How is a passport mailed in the U.S.?
Not carrier but by packaging. My passport has been mailed and will be arriving within a week, and I am wondering how it will be packaged. I wonder because I want it to be a surprise, and my girlfriend checks the mail often and I don't want her to come across a giant package that says, "HERE IS YOUR PASSPORT! ENJOY TRAVELING!" You get my point. Is the package just a large envelope addressed from the department, or does it explicitly say what it is?
I'm sure I can get the appropriate answers here.
passports us-citizens
edited May 9 '16 at 0:11
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Not carrier but by packaging. My passport has been mailed and will be arriving within a week, and I am wondering how it will be packaged. I wonder because I want it to be a surprise, and my girlfriend checks the mail often and I don't want her to come across a giant package that says, "HERE IS YOUR PASSPORT! ENJOY TRAVELING!" You get my point. Is the package just a large envelope addressed from the department, or does it explicitly say what it is?
I'm sure I can get the appropriate answers here.
passports us-citizens
edited May 9 '16 at 0:11
Zach Lipton
61.7k11188248
asked May 8 '16 at 22:46
Sey CharlSey Charl
10616
In the past, you needed to send a return envelope with your documents. With name and address on it and stamps.
– Salahadin X
Jan 23 at 16:46
@SalahadinX I don't remember having to do that, but I think I've only ever renewed a passport by mail once.
– phoog
Jan 23 at 17:57
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Not carrier but by packaging. My passport has been mailed and will be arriving within a week, and I am wondering how it will be packaged. I wonder because I want it to be a surprise, and my girlfriend checks the mail often and I don't want her to come across a giant package that says, "HERE IS YOUR PASSPORT! ENJOY TRAVELING!" You get my point. Is the package just a large envelope addressed from the department, or does it explicitly say what it is?
I'm sure I can get the appropriate answers here.
passports us-citizens
edited May 9 '16 at 0:11
Zach Lipton
61.7k11188248
asked May 8 '16 at 22:46
Sey CharlSey Charl
10616
Not carrier but by packaging. My passport has been mailed and will be arriving within a week, and I am wondering how it will be packaged. I wonder because I want it to be a surprise, and my girlfriend checks the mail often and I don't want her to come across a giant package that says, "HERE IS YOUR PASSPORT! ENJOY TRAVELING!" You get my point. Is the package just a large envelope addressed from the department, or does it explicitly say what it is?
I'm sure I can get the appropriate answers here.
passports us-citizens
passports us-citizens
edited May 9 '16 at 0:11
Zach Lipton
61.7k11188248
asked May 8 '16 at 22:46
Sey CharlSey Charl
10616
edited May 9 '16 at 0:11
Zach Lipton
61.7k11188248
asked May 8 '16 at 22:46
Sey CharlSey Charl
10616
edited May 9 '16 at 0:11
Zach Lipton
61.7k11188248
edited May 9 '16 at 0:11
Zach Lipton
61.7k11188248
edited May 9 '16 at 0:11
Zach Lipton
61.7k11188248
61.7k11188248
asked May 8 '16 at 22:46
Sey CharlSey Charl
10616
asked May 8 '16 at 22:46
Sey CharlSey Charl
10616
asked May 8 '16 at 22:46
Sey CharlSey Charl
10616
10616
In the past, you needed to send a return envelope with your documents. With name and address on it and stamps.
– Salahadin X
Jan 23 at 16:46
@SalahadinX I don't remember having to do that, but I think I've only ever renewed a passport by mail once.
– phoog
Jan 23 at 17:57
add a comment |
In the past, you needed to send a return envelope with your documents. With name and address on it and stamps.
– Salahadin X
Jan 23 at 16:46
@SalahadinX I don't remember having to do that, but I think I've only ever renewed a passport by mail once.
– phoog
Jan 23 at 17:57
In the past, you needed to send a return envelope with your documents. With name and address on it and stamps.
– Salahadin X
Jan 23 at 16:46
In the past, you needed to send a return envelope with your documents. With name and address on it and stamps.
– Salahadin X
Jan 23 at 16:46
@SalahadinX I don't remember having to do that, but I think I've only ever renewed a passport by mail once.
– phoog
Jan 23 at 17:57
@SalahadinX I don't remember having to do that, but I think I've only ever renewed a passport by mail once.
– phoog
Jan 23 at 17:57
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It should come to you in a large priority mail envelope (like this, or here's a fragment of one that is actually from a passport renewal). It won't say "here's your passport" on it in giant letters, but it will be clearly marked as coming from the US Department of State. If you paid for overnight delivery, I believe they send it FedEx Overnight in a FedEx envelope instead.
Here's a picture of what the envelope looks like:
Photo credit: Michael Hampton
If you sent in any documents that get returned to you, such as an old passport, they usually send that back to you separately via First Class Mail in a brown envelope.
answered May 8 '16 at 23:31
Zach LiptonZach Lipton
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You're welcome to use my picture if necessary.
– Michael Hampton
Jan 23 at 18:47
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It has been a couple of year since my last renewal, but it came in a simple envelope, no words on the outside other than address information. Though it is pretty easy to guess if you handle the envelope.
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I don't recall exactly how it came but I do recall that I didn't immediately recognize it was the passport despite knowing it was coming.
answered May 9 '16 at 2:02
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It should come to you in a large priority mail envelope (like this, or here's a fragment of one that is actually from a passport renewal). It won't say "here's your passport" on it in giant letters, but it will be clearly marked as coming from the US Department of State. If you paid for overnight delivery, I believe they send it FedEx Overnight in a FedEx envelope instead.
Here's a picture of what the envelope looks like:
Photo credit: Michael Hampton
If you sent in any documents that get returned to you, such as an old passport, they usually send that back to you separately via First Class Mail in a brown envelope.
answered May 8 '16 at 23:31
Zach LiptonZach Lipton
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You're welcome to use my picture if necessary.
– Michael Hampton
Jan 23 at 18:47
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It should come to you in a large priority mail envelope (like this, or here's a fragment of one that is actually from a passport renewal). It won't say "here's your passport" on it in giant letters, but it will be clearly marked as coming from the US Department of State. If you paid for overnight delivery, I believe they send it FedEx Overnight in a FedEx envelope instead.
Here's a picture of what the envelope looks like:
Photo credit: Michael Hampton
If you sent in any documents that get returned to you, such as an old passport, they usually send that back to you separately via First Class Mail in a brown envelope.
answered May 8 '16 at 23:31
Zach LiptonZach Lipton
61.7k11188248
You're welcome to use my picture if necessary.
– Michael Hampton
Jan 23 at 18:47
add a comment |
It should come to you in a large priority mail envelope (like this, or here's a fragment of one that is actually from a passport renewal). It won't say "here's your passport" on it in giant letters, but it will be clearly marked as coming from the US Department of State. If you paid for overnight delivery, I believe they send it FedEx Overnight in a FedEx envelope instead.
Here's a picture of what the envelope looks like:
Photo credit: Michael Hampton
If you sent in any documents that get returned to you, such as an old passport, they usually send that back to you separately via First Class Mail in a brown envelope.
answered May 8 '16 at 23:31
Zach LiptonZach Lipton
61.7k11188248
It should come to you in a large priority mail envelope (like this, or here's a fragment of one that is actually from a passport renewal). It won't say "here's your passport" on it in giant letters, but it will be clearly marked as coming from the US Department of State. If you paid for overnight delivery, I believe they send it FedEx Overnight in a FedEx envelope instead.
Here's a picture of what the envelope looks like:
Photo credit: Michael Hampton
If you sent in any documents that get returned to you, such as an old passport, they usually send that back to you separately via First Class Mail in a brown envelope.
answered May 8 '16 at 23:31
Zach LiptonZach Lipton
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You're welcome to use my picture if necessary.
– Michael Hampton
Jan 23 at 18:47
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You're welcome to use my picture if necessary.
– Michael Hampton
Jan 23 at 18:47
You're welcome to use my picture if necessary.
– Michael Hampton
Jan 23 at 18:47
You're welcome to use my picture if necessary.
– Michael Hampton
Jan 23 at 18:47
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It has been a couple of year since my last renewal, but it came in a simple envelope, no words on the outside other than address information. Though it is pretty easy to guess if you handle the envelope.
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It has been a couple of year since my last renewal, but it came in a simple envelope, no words on the outside other than address information. Though it is pretty easy to guess if you handle the envelope.
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It has been a couple of year since my last renewal, but it came in a simple envelope, no words on the outside other than address information. Though it is pretty easy to guess if you handle the envelope.
It has been a couple of year since my last renewal, but it came in a simple envelope, no words on the outside other than address information. Though it is pretty easy to guess if you handle the envelope.
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I don't recall exactly how it came but I do recall that I didn't immediately recognize it was the passport despite knowing it was coming.
answered May 9 '16 at 2:02
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I don't recall exactly how it came but I do recall that I didn't immediately recognize it was the passport despite knowing it was coming.
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I don't recall exactly how it came but I do recall that I didn't immediately recognize it was the passport despite knowing it was coming.
answered May 9 '16 at 2:02
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I don't recall exactly how it came but I do recall that I didn't immediately recognize it was the passport despite knowing it was coming.
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In the past, you needed to send a return envelope with your documents. With name and address on it and stamps.
– Salahadin X
Jan 23 at 16:46
@SalahadinX I don't remember having to do that, but I think I've only ever renewed a passport by mail once.
– phoog
Jan 23 at 17:57