PASSPORT INFORMATION






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<a href="http://www.archives.gov/research_room/genealogy/index.html/passport.html">PASSPORT INFO</a>

Passport applications can be an excellent source of genealogical
information, especially about foreign-born individuals. The National
Archives and Records Administration (NARA) has passport applications from
Oct. 1795-Mar. 1925; the U.S. Department of State has passport applications
from Apr. 1925 to the present.

The Department of State has issued passports to American citizens traveling
abroad since 1789, but did not have sole authority to do so until August 23,
1856, when Congress passed an act (11 Stat. 60) prohibiting other
governmental entities, such as state and judicial authorities, from issuing
passports.

To obtain passport applications by mail

Paper copies of passport applications, 1795-Mar. 1925, can be ordered by
mail from National Archives and Records Administration, Attn: Old Military
and Civil Records (NWCTB), 700 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Washington, DC
20408-0001, or by email to inquire@nara.gov. Your letter or email must
include the following information: your name and mailing (postal) address;
the passport applicant's name, year of birth, place of residence at the time
the application was made, and the approximate year of travel. The
applicant's year of birth and place of residence are used to distinguish
between persons having the same name. If we locate the records that you
request, we will send you an order form and instructions on ordering copies.

Paper copies of passport applications, Apr. 1925-present, can be ordered by
mail from Department of State, Research & Liasion Branch, 1111 19th Street
NW, Suite 200, Washington, DC 20522-1705.  - Mary

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