Here are instruction to renew your Finnish passport: =========== Press Release Portable passport machine in Phoenix Arizona October 19th 2013 Please keep in mind that the Consulate General of Finland reserves the right to cancel/reschedule the trip at any time. The portable passport system will be available in Phoenix Arizona on Saturday October 19th 2013. The purpose is to provide passport service to Finns living in the vicinity of Phoenix Arizona. All applicants must make an appointment for a passport application with Honorary Consul Gary Waissi Applications can be made as following: Place: Honorary Consulate of Finland 4336 West Hackamore Dr. Phoenix, AZ 85083 Date & Time: Saturday October 19th from 9:00 am - 3:00 pm The application must be made in person and by appointment only: tel: +1-480-287-3766 email: finlandconsul.arizonanewmexico@gmail (subject line: “PHOENIX – passport”) Instructions Information on the portable passport system availability will also be available on the Consulate website finland.org . The application process is virtually the same as at the Consulate General of Finland in Los Angeles. A passport application form is no longer in use. The passport system generates the application online and the portable system the photo will be taken as part of the application process (this is different from the process at the Consulate in Los Angeles, where the applicant provides a photograph). The applicant signs on a special pad and fingerprint scans are taken. As the fee is set in euros, it may change with exchange rate fluctuation. Valid fees are posted in the Services section of the Consulate website (155 USD in May 2013 – please check the fee for October). A passport application can only be processed if the applicant’s personal data (name, date and place of birth and citizenship/citizenships) in the Finnish population register is up-to-date (further information: maistraatti.fi). For example: - Name changes due to a marriage or divorce cannot be processed in the passport system. These have to be updated in the population register ahead of time. - Also, children born outside of Finland cannot be issued a Finnish passport until their birth and citizenship details are entered into the Finnish population register. - If you acquired the US citizenship after June 1st 2013, you need to update the US citizenship information ahead of time (for instructions, contact the Consulate in Los Angeles) Future use of the portable passport system in the Western United States The Consulate will inform the Finnish community of the circulation of the portable passport system at suitable venues within the Finnish Community via press releases and on the Consulate website. The costs involved in bringing the portable passport system to events and cities within the Western United States will create constraints on availability. Therefore, the portable system might be in a specific area only for few days in any given year. Passport applications can be made in Finland at the local police station. The police can send the passport to the Consulate General of Finland in Los Angeles (by request) if the passport cannot be issued by the end of the stay in Finland. In fact, a passport application can be made at any passport issuing point in the world with the request to forward the passport to Los Angeles (check the Foreign Ministry web site formin.fi for locations and contact information for Finnish missions). The Consulate General of Finland in Los Angeles will then make arrangements to forward the passport to the applicant’s home address. Further information: Consulate General of Finland, Consular Officer Katariina Kiuru Consular Section tel. (310) 203 9903 ext 4 Consular Section email [email protected]
Posted on: Tue, 11 Jun 2013 18:13:20 +0000
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