What should I expect when applying at an acceptance facility? What should I expect when applying by mail? There is no need to be physically present at an acceptance facility, passport agency, or passport center for any of the following services: Renew your U. What should I expect if I need to apply at a passport agency or center? Why did you temporarily disable the online appointment system?
Why are you making this change? Calling us will improve your ability to make an appointment in the following ways : Our call center representatives will provide you unique confirmation information that our staff will verify on the day of your appointment. If you are not the true appointment holder, you will be turned away on the day of your appointment.
The unique confirmation information will allow us to verify your appointment is legitimate, and ensure you are not being scammed. The new process will ensure third-party services cannot book appointments.
If you need to cancel or change your appointment, please call us. Your appointment will be assigned to a new customer calling to make an appointment. While you will need to wait to speak with a customer service representative to book an appointment, we have added staff to handle the increased call volume, and updated our phone menus to help streamline the experience and reduce wait times.
How do I cancel my appointment? We appreciate your patience as we ensure appointments go to the applicants who truly need them. Are you making progress on pending U. I have a pending application. Can I upgrade it for expedited service?
Are passport agencies and centers still reopening? When will you return to your normal service times? Can I request a refund? Is it safe to travel internationally? What about customers overseas who need a passport? General Questions. How do I get the status of my application? I need my passport sooner than I thought.
What can I do? I got a letter in the mail or an email about my application. What should I do? I have a life or death emergency in a foreign country and need a passport. My passport has already been issued and mailed to me, but I have not received it.
What do I do? How will you send my passport and supporting documents? I'm renewing my passport. Do I get the old one back? Will I get a new passport number? My address has changed. Do I need to update my passport? My passport has been damaged. Can I continue to use this passport? I am traveling very soon. How do I get a passport quickly? How long does it take to get a passport? How much does a U. How do I make an appointment at a passport agency or center?
Is there a fee to make an appointment at a Passport Agency or Center? Where are the instructions for filling out the passport forms? How long is a passport valid and is it true that it needs to have at least 6 months of validity remaining? Who should have a valid U. Those with family living or traveling abroad Those thinking about a vacation abroad, or Those with a job that could require international travel. How many blank visa pages do I need to travel?
I live in Canada. Are there special procedures for applying for and renewing my U. I am recently married or divorced. How do I change my name on my passport? Why is there an execution fee for the passport and passport card? How do I order applications in bulk?
Bulk quantities of passport forms are now available from the U. Government Publishing Office. Form DS : Application for a U. Passport for all first-time applicants, children under 16, and applicants not eligible to use the DS form Stock Number: Form DS : U. I found someone's lost passport. What should I do with it? My gender marker has changed since my last passport. Can I pay online? Should I turn it in to be canceled? Please submit the valid passport, a certified copy of the death certificate, and a letter requesting the cancelation and return or destruction of the passport to: U.
Can I get a second passport book? Can I get extra visa pages for my passport? Can I use a passport to fly domestically? Can I list Jerusalem as my place of birth? What is International Megan's Law and how does it affect U. I am preparing for official travel. How do I get a special issuance passport? Can I return to the United States on an expired passport? You qualify for this exception if all the following are true: You are a U.
You are currently abroad seeking direct return to the United States. Your expired passport was originally valid for 10 years. Or, if you were 15 years of age or younger when the passport was issued, your expired passport was valid for 5 years.
Your expired passport is undamaged. Your expired passport is unaltered. Your expired passport is in your possession. You do not qualify for this exception if: You wish to depart from the United States to an international destination.
You are currently abroad seeking to travel to a foreign country for any length of stay longer than an airport connection en route to the United States or to a United States territory. Your expired passport was limited in validity. Your expired passport is a special issuance passport such as a diplomatic, official, service, or no-fee regular passport.
Your expired passport is damaged. Your expired passport is altered. Your expired passport is not in your possession. What is an electronic passport? The chip securely stores: The same information visually displayed on the photo page of the passport; A biometric identifier in the form of a digital image of the passport photograph, which facilitates the use of facial recognition technology at ports-of-entry; The unique chip identification number; A digital signature to protect the stored data from alteration.
What is the difference between the Next Generation Passport and the ePassport? Children Under What do I do if my child is too young to sign his or her passport book? Does a minor under 16 need to have parental or legal guardian consent when applying for a passport? How do I renew my child's passport? My child's address has changed. Do I need to update his or her passport?
Social Security Number Requirement. Do I have to provide my Social Security number on my passport application? What if I am applying for a passport for my child who does not have a Social Security number yet? What if I have an emergency and need to travel but cannot locate my Social Security number?
Passport Card. What is the passport card? How can I learn more about what travel documents are required by the Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative? How do I apply for a passport card? Can I apply for the passport card and passport book at the same time using the same application?
How much does the passport card cost? How long will it take to receive a passport card? How many photos are required when applying for both the passport book and passport card on the same application?
Only one photo is required. Birth Documentation and Copies of Passport Records. How do I get a certified copy of my U. What do I do if there is no birth record for me on file anywhere? You will need: A letter of no record issued from the Vital Statistics office of the state of your birth with your name and what years were searched for your birth record. Early public records to prove your birth in the U. You will need: Your foreign birth certificate showing both of your parents' names Evidence of your parent s U.
I was born abroad. How do I get one or more copies of my birth record? I was married overseas. How do I get one or more copies of my marriage certificate? I lost a loved one overseas. How do I get one or more copies of the death certificate? How do I obtain copies of a previous passport application? Service Partners and Professionals. I am a professional photographer. Where can I obtain information on taking passport photos?
I am a travel agent. Where can I obtain passport information for my customers? Photo Requirements. How many photos must I submit with my passport application? You must submit one photo with your passport application. What type of paper should I print my photos on? Photos must be printed on matte or glossy photo quality paper.
Does my photo have to be in color? Yes, your photo must be in color. A black and white photo will not be accepted. How recent must my photo have been taken? What size must my photo be? The photo must be exactly 2 x 2 inches 51 x 51 mm.
What pose should I be in for my photo? How large should my head be in the photo? Can I wear glasses in the photo? No, you may not. Just take them off for your passport photo. Can I wear sunglasses or tinted glasses in my photo? Can I wear a hat or head covering for the photo? Can a parent or guardian appear in the photo of a child? Can I wear a uniform in my photo? What is the best way to take a photo of a baby or toddler?
Tip 1: Lay your baby on his or her back on a plain white or off-white sheet. Tip 2: Cover a car seat with a plain white or off-white sheet and take a picture of your child in the car seat. Department of State's passport renewal website. Approximately 1. Staff capacity at 29 domestic agencies and centers returned to pre-pandemic levels in late August, enabling faster processing.
Processing times begin the day your passport is received at a passport agency or center, not the day you apply for a passport, according to the official. Therefore, processing times do not take mailing times to and from passport offices into account.
Reasonably, it makes sense to factor in at least one more week to passport processing times when considering door-to-door timeframe for passport renewal. Any travelers who can provide proof of necessary urgent travel, such as life-or-death emergencies , or can show that their trip is within 72 hours, are given the chance to score an in-person appointment to renew their passport quickly.
Or, the agent may ask you to return at a specific time to receive it, depending on the agency, their workload, and the date of anticipated travel. According to an official, the State Department is working to increase the number of available appointments at public passport agencies and centers.
The only way to schedule an appointment currently is to call the National Passport Information Center. This summer, appointments at these centers were so scarce, and in such high demand, that some who were able to secure one began selling them illegally to other travelers.
In July, the Department of State condemned this behavior and temporarily disabled the online appointment booking system for urgent travel service. No timeframe was specified as to when online booking for appointments will open back up, and as of November 1, the system was still unavailable.
In the meantime, you must call to make an appointment though Traveler editors have been unable to get through in recent days, with the call dropping off after the initial menu. Note that the above measure only applies to the 29 passport agencies in the country, and not the many passport acceptance centers —found in libraries, post offices, and local government offices—which continue to take online appointments.
Find a passport acceptance center near you here. Six months. Even though some countries have more lenient requirements, it's better to play it safe. All those requirements mean you might need to renew your passport sooner than you thought. Here's how long it will take to renew your passport.
If your passport's time is almost up, don't wait — start the process now. Passport processing times vary — currently, you can expect to wait between 10 to 12 weeks for routine processing and four to six weeks if you go the expedited route, according to the State Department website.
If you have an urgent situation like a life or death emergency that requires an immediate renewal for international travel within 72 hours, you can make an in-person appointment.
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