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Yes, I can recommend doing the passport app, it is not difficult at all. Since I already had one that was good for a number of years, I explained that there were errors on my origonal application that I had just come to realize had negative legal affects.

I told the passport application lady this, and she asked what those errors were... I told her that the main errors were relating to my citizenship status, that I needed to correct my passport application to indicate that I was an American National, as I am not a U.S. citizen. I explained that on my previous application I had selected the "U.S. citizen" option re my citizenship because the correct option was not available and I did not realize the legal implications this carried.

The passport lady told me that my passport would still read the same, and that there would be no difference in appearance on my new passport. I told here that I was aware of this fact, and explained once again that the purpose was to update the application, for legal reasons. She took that attitude that she did not want to process the application, but I pressed her, making it clear that I knew my rights and would not leave.

So she gets on the phone with a superiour (I suppose the Dept. of State) and explained the situation quite accurately (she was actually listening!). After explaining, she listened for a little bit, and was obviously being told to process the application.

So she returned and stated that the passport would look the same as the last, did I still want to proceed? I said yes, I knew that, and still wanted to proceed.

She then proceeded to do her duty without futher objections, and less than two weeks later I recieved my new passport & my old passport marked canceled.

PS: The passport application did not bear a SSN anywhere... and not one remark was made by the passport lady regarding this.