Passport Services

Application For A U.S. Passport (DS-11) 

• You should complete this form if you're applying for the first time, you're applying for your child who is under age 16, or you don't meet our requirements to renew your passport. 

Applying in Person for a U.S. Passport
 

• Complete Numbers 1 Through 22 only in black ink (Social Security Number is required). Do not sign the application.

• One passport photo is necessary. No eye glasses. No White T-Shirt. The Internet will have listings of available places that take photos. We do not take photos here.

• Identification is required. A valid driver's license or government-issued ID are acceptable.
  Bring a copy of your ID, front and back, as well as the original.
   

A certified copy of your US birth certificate, original naturalization paper, consular reports of birth abroad, or previous passport is required. Please bring a photocopy of that document as well as the original.

• We cannot accept hospital birth records with footprints.
• Your proof of citizenship will be submitted with the application. The original or certified copies of the applicant's evidence of U.S. citizenship will be returned.
• If you were born in California, you must provide a long form certificate. Short form birth certificates or abstracts are not acceptable.
• The Department of State will only accept Puerto Rican birth certificates issued on or after July 1, 2010.
• Your birth certificate must show your parents names. 

If you do not have a certified copy of your birth certificate, visit Where to Contact for Vital Records.
 

Persons 16 and 17 Years Old:

• Must appear with one parent and both will sign the application, and if applicable, provide a driver's license (not a permit) and the parents must provide their identification as well as a copy of the ID for each child. Bring the child's certified birth certificate and previous passport if applicable. The child's Social Security number is required to be entered on the form.

Renewal Application (DS-82)

• You should complete this form if you meet our requirements to renew your passport. Keep in mind that children under age 16 cannot renew their passports and must apply using Form DS-11. 

Application For A U.S. Passport (DS-11) 

• You should complete this form if you're applying for the first time, you're applying for your child who is under age 16, or you don't meet our requirements to renew your passport. 

 Statement of Consent for Issuing a Passport to a Child (DS-3053)

• You should complete this form if one parent or guardian cannot go with the child to apply in person for the child's passport. The parent or guardian should submit this special form in addition to their child's application (DS-11). 

All children must be present.

• Children 15 years or younger: Must appear with both parents, legal guardian or persons In Loco Parentis and bring the child's certified birth certificate and previous passport if applicable.
  -If one parent is not available, they may submit a notarized Form 3053 or Form 5525. If one parent is deceased, please bring the certified death certificate.

Passport Forms

1. Application For A U.S. Passport (DS-11) 

• You should complete this form if you're applying for the first time, you're applying for your child who is under age 16, or you don't meet our requirements to renew your passport. 

2.  Renewal Application (DS-82) BY MAIL ONLY (NO APPOINTMENT REQUIRED)

• You should complete this form if you meet our requirements to renew your passport. Keep in mind that children under age 16 cannot renew their passports and must apply using Form DS-11. 

3. Data Corrections, Some Name Changes, and Limited-Validity Passports (DS-5504) 

• You may be eligible to use this form if you need to change or correct your passport, or you need to replace a passport that was limited to less than 10 years validity (which is the normal validity period for an adult's passport.)

Forms for Special Situations

You should only submit the forms listed below for special situations. 

1. Reporting Your Passport Lost or Stolen (DS-64)

• You should complete this form if you lost your passport or it has been stolen. To replace a lost or stolen passport, you must apply in person and submit Form DS-11 in addition to Form DS-64. 

2. Statement of Consent for Issuing a Passport to a Child (DS-3053)

• You should complete this form if one parent or guardian cannot go with the child to apply in person for the child's passport. The parent or guardian should submit this special form in addition to their child's application (DS-11). 

3.  Statement of Special Family Circumstances (DS-5525)

• You should complete this form if one parent or guardian cannot locate the other parent or guardian. The parent who is applying should submit this special form in addition to their child's application (DS-11).

4. Statement You Did Not Receive Your U.S. Passport (DS-86)

• You should submit this form only if we completed and mailed your passport and you did not receive it within 10 days of us mailing it. Call the National Passport Information Center and the customer service representatives will walk you through this form.