Army Asks for Thoughts on Tedious Visa Application Paperwork
Published Date: 3/31/2026
Notice
Summary
The U.S. Army wants your thoughts on a new form they plan to use for passport and visa services. They’re checking if the form is useful, easy to fill out, and not too much work for people. You’ve got until June 1, 2026, to share your ideas—no money changes yet, just a chance to help make things smoother!
Analyzed Economic Effects
3 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 2 costs, 0 mixed.
No-fee passport/visa authorization rules
Authorization to apply for a 'no-fee' passport and/or request a visa via DD Form 1056 is granted to applicants who can verify U.S. citizenship and legitimate official travel needs. Respondents include DoD civilians, military members, and their dependents traveling on official orders.
One-hour DD Form 1056 time burden
If you are a DoD civilian, military member, or their dependent applying for a no-fee passport or visa, you must complete DD Form 1056. The form takes an average of 60 minutes to fill out; the Army estimates 175,000 respondents and 175,000 annual burden hours.
Personal data shared with State and embassies
The information you provide on DD Form 1056 is used to process, track, and verify no-fee passport and visa requests and is shared with the Department of State and the embassy of the country you are traveling to for production of travel documents.
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