There are two ways that you can fill out those forms. One is online and
one allows you to enter the data then print it out for subsequent
mailing. I did the latter and that allowed me to give my height in
meters. I did the same thing for my wife's passport application. All
that is required is that you provide the unit symbol. I called the
passport information number provided and verified that this was
acceptable. The passports themselves do not show one's height anywhere
that I could find. Perhaps that is embedded in an electronic data device
in the passport. Interestingly, they do not ask for one's mass ("weight").
I posted all this information on this list about a year ago.
Jim
On 2011-01-16 2212, Michael Payne wrote:
I see the US passport web site at travel.state.gov/
<http://travel.state.gov/>*passport*/forms/forms_847.html still requires
height in feet and inches. I put in 1 ft 7 inches and intend to change
it by pen once the form ahs printed out. The photo size is still in
inches. It seems this site would have been quite easily made to comply
with the Metric Conversion act and Executive order 12770.
I sent a suggestion to [email protected]
<mailto:[email protected]> which ask for feedback on the web site.
Michael Payne
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