When you apply for a special issuance passport, you can fill out a form to approve someone else to pick up your passport for you. This form is known as a passport pickup authorization. Examples of someone else who may pick up a passport include: Your spouse.
Yes, they can! All you need is an authorization letter for passport collection giving someone the official authority to pick up your passport on your behalf.
To write a letter of authorization to allow someone to collect documents, you must include your name, the date, and your contact information. You'll also need to add the recipient's details and explicitly mention that you're authorizing someone else to collect documents on your behalf.
They will need to present written permission signed by you and their photo identification. This permission should include your name and signature, passport holder's name (if collecting child's document) and the name of the person collecting the passport on your behalf.
In case of absence of the applicant, it is at the discretion of the postman to hand over the envelope to some family member of the applicant by checking their/applicant's ID proof or to return the passport to the issuing Regional Passport Office.
The Passport Pickup Authorization Form allows an authorized person (who is not the applicant, the applicant's parent or guardian or a designated courier on record at the applicant's federal agency) to pick up a completed passport. This form requires the signature of the applicant or their parent/guardian.
In case of absence of the applicant, it is at the discretion of the postman to hand over the envelope to some family member of the applicant by checking their/applicant's ID proof or to return the passport to the issuing Regional Passport Office.
To whom it may concern, I authorize Mr/Ms ... (CID no...) to collect my passport no... from the Passport Division, Department of Protocol on my behalf as I am unable to arrive in person to receive the passport.
Steps Choose a format. Start with a subject line. Address the letter. State your purpose. Provide detailed information on your child. Add information relevant to the letter. Specify the exact scope of permission. Mention when the authorization is valid.
This is to certify that I …………………………………. (Applicant's Name) authorize my representative, whose signature is verified below, to collect the passport/documents on my behalf. Name of The Representative: …………………………………. ID Number of the Person or passport number………………………