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.
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.
How to fill out the Authorization Letter to Claim Item on Behalf? Fill in your name and contact information at the top. Provide the details of the person you are authorizing. Specify the item or document they will claim. Mention the reason for your inability to claim personally. Sign and date the document.
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.
Dear Recipient's Name, I, Your Full Name, hereby authorize Authorized Person's Full Name to act on my behalf to collect Specify the Document from Location or office where the document is held. This authorization is valid from Starting Date until Ending Date, unless otherwise revoked by me.
Answer. The format of an authorization letter should include the date, the name of the person to whom it is addressed, details about the person who has been authorized (such as name and identity proof), the reason for his absence, the duration of the authorized letter, and the action to be performed by another person.
Writing the Body of the Letter Write the salutation. Keep the authorization letter short and precise. Specify the duties that your representative is authorized to do on your behalf. Give the dates for the authorization. Give the reason for the authorization. Explain any restrictions on the authorization.
Picking up your Passport This form is known as a passport pickup authorization. Examples of someone else who may pick up a passport include: Your spouse.