende kumele sisayinwe nguwe uma ugqoka isigqoko noma isembozo sekhanda ngezizathu zenkolo. Udokotela wakho kumele asayine isitatimende uma ugqoka isigqoko noma isembozo sekhanda ngezizathu zezokwelapha.

Ungase futhi uthathe isithombe sakho sepasipoti. Izidingo zezithombe zepasport ziqondile. Ungathola uhlu lwezimfuneko zesithombe sepasipoti, amathiphu wokuthatha isithombe sakho sepasipoti kanye nethuluzi lokusikisela lesithombe ekhasini lewebhu le-"Photo Requirements" lomnyango.

Uma ukhetha ukunganikeli inombolo yakho yokuphepha yomphakathi kuhlelo lwakho lokusebenza futhi uhlala ngaphandle kwe-US, i-IRS ingakukhokhela i-$ 500.

Ngingayithola nini ikhadi lami lokupasipoti?

Uzothola ikhadi lakho lokupasipoti emavikini ayisithupha kuya kwangu-8, ungabala isikhathi sokuposa. Zama ukufaka isicelo sekhadi lakho okungenani amasonto ayishumi ngaphambi kokuthi usuku lwakho lokuhamba oluhleliwe luvumele ukulibaziseka okungalindelekile ekucubunguleni.

Ungafaka isicelo sokucubungula ngokushesha uma uzimisele ukukhokha imali eyengeziwe engu-$ 60 yale nsizakalo. Ngokuvamile, izinhlelo zokusebenza zepasipoti ezithunyelwe zihanjiswa emavikini amabili kuya kwamathathu. Ukuthunyelwa kwebusuku ebusuku akutholakali amakhadi wepaspoti. Uzothola ikhadi lakho lepasipoti ngeposi yokuqala yeklasi.

Abahambi abadinga amakhadi okupasipoti emavikini angaphansi kwamabili kumele benze i-aphoyintimenti kwelinye lamahhovisi e-Regional Passport Agency angu-13 ukuba athumele izicelo zabo kanye nokukhokha komuntu siqu.

Shayela isikhungo seNational Passport Information (NPIC) ku-1-877-487-2778 noma sebenzisa uhlelo lwe-aphoyintimenti yokuqokwa kwepasipoti e-inthanethi ukuze uhlele ukuqokwa kwakho.