What would stop a person from getting a passport?
Hi money — Assuming a person has everything they need (proof of citizenship, proof of identity, 2 photos of the correct size, the application, money, access to a post office), then there are only a few things that will prevent passport issuance. Some sort of “hit” in the namecheck performed by the passport office or Embassy will prevent passport issuance. The most common ones are a history of claiming many lost or stolen passports, being wanted by law enforcement, a history of indebtedness to the U.S. Government (i.e. he was overseas once, showed up at an Embassy out of money, and the Embassy bought him a ticket home — this debt must be repaid before a new passport can be issued), being a child who is the subject of a custody fight, and (this is a big one) being a deadbeat mom or dad. Any of these things must be resolved prior to passport issuance. These are the main ones — hope this helps, and hope you aren’t on that list!
