US Passport Renewal at US Embassy Bangladesh

Passport renewal:

Target :
Passport renewal for a < 16 yr old, ( born in NYC)  at Dhaka Embassy.
All info submitted via DS-11 (http://www.state.gov/documents/organization/212239.pdf)



[STEP 1] Fill out the DS-11 from the web and get a printout, staple 2 Passport Photos in the form

[STEP 2] Get a appointment at the embassy using the appointment URL

[STEP 3] Reach Embassy 15 mins prior to appointment, say "Citizens Service" at the gate

[STEP 4]ALL-SET: When they call your Name they will make sure the Application is complete, will take all docs from D1 to D4  and give you a stub to pay the Fee at the next step

[STEP 5]PAYMENT: Pay the Fee using  the stub you get at Step 4 in the payment Window. Collect 2 receipts for the payment

[STEP 6]INTERVIEW: Here She asks for D6 and all the questions ( see below). In the D-11 Form Mom & Dad will have to sign in from of the interviewer and He/She will verify the sign against the submitted  D6. Once convinced she will give you "Customer Copy" of the payment receipts where (1) She/He put a seal (2) Ask the Mom/Dad to sign on the back. Using this receipt the signatory will be able to collect the renewed passport when ready at Simons.


Required Docs/Steps:
D1. Expired Passport
D2. 2 Copies of Passport (2"x2") photo
D3. Original Birth Certificate
D4. Progressive ( 4 Photos a year) Album of the Applicant to confirm "its-the-same-person"
D5. Fee ( Estimated $105) to be paid at the embassy  in BDT ( rate 79 BDT = 1 USD)
D6. National ID or Passports of the Mom & Dad.


Questions asked at the Interview:
To Applicant : Who is this in the photo ( pointing to her brother ) ?
To Applicant : Who are these two people with you ( pointing to me & mywife ) ?
To Me : Why renewing this passport now after 2-yrs since expiration ?


AS DIRECTED BY PUBLIC LAW 106-113 AND 22 CFR 51.28:
To submit an application for a child under age 16 both parents or the child's legal guardian(s) must appear and present the following:
- Evidence of the child's U.S. citizenship;
- Evidence of the child's relationship to parents/guardian(s); AND
- Parental/guardian government-issued identification.

 AS DIRECTED BY REGULATION 22 C.F.R. 51.21 AND 51.28:
- Each minor child applying for a U.S. passport book and/or passport card must appear in person.


RECENT COLOR PHOTOGRAPH
Submit a color photograph of you alone, sufficiently recent to be a good likeness of you (taken within the last six months), and 2x2 inches in size. Face should cover ~1 3/8 inches of the photograph with a plain light (white or off-white) background. The photograph must be taken in normal street attire, without a hat, head covering, or dark glasses unless a signed statement is submitted by the applicant verifying the item is worn daily for religious purposes or a signed doctor's statement is submitted
verifying the item is used daily for medical purposes.