Who Can Sign My Passport?

What happens if my passport is not signed

§ 51.4 Validity of passports. (a) Signature of bearer. A passport book is valid only when signed by the bearer in the space designated for signature, or, if the bearer is unable to sign, signed by a person with legal authority to sign on his or her behalf.

A passport card is valid without the signature of the bearer. (b) Period of validity of a regular passport and a passport card. (1) A regular passport or passport card issued to an applicant 16 years of age or older is valid for ten years from date of issue unless the Department limits the validity period to a shorter period.

(2) A regular passport or passport card issued to an applicant under 16 years of age is valid for five years from date of issue unless the Department limits the validity period to a shorter period. (3) A regular passport for which payment of the fee has been excused is valid for a period of five years from the date issued unless limited by the Department to a shorter period.

1. C) Period of validity of a service passport.
2. The period of validity of a service passport, unless limited by the Department to a shorter period, is five years from the date of issue, or so long as the bearer maintains the status pursuant to which the service passport is issued, whichever is shorter.

A service passport which has not expired must be returned to the Department upon the termination of the bearer’s status or at such other time as the Department may determine. (d) Period of validity of an official passport. The period of validity of an official passport, unless limited by the Department to a shorter period, is five years from the date of issue, or so long as the bearer maintains his or her official status, whichever is shorter.

An official passport which has not expired must be returned to the Department upon the termination of the bearer’s official status or at such other time as the Department may determine. (e) Period of validity of a diplomatic passport. The period of validity of a diplomatic passport, unless limited by the Department to a shorter period, is five years from the date of issue, or so long as the bearer maintains his or her diplomatic status, whichever is shorter.

A diplomatic passport which has not expired must be returned to the Department upon the termination of the bearer’s diplomatic status or at such other time as the Department may determine. (f) Limitation of validity. The validity period of any passport may be limited by the Department to less than the normal validity period.

1. The bearer of a limited passport may apply for a new passport, using the proper application and submitting the limited passport, applicable fees, photographs, and additional documentation, if required, to support the issuance of a new passport,
2. G) Invalidity.
3. A United States passport is invalid as soon as: (1) The Department approves the revocation notification pursuant to § 51.65(a) ; or (2) The passport has been reported as lost or stolen to the Department, a U.S.

passport agency or a diplomatic or consular post abroad and the Department has recorded the reported loss or theft; or (3) The passport is cancelled by the Department (physically, electronically, or otherwise) upon issuance of a new passport of the same type to the bearer; or (4) The Department has sent a written notice to the bearer that the passport has been invalidated because the Department has not received the applicable fees; or (5) The passport has been materially changed in physical appearance or composition, or contains a damaged, defective or otherwise nonfunctioning chip, or includes unauthorized changes, obliterations, entries or photographs, or has observable wear or tear that renders it unfit for use as a travel document, and the Department either takes possession of the passport or sends a written notice to the bearer); or (6) The bearer of a special issuance passport no longer maintains the status pursuant to which the passport was issued; or (7) The Department has sent a written notice to the bearer, directly or through the bearer’s employing agency, stating that a special issuance passport has been cancelled by the Department,

Why is my passport black

Image caption, The new passport (left) is a return to the “iconic blue” of the old one, the Home Office says Is the new UK passport blue? Or is the colour really closer to black? The Home Office has issued pictures of the post-Brexit passport, describing it as a return to the “iconic blue” used for UK passports before 1988.

Experts in the science of colour – and instant experts on social media – are unconvinced, saying they look more like black. But a Home Office spokesman says the colours of both the old and new passports are shades of blue. “I’d say it’s black,” says Stephen Westland, professor of colour science and technology at the University of Leeds.

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“If most people looked at this, they’d say it’s black.” But he says describing colours in terms of names can be imprecise – and individuals will have their own different perspectives. If enough blue is added to black, he says there will be a transition point when people will begin to see the colour as blue.

• But that point varies for different people,” he says.
• That means that some might see a colour as an extremely dark shade of blue, while others would see it as black.
• Perhaps allowing the Home Office not to be entirely painted into a corner, he suggests the colour might be “bluish black”.
• But in essence, Prof Westland says, “this is closer to black”.

This Twitter post cannot be displayed in your browser. Please enable Javascript or try a different browser. View original content on Twitter The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. However he says the perception of colour can be influenced by its context – and by calling it a “blue passport” people might be more likely to see it as leaning towards blue.

1. Replacing the burgundy-coloured European Union document, the new UK passport has been described as a return to the “traditional colour”.
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Home Secretary Priti Patel has said the return to this “iconic blue” was “entwined with our national identity and I cannot wait to travel on one”. The Home Office would not specify the shade of this blue, although a spokesman said it was close to, if not exactly, a blue numbered as 5395C in the Pantone classification.

This Twitter post cannot be displayed in your browser. Please enable Javascript or try a different browser. View original content on Twitter The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. But Craig Burston, senior lecturer in graphic design at the London College of Communication, which incorporates what was the London College of Printing, says there is nothing to suggest the “dominant colour” of the new passport is blue.

He suggests the colour is charcoal, maybe with a hint of blue. But if it is blue, “it must be the most apologetic shade of blue they could find” because “it’s as black as blue gets”. “You’d be hard pushed to get something that is darker that would be defined as blue,” Mr Burston says.

“It’s as near as damn it black.” This Twitter post cannot be displayed in your browser. Please enable Javascript or try a different browser. View original content on Twitter The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. There could be differences depending on printing processes, lighting and the “sheen”, he says.

But the question of the colour seems to have been mixed up with the politics of “blue passports”. And the social-media debate seems to be about Brexit as much as colour charts. A spokesman for paint company Farrow and Ball says “pure” black would have no other colours added.

But in practice, blacks used in the “everyday world would have a slight colour to them”, such as blue, grey or red. This could make the passport a very dark blue although “some people may perceive it as black”. It is “probably black blue,” said the paint firm’s spokesman. There have been other internet debates over identifying colours – such as whether a dress was blue or white and gold,

Prof Westland says this reflects how people tend to see colours in quite definite ways, coming down on one side or the other, even though we know there are all kinds of shades and ambiguities. “People tend to make a decision about colours,” he says.

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