Do I need a cover letter with my passport application?
No, you don’t need a cover letter for the passport application; just send a copy of your affidavit of citizenship evidence and a copy of the affidavit cover letter along with the passport application.
I don’t have a birth certificate.
How do I prove citizenship to get my passport? You will use the DS-10 birth affidavit.The DS-10 Birth Affidavit is a legal document used to establish U.S. citizenship for individuals who do not have an acceptable birth certificate. It serves as a secondary form of evidence of U.S. citizenship, providing a written statement by a […]
We are getting our passports in person at a post office.
Is there anything we should tell them about our affidavits? The warning box on page four of the application indicates that you can attach an affidavit to the application; this will be your affidavit of citizenship evidence, even though it is not specific to this in the warning. So, the only thing that you could […]
Is claiming one's national status the same as expatriating or renouncing U.S. citizenship?
Claiming one's national status is not the same as expatriating or renouncing U.S. citizenship. It involves correcting one's political status to be free from the jurisdiction of U.S. citizenship rather than formally renouncing citizenship.
What is agency law?
Agency law is the common law doctrine controlling relationships between agents and principals. A principal-agent relationship is created when the agent is given authority to act for the principal. An agreement made by an agent is binding on the principal so long as the agreement was within the authority actually granted to the agent or […]