Endorsements
True/False
Suspense and enclosures
5504
Fun Facts
100

This overseas endorsement may be used when sufficient evidence of U.S. citizenship and identity was verified through ACRQ or was submitted.

Endorsement 103

8 FAM 505.2

100

Because the applicant does not appear in person and provide an acceptable ID, immaterial name changes must not be accepted on the form DS-5504.

True

8 FAM 702.5-11 and 8 FAM 403.1-5

 

100

YES/NO: Is a photocopy of the applying parent's ID required to be submitted with their minor's application when the parent is signing form DS-5504 for a child under the age of 16?

No

8 FAM 702.5-5

You should use ACRQ to verify parental relationship

100

An applicant may use form DS-5504 for what three reasons?

-official name changes

-data errors

-replacing certain limited passports

8 FAM 1001.5-1  

100

When should expedite fees not be charged for form DS-5504?

for an agency error

200

What endorsement is used if the original passport was issued more than one year prior to the date the form DS-5504 was signed?

 03 Endorsement

 8 FAM 702.5-1 

200

If the applicant submits a marriage certificate, annotate the date of marriage, and the place of issue.

True

8 FAM 702.5-6


200

YES/NO: If the embassy IRL/letter was not submitted with form DS-5504, should you suspend to request the embassy letter for overseas issued books?

No

If the embassy letter is submitted, it should be attached to application

200

Can either parent/legal guardian sign form DS-5504 application for a minor?

Yes

8 FAM 702.5-5 

200

If no evidence is submitted with form DS-5504 to show evidence of a data error, what can you use to issue the passport with the corrected information?

ACRQ

8 FAM 702.5-3 

"You should use the images of previous applications in American Citizen Record Query (ACRQ) system, when applicable, to correct mistakes made by the Department."

300

An applicant with an overseas limited validity passport may not use form DS-5504 if which endorsement(s) are in the book?  

Please list at least 2 endorsement codes

Endorsement codes 105, 106, 107, 110, or 111

8 FAM 702.5-1 

 

300

The form DS-5504 must be denied for failure to complete page two.

False 

8 FAM 702.5-8

300

Which enclosure for a data correct is used when only one product is submitted? 

IN 941-23

Information Notices (INs) Page 

300

When a valid passport is canceled in error by a passport agency/center, what should be written on the applicant signature line and top right corner of form DS-5504?

REPLACEMENT

8 FAM 1001.5-2(B)  (U) Replacing Passports Canceled in Error at Passport Agencies/Centers

300

When can we use limited notations on form DS-5504?

When along with the certified document, a legible photocopy of the required evidence is submitted, the photocopies will be included in the archival record

-Check the Other box & annotate document type

400

YES/NO: Is proof of citizenship evidence required with a 100 endorsement?

NO

8 FAM 505.2-2

400

An adjudicator using ACRQ or PIERS verification for full validity passport issuance must see that the applicant’s previous passport was issued for its full validity period, and that there are no validity limiting endorsement codes mentioned in the record. 

True

8 FAM 1201.1-9

400

YES/NO: You must suspend for form DS-3053 for the non-applying parent when the non-applying parent on the original DS-11 application signs the form DS-5504 (when the previous passport was limited because of a faxed or e-mailed form DS-3053)

NO

8 FAM 702.5-5  

b. (2)  (U) If the non-applying parent on the original form DS-11 signs the form DS-5504 (when the previous passport was limited because of a faxed or e-mailed form DS-3053), you may accept the parent's signature in lieu of an original form DS-3053;

(3)  if the non-applying parent from the original form DS-11 signs the form DS-5504 in lieu of providing a form DS-3053, then they must provide a copy of their ID.  

400

What should you do if a data correct submitted within 90 days is missing the SSN or signature on form DS-5504?

Remove for a rewrite in lieu of suspending

400

Is a gender marker change request alone reason enough to replace a valid passport on form DS-5504?

No

If the gender marker change request is not due to a processing error, the applicant must reapply using a DS-11 or DS-82 (if qualified) and pay all passport fees.

500

What must you do if an applicant submits form DS-5504 for extending the passport validity with a 91 limited endorsed passport?

Suspend (1019-08) and provide a DS-11 application

8 FAM 1001.5-1

500

Department data errors may only be corrected within one year of the passport issuance.

False 

8 FAM 702.5-11

500

Which IRL series is used for the following:

DS-5504 eligible

DS-5504 ineligible

1018 series for eligible 

1019 series for ineligible

500

True/False: All names change requests submitted on form DS-5504 for passports issued within a year are to be approved regardless of when the marriage occurred?

True

Per A

500

What Act allows an applicant who lost their valid passport in a major disaster to use form DS-5504 to obtain a free replacement passport? 

The Disaster Recovery Reform Act of 2018 (the "DRRA")

8 FAM 602.2-5(A)  Fee Waivers for Victims of Major Disasters  

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