8 FAM 703.6

8 FAM 703.6 Electronic Request for Passport Services (CT:CITZ-73; 06-09-2022) (Office of Origin: CA/PPT/S/A) 8 FAM 703.6-1 Summary (CT:CITZ-73; 06-09-2022) a. The electronic Request for Passport Services (RPS) is used exclusively by the Special Issuance Agency (CA/PPT/SIA) in the adjudication of diplomatic and official passports for permanent change of station assignments of Department employees and eligible family members (EFMs). The RPS is typically generated by Human Resources. E-mail [email protected] to inquire. NOTE : Form DS-1640 , "Request for Passport Services," which was the paper equivalent of the RPS, has been discontinued. The paper form DS-1640 was generally acceptable when there were system problems generating the RPS. b. The RPS is accepted in lieu of a travel authorization from the Department as evidence of entitlement to a diplomatic passport (see 8 FAM 503 for more information on adjudicating diplomatic passports). The RPS is typically used to add an EFM when a travel authorization cannot be amended or produced in a timely manner. c. Department employees on a detail with the Department of Defense must travel on official passports, not diplomatic passports. Request the RPS from the Department by emailing [email protected] and the letter of authorization from the POL Mil office, PM/SDI. d. CA/PPT/SIA use s the RPS to determine the applicant's entitlement, the passport endorsement text (see 8 FAM 505.2 ), the validity period of the passport, and where to deliver the completed passport by verifying: (1) The bearer/sponsor's employment with the Department; (2) The sponsor's name; (3) The bearer's/EFM's need to travel; (4) The length of the tour; and (5) The current post of assignment of the bearer/sponsor.