Applying For Or Renewing Passport: Fill & Download for Free

I have no sympathy for this woman. She willingly joined a despicable and brutal terrorist organization, and she is only having remorse now because ISIS is on the verge of extinction, and her adventure didn’t turn out to be as rosy as she expected.There are reports that perhaps she should never have been granted citizenship in the first place. The argument is phrased thus:Children of foreign diplomats are not eligible for jus soli citizenship.She was born while her father was a diplomat in the US.Therefore, she cannot be a US citizen.But the question is not so simple.In favor of her citizenship is this: this was examined by the relevant authorities at the time she was applying for her passport in 2004. At that time, her father was able to produce an official letter from the US mission to the UN showing that his work as a diplomat had ended in September 1994, a month before she was born. This was deemed good enough, and she was granted a passport. This passport was renewed in 2004, shortly before she left for Yemen.Against her citizenship is the argument that the US government made under Obama, that the initial grant of citizenship had been a mistake, because records showed that, contrary to the letter her father was able to produce, he did not actually lose diplomatic status until 2015. Her passport was officially revoked in early 2016.What this means to me is that as of right now, the US government does not recognize her as a passport-holder.The question this raises is whether the revocation of a passport is tantamount to a revocation of citizenship. For instance, suppose that the US government decides to strip a citizen of the right to travel abroad, for fear that the citizen would escape justice. Few would argue that this amounts to a revocation of citizenship.On the other hand, if she were never a citizen in the first place, and the passport had been granted to her in error, then there is no need to formally revoke something she never really had.That being said, the grant of a passport usually serves as a recognition of citizenship. If it is lawful for any administration to simply revoke a passport as a way to revoke citizenship, what is to stop a president who stands to gain politically from ordering the mass revocation of passports from large numbers of foreign-born citizens on technicalities, and thereby making them ineligible to vote for his opponent?If she is not a citizen, shouldn’t there be a more formal process whereby this is determined? Does a simple letter of revocation such as the one her family was issued ensure enough security for naturalized citizens?[1]This is why I am glad that her father is suing, even though I expect him to lose his case. If he loses, then the revocation of her passport—and thereby of the citizenship that the US government had once accepted as her birthright—will be on more solid footing. For now, I am utterly at peace with having her blocked from entry until the case is resolved.This case also raises the issue of what the response should be if her father had not been a diplomat. No doubt, some would still find it proper to exclude her from entry. In that instance, I would disagree with them, unless a law were passed that mandated the revocation of citizenship for every American guilty of providing support for terrorism, irrespective of ethnic origins, and irrespective of whether the specific flavor of terrorism engaged in were inspired by Islam. Anything else would be an unconstitutional act of discrimination.Footnotes[1] https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_asset/file/14251881/exhibit_3_hoda_mulhana.pdf

Military Service in Mexico currently involves all males reaching the age of eighteen years. Selection is made by a lottery system. Although military service is mandatory for all 18-year-old males, recruitment for active-duty can only happen from ages 18 through 21 for those who have completed secondary education, and 22 for those who have only completed high school.Mexico has one of the smallest armed forces relative to its population of any country. Since the armed forces are used exclusively for domestic functions it would be more accurate to describe them as the country's largest police force.Draft evasion and desertion are punishable under the Code of Military Justice (unable to locate the specifics of the Mexican CMJ).After registration for military service, all young men receive the military service card, an official identification document proving completion of (or exemption from) military service. For those selected to perform military service, the card is only stamped after completing military service. Not having a valid military service card can cause difficulties in later life, for example when changing employment or address. Until the age of 40, the card is required when applying for (or renewing) a passport. The military service card must also be shown when applying for a job with the government.Such control of the population seems to be the government's main reason for retaining military service. There are not many known cases of desertion from the armed forces. It must be noted though that the military juridical proceedings are not open to public scrutiny, as the Mexican military establishment is very secretive and interprets its rule of conduct as being outside of the public domain.Desertion cases are rare and, when desertion happens, the common practice is not to track down deserters.Source: redITAs for bribes: If the bribe is high enough, the sky is the limit anywhere.

Depends on what countries passport your applying for. Many do prefer both are present. We needed to renew our daughter US passport in Australia but the closest embassy was out of state, so my husband and daughter went. I couldn’t attend so I had to fill out an affidavit and have it signed by a justice of the peace (similar to a notary) and that was fine.