Comments on: U.S. Passports Update—Do You Know Your 4 Passport Types?

By: Paul Rawlins

Paul Rawlins — Sat, 12 Feb 2011 00:39:07 +0000

Colleen,

I’m not sure if I’m seeing what you’re seeing, though there could be a difference in quality based on the original microfilm.

Lila,

We added quite a few emergency passport applications with this update. However, right now our database cutoff is 1925, so the record you want might fall outside the scope of the records or otherwise be part of a collection we haven’t had access to yet.

By: Lila

Lila — Fri, 11 Feb 2011 19:31:44 +0000

My grandmother applied for a US passport for travel from Germany to the US in 1925/1926. Since she made the trip, it must have been issued. She had an extra copy of her passport picture, which I have. On the back it says that this is the one (photo) that went to “Waschington. I assume this is the Emergency passport described in the article. I can’t find her in the Applications, and wonder if Emergency passports issued abroad are in the database.

By: Colleen

Colleen — Thu, 10 Feb 2011 19:55:13 +0000

How come the Emergency Passport application looks original on here and the other passport application looks like a photocopy?

By: Geoff

Geoff — Thu, 03 Feb 2011 17:19:12 +0000

Hi Robin,

Those of us who have served at sea will know that when we put into ports all over the world we would present our Seaman’s Record Book and/or Certificate of Continuous Discharge Book use – these would be held by the Master and presented on arrival to the local Immigration Officers who then would give “passes” for going ashore. These books I mention belong to the individual and amazingly I still have mine and my Fathers! Hope that helps.

By: Paul Rawlins

Paul Rawlins — Thu, 03 Feb 2011 14:53:03 +0000

Gayle,

There should be a small button toward the top right of your screen that says Go. Next to it are two arrow buttons. These let you go to the page directly preceding or following the one you are looking at.

Does this solve your problem?

Robin,

Good question. I don’t really know. I’ll ask around here, and if I found out anything, I’ll let you know.

By: Gayle Mayo

Gayle Mayo — Thu, 03 Feb 2011 12:41:43 +0000

I have made extensive use of the passports online at ancestry.com, because a number of my relatives traveled frequently, especially between the US and Mexico, but also to other places. The passport applications frequently do provide a lot of useful information. One thing that frustrates me about the online records is that many of the images show the last page of the previous application, which frequently includes a photo, and the first page of the application of my relative. I have not found a way to get to the next page, which many times would include a photo of my relative. Does anyone know how to do this?

By: Caroline Mohr

Caroline Mohr — Wed, 02 Feb 2011 01:25:45 +0000

Some agencies still do have different colors. Employees of the Centers for Disease Control have official passports that are red in color, unlike the standard navy blue color.

By: Edward Fields

Edward Fields — Mon, 31 Jan 2011 21:38:41 +0000

I traveled in the Soviet Union in the early 1970′s as a contractor with the U.S. Information Agency. Employees of the Agency had different passports. Their’s had maroon front and back covers instead of my passport’s standard navy blue color. It may be that this was the only difference, but I’m not sure about that.

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By: Robin

Robin — Mon, 31 Jan 2011 17:01:34 +0000

I have a question maybe someone is knowledgeable enough to answer. Were merchant marine Americans that put into ports all over the world required to have passports? I have to grand uncles that I have crew manifest lists for in various locations (1918-1923) but do not find passports for them. Thanks to whomever has the answer.