If you are traveling outside the United States, the Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative (WHTI) requires every U.S. and Canadian traveler to present a passport in order to confirm your identity and citizenship when entering back into the U.S. NOTE: please visit the site directly to verify the details and obtain more information. We have provided a quick “how to” activation guide below for you to activate an application for a Passport online.
how to activate- Passport Application Online
what you need:
- internet access
- personal information
what to do:
- visit: www.travel.state.gov/content/passports/english.html
- click on the “GET STARTED” button
- proceed to provide all the required information on the “Confirm Eligibility” form
- click on the “NEXT” button
- proceed to provide all the required information on the “Calculate Cost” form
- click on the “CALCULATE” button
- click on the “NEXT” button after you review the fee totals
- click on the “NEXT” button after you review the required documents list and photo identification list
- review the information on the “Get A Photo” page and then click on the “NEXT” button
- click on the “Complete Online & Print” button
- click on the box next the the statement “I have read the Privacy and Computer Fraud and Abuse Acts Notices and Disclaimers”
- click on the “Submit” button
- under the section titled “Apply Online” click on the “Submit” button
- proceed to fill out the application and provide all the required information and then print it out and take all the required documents with you to finish the process in person at an acceptable location