Originally Posted by tacostuff

I'm looking at a DS 82 form that is used to renew a U.S. passport. One of the pages of the DS 82 asks for occupation, employer, additional contact phone numbers, emergency contacts, etc. This seems a bit much to ask for, especially the employer information. Does anyone know if you can leave the answer to these questions blank?

EDIT: Let me rephrase this, I know why the gov't would ask for this information, but I don't want to give them any more information than is necessary. It seems that over the 10-year duration of the passport that this information would become outdated (at least for a good number of people). And... What happens if I change employers? Will I be flagged as suspicious when I give my new employer's name, which doesn't match my passport info??