One Trip Passport Shopping

So one day i will have a passport of my own.  Until then, this is it.  Don't even think that the post office really wants you to get a passport in just one trip to "their facility".  They live to see you walk through their door.  Of course that is if you can get them to look at you.  These are some of the things that I learned when applying for a PP for one of the kids.  Do the application online.  Alot of people wait until their turn is up to fill out the app.?  Girl..whats up with that stupidity?  No wonder postal workers go postal. 

Some post offices will do your photos on the spot.  Some do passports only by appointments.  So check it out.

Do not sign the application!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  You have to start a new app.  The app has to be signed in front of the reciever, they being the witness.

Take your copy of your drivers lisence.  Both sides of the lisence have to show on one side of one piece of paper.

Be prepared to surrender your birth certificate!!!  Yes really.  On the web site it said to bring a copy of the birth certificate.  At the last minute I grabbed the real birth certificate and took it with me.  Thank goodness.  They didn't even want to see the copy and they had me surrender the real one.  That was weird.  They said it will come back with the passport.  I almost felt like I wasn't being a good mom for a minute but I wasn't willing to make this into more than one trip by asking any questions.  Haha