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.
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.
OVERNIGHT DELIVERY SERVICE
: If you desire overnight delivery service for the return of your U.S. passport, please include the appropriate fee with your
payment.
FASTER PROCESSING
: For an additional fee, you may request expedited service. Please include this fee in your payment and submit the application to the
appropriate address. Please write "Expedite" on the outer envelope when mailing. Also, TO ENSURE MINIMAL
PROCESSING TIME for expedited
passport book 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 available only in the United States. Overnight return
delivery is only available for passport books. 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 color, clear, with a full front view of your face, and printed on thin paper with plain light (white or off-white) background. The photograph
must be taken in normal street attire, without a hat, head covering, or dark glasses unless a signed statement is submitted by the applicant verifying the item is
worn daily for religious purposes 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. Any photograph retouched so that your appearance is changed is unacceptable. A snapshot,
most vending machine prints, 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. Please visit our website at travel.state.gov
for details and information.
WHAT DO I SEND WITH THIS APPLICATION FORM?
WHERE DO I MAIL THIS APPLICATION?
FOR ROUTINE SERVICE:
National Passport Processing Center
Post Office Box 90155
Philadelphia, PA 19190-0155
FOR EXPEDITED SERVICE (Additional Fee):
National Passport Processing Center
Post Office Box 90955
Philadelphia, PA 19190-0955
DS-82 08-2013
See below for more detailed information.
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NOTE REGARDING MAILING ADDRESSES: Passport Services will not mail a passport to a private address outside the United States. 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
.
NOTE: 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 additional information is required.
Due to the sensitivity of the enclosed documents, Passport Services recommends using trackable mailing service when submitting your application.