我們十月打算帶小若雅回台灣二個禮拜, 機票已經都訂好了, 現在缺的就是小若雅的Passport!從來也沒有幫別人辦過護照, 到處問了問, 也做了一些Research, 原來除了在Chino Hills Civic Ceter可以辦, 在我們家旁邊的郵局就可以辦了哩!
我們就先帶小若雅去拍護照上的照片! 我們之前在小若雅才幾個月的時候, 帶他去Costco照過護照的照片, 他就被放在Costco的推車裡, 裡面墊了一條白色的毛巾, 就這樣拍, 說真的我不是很喜歡那照片.
所以這次我們就想說這次試試看CVS吧, 沒想到........ 有夠不清楚的耶!!! 本來還想叫他退錢, 可是後來想想照片都已經洗出來了, 算了吧!
Chino Hills的Civic Center辦護照的地方只有幾天, 也只有幾個小時. 我們就去了郵局, 除了需要小若雅二張Passport Photos, 還需要他的Birth Certificate, 二位父母也都需要在場, 缺一個都不行, 而且都要有Photo IDs.
這個時候我們才發現, 居然從小若雅出生到現在都沒有拿過小若雅的Birth Certificate, 郵局給了我們一個網站, 叫做www.vitalchek.com, 應該很快就可以拿到Birth Certificate, 所以回到家我們就趕快上網幫他辦.......
沒想到如果在網上買Birth Certificate, 還需要有人證明Notary, 而且有一個Form填好五天內Fax過去, 他們才會Process! 反正弄了老半天, 還跑去Alberson's旁邊的小郵局, 那邊有在幫人Notary, 花了$10.
那天沒有人在家, 我剛好試著Fax, 我居然不會用我們家的Fax Machine!!! 說了就氣, 試了五六次吧, 新的機器也用了, 舊的機器也用了, 沒想到紙最後被捲進去Fax Machine裡, 被印了一堆的東西出來, 我的天啊! 上面有人家的簽名耶, 我花了$10才弄好的!!!
本來還以為我又要從頭開始整個程序, 隔天我發現我收到一封Email說他們已經在Process那Birth Certificate了, 蝦米, 收到Fax嘍, 那個人不就覺得我超搞笑的, 光Fax就Fax五六張一樣的? 哈哈哈哈哈哈哈..........
通常辦Passport需要4-6 Weeks約$60, 如果需要急件, 那就要加錢, 大概2-4 Weeks就可以收到了, 不過費用也跟著Double需要約$120!
現在我們就在等小若雅的Birth Certificate寄過來, 就可以開始辦他的Passport了!
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我是直接就去LA County Recorder.http://www.lavote.net/Recorder/BDM_Records.cfm
就是專辦出生紙, 結婚紙處. 親自跑就不必Noraty. 也沒有等很久, 給了錢職員馬上印出來馬上拿到. 不像以前用寄的要等.
不是親自去拿的都要附Notary.
給大家做個參考囉.
小盧子好早就拿到他的護照囉~ 那天剛好是史丹佛大學畢業典禮... 我們是去大學裡的郵局辦的, 還要多給郵局$25. 小若雅的那張照片有手指頭耶~ 會不會不過關啊? 我們也是自己照...選了一張小盧子閉嘴笑的喔~
我當初是在生產的醫院辦birth certificate和SSN. 醫院有提供表格,還有notary的服務, 也是$10. 回家只要把申請表寄出去,很快就收到囉!
妳生下一胎可以問看看醫院有沒有這樣的Service. 因為真的很方便耶!
Grace
We just renewed Austin's passport at the Culver City Post Office. You still need the birth certificate at every 5 year renewal for kids (and the notary)! I brought the original birth certificate from the hospital in Taiwan but no notarization, but I use the same certificate to get his first passport in Taiwan without any problem, so I told them to submit it anyway! And they accepted it!
Since we submitted in mid-June, and it was 4-8 weeks for regular service, they said, and there's no guarantee, we paid for the expedite service just in case. We received it within 2 weeks!
One thing you need to be careful is... the passport photo place told me that passport photo can't be showing any teeth, and Austin was showing teeth the first time he took it so he had to retake it! I even called and asked just to make sure and they said "true"! No showing teeth unless it's not possible, physically! So beware!
我是直接就去LA County Recorder.http://www.lavote.net/Recorder/BDM_Records.cfm
就是專辦出生紙, 結婚紙處. 親自跑就不必Noraty. 也沒有等很久, 給了錢職員馬上印出來馬上拿到. 不像以前用寄的要等.
不是親自去拿的都要附Notary.
給大家做個參考囉.
小盧子好早就拿到他的護照囉~ 那天剛好是史丹佛大學畢業典禮... 我們是去大學裡的郵局辦的, 還要多給郵局$25. 小若雅的那張照片有手指頭耶~ 會不會不過關啊? 我們也是自己照...選了一張小盧子閉嘴笑的喔~
我當初是在生產的醫院辦birth certificate和SSN. 醫院有提供表格,還有notary的服務, 也是$10. 回家只要把申請表寄出去,很快就收到囉!
妳生下一胎可以問看看醫院有沒有這樣的Service. 因為真的很方便耶!
Grace
We just renewed Austin's passport at the Culver City Post Office. You still need the birth certificate at every 5 year renewal for kids (and the notary)! I brought the original birth certificate from the hospital in Taiwan but no notarization, but I use the same certificate to get his first passport in Taiwan without any problem, so I told them to submit it anyway! And they accepted it!
Since we submitted in mid-June, and it was 4-8 weeks for regular service, they said, and there's no guarantee, we paid for the expedite service just in case. We received it within 2 weeks!
One thing you need to be careful is... the passport photo place told me that passport photo can't be showing any teeth, and Austin was showing teeth the first time he took it so he had to retake it! I even called and asked just to make sure and they said "true"! No showing teeth unless it's not possible, physically! So beware!
Thanks for all the info!
那張照片是我照好玩的啦~
乾媽還是眼尖看到威爺的手指頭了
哈哈哈哈啊哈哈.......................
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