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Originally Posted by SGS
How hard is it to get a passport in the US?
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It's quite a process. First you need to send a notarized request for an official birth certificate. Then you must send the notarized birth certificate request to the county in which you were born. You must fill out and submit a long form that authorizes the US Government to do a background check on you, and submit along with that the official birth certificate. In addition you submit photos that are taken by a 3rd party Passport photo company that you include with the application and official birth certificate.
The over-all cost is about $130 USD.
It's a major pain in the ass.
Then in about 4 weeks you receive your US Passport.