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Obtaining a Passport for an Adopted Child

As involved as the adoption process is already, it may seem overwhelming to have to consider obtaining another legal document for your child. However, the process for obtaining a passport for your adopted child is relatively straightforward. If your child was adopted overseas, he or she is automatically eligible for United States Citizenship under the Child Citizenship Act of 2000. As such, your child does not have to wait for US Citizenship and Immigration Services to mail a Certificate …

Why Was My Passport Denied?

Traveling abroad affords people the opportunity to see the rest of the world and experience things that aren’t available domestically. In order to travel internationally, American citizens will need a passport that grants them access to other countries and also allows them to come back to the U.S. Applying for a passport isn’t as much difficult as it is tedious. In some cases, people are even denied a passport, making the process even more complicated. Here are some reasons that passports …