Your most recent U.S. passport book and/or card;
A certified copy of your marriage certificate or court order if your name has changed;
Fees; and
A recent, color photograph.
1. YOUR MOST RECENTLY ISSUED U.S. PASSPORT (BOOK AND/OR CARD FORMAT).
Submit your most recently issued U.S. passport book and/or card. When submitting a U.S. passport book and/or card with this form, please verify that the
document was issued at age 16 or older in your current name (or see item #2 below) and issued within the past 15 years. You are also eligible to use this form if
you currently have a U.S. passport book and/or card that complies with the previously listed criteria, and would like to obtain a alternative product (U.S. passport
book and/or card) for the first time
. However, you must submit the product you currently have (U.S. passport book and/or card) with this application. If your U.S.
passport book and/or card has been lost, stolen, damaged, or mutilated, you must apply on the DS-11 application form as specified below.
2. A CERTIFIED MARRIAGE CERTIFICATE OR COURT ORDER (PHOTOCOPIES ARE NOT ACCEPTED).
If the name you are currently using differs from the name on your most recent U.S. passport, you must submit a certified copy of your marriage certificate or
court order showing the change of name. All documents will be returned to you by mail. If you are unable to document your name change in this manner, you
must apply on the DS-11 application form by making a personal appearance at (1) a passport agency; (2) U.S. embassy or consulate, if abroad; (3) any federal
or state court of record or any probate court accepting passport applications; (4) a designated municipal or county official; or (5) a post office, which has been
selected to accept passport applications.
3. THE CURRENT PASSPORT FEE (DO NOT SEND ACCEPTANCE AGENT FEE WITH THIS FORM).
Enclose the fee in the form of a personal check or money order. MAKE CHECKS PAYABLE TO "U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE." THE FULL NAME
AND DATE OF BIRTH OF THE APPLICANT MUST BE TYPED OR PRINTED ON THE FRONT OF THE CHECK. DO NOT SEND CASH
Passport Services
cannot be responsible for cash sent through the mail. By law, the fees are non-refundable. Please visit our website at travel.state.gov
for detailed information
regarding current fees. Newly issued passport cards are delivered via first class mail only.
OVERNIGHT DELIVERY SERVICE
is only available for passport book (and not passport card) mailings in the United States. Please include the appropriate fee
with your application.
FOR FASTER PROCESSING
, you may request expedited service. Please include the expedited fee with your application. Please write "Expedite" on the
outer envelope when mailing. Also, TO ENSURE MINIMAL
PROCESSING TIME for expedited applications, Passport Services recommends using
overnight delivery when submitting the application AND including the appropriate postage fee for return overnight delivery for the newly issued
passport book. Expedited service is only available for passports mailed in the United States and Canada. Please visit travel.state.gov
for updated information
regarding fees, processing times, or to check the status of your passport application online.
4. A RECENT, COLOR PHOTOGRAPH.
Submit a color photograph of you alone, sufficiently recent to be a good likeness of you (taken within the last six months), and 2x2 inches in size. The
image size measured from the bottom of your chin to the top of your head (including hair) should not be less than 1 inch, and not more than 1 3/8 inches. The
photograph must be in color, clear, with a full front view of your face. The photograph must be taken with a neutral facial expression (preferred) or a natural
smile, and with both eyes open and be printed on photo quality paper with a plain light (white or off-white) background. The photograph must be taken in normal
street attire, without a hat, or head covering unless a signed statement is submitted by the applicant verifying that the hat or head covering is part of recognized,
traditional religious attire that is customarily or required to be worn continuously when in public or a signed doctor's statement is submitted verifying the item is
used daily for medical purposes. Headphones, "bluetooth", or similar devices must not be worn in the passport photograph. Glasses or other eyewear are not
acceptable unless you provide a signed statement from a doctor explaining why you cannot remove them due to medical reasons (e.g., during the recovery
period from eye surgery). Any photograph retouched so that your appearance is changed is unacceptable. A snapshot, most vending machine prints, hand-held
self portraits, and magazine or full-length photographs are unacceptable. A digital photo must meet the previously stated qualifications, and will be accepted for
use at the discretion of Passport Services. Visit our website at travel.state.gov
for details and information.
USE CAUTION WHEN STAPLING YO
UR PHOTO: Use 4 staples vertically in the corners as close to the outer edge as possible. Do not bend photo.
WHAT DO I SEND WITH THIS APPLICATION FORM?
See below for more detailed information
WHERE DO I MAIL THIS APPLICATION?
FOR ROUTINE SERVICE (If you live
in CA, FL, IL, MN, NY, or TX):
National Passport Processing Center
P.O. Box 640155
Irving, TX 75064-0155
FOR EXPEDITED SERVICE (Additional Fee,
any state or Canada):
National Passport Processing Center
P.O. Box 90955
Philadelphia, PA 19190-0955
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NOTE REGARDING MAILING ADDRESSES: Passport Services does not send mail to a private address outside the United States or Canada. If you do not
live at the address listed in the "Mailing Address", then you must put the name of the person and mark it as "In Care Of." If your mailing address changes prior to
receipt of your new passport, please contact the National Passport Information Center (NPIC) at 1-877-487-2778 or visit travel.state.gov
.
You may receive your newly issued document and your returned citizenship evidence in separate mailings. If you are applying for both a passport book and/or
card, you may receive three separate mailings: one with your returned citizenship evidence; one with your newly issued passport book, and one with your
newly printed passport card.
If you choose to provide your email address in Item #6 on this application, Passport Services may use that address to contact you in the event there is a problem
with your application or if you need to provide additional information to us.
Because of the sensitivity of the enclosed documents, Passport Services recommends using trackable mailing service when submitting your application.
FOR ROUTINE SERVICE (If you live
in any other state or Canada):
National Passport Processing Center
P.O. Box 90155
Philadelphia, PA 19190-0155