For Individuals who:
Certified birth certificate or naturalization certificate or old passport. You can order a birth certificate or other vital record here: order a birth certificate.
Either a current and valid driver’s license with a photo, good for the past year, or a state I D with a photo, is required to prove your identity. If you have neither, you will have to resort to Supplemental Identification, and you can view the list of supplemental IDs. Applicants who are 16 years of age will need one parent to co-sign. Applicants 17 years old may need one parent to co-sign if they do not have a driver's license or state ID for the last year.
One passport photo (2×2 with white background)
Click here for Photo Requirements Eyeglasses are not allowed.
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Read the Photo Requirements as "Rejected Photos" is the top reason for Passports being delayed.
Complete DS11 Form with required barcode on top left-hand margin.
This form must be completed online and printed on two pages (not back to back), and signed by the applicant before Acceptance Agent. The passport office will not accept handwritten DS11 applications. When you print out the DS 11 you only have to print out pages 5 and 6 (twice) and not the first four pages of instructions.
Print 2 copies of your typed DS11 form; One copy must be executed and endorsed by the Acceptance Agent (AA) and Sealed in a Government Envelope; and the other copy is clipped to the Outside of the Sealed Government Envelope - and/or placed inside the FedEx envelope. If the applicant has lost a valid passport, please also complete DS64 Form. Think hard if you had applied for and lost a passport in the last ten years.
IMPORTANT: One DS-11 Passport Application Form must be sealed INSIDE the government envelope by the Acceptance Agent.
See Section 7 below for reference.
Example of 2D Barcode on Form
IMPORTANT: Match the departure date on the DS11 with the departure date on the travel itinerary or travel evidence.
Complete One (1) Letter of Authorization with original signatures.
IMPORTANT: The Letter of Authorization (LOA) must be filled out and signed by the applicant and in black ink. The LOA will go inside the Government envelope. The courier company name is required by the government and should be printed or written in black pen on the line above where you sign your name.
Computer-generated flight itinerary from the airline or a travel agency, copy of airline ticket, or a corporate letter for business travel. Proof of departure must be within 2 weeks unless you need a visa and then proof of departure can be within 4 weeks. Two copies of the proof of departure should be attached to the outside of the sealed envelope and inside the FedEx envelope.
Adults: $211.36 payment to the US Department of State - either a Bank Check or a Money Order. Print the name and the birthdate of the applicant on the Memo Line of the Money Order or Bank Check No Personal Checks. The $211.36 payment includes return Priority Mail to the address on your application and into your mailbox with Overnight Shipping and Tracking.
Please Note: 2-5 Days Urgent Service customers processed in San Francisco can only write a $190 Personal Check - to the US Department of State - if their $190 check has their name and birthdate printed on the check and it matches their name on the application. Otherwise, you can only use a US Postal Money Order for $190 to the US Department of State. Print name and birthdate on the Check or Money Order. Passports in San Francisco are picked up at Will Call and shipped with FedEx for $50.00.
Call (800) 238-6662 to Reserve your Courier Appointment at the Passport Agency for your Application.
Please provide your credit card to reserve a courier time slot with the US Passport Agency – this is nonrefundable, the Passport Agency has limited reservations. Payment is required to secure your reservation. This will guarantee your reservation with the US Passport Agency and expedited service. Note: The US Passport Agency determines eligibility to receive a passport based on proof of citizenship and compliance with the instructions provided.
Processing and Shipping Times are based on Business Days.
State Department and Government fees are not included.
The Acceptance Agent (AA) will assist when you sign the DS11 Passport Application at the designated AA office – at a post office or courthouse.
First, check here to find the nearest Acceptance Agent to you, either at a post office, a courthouse or library.
The Acceptance Agent will:
The original documents are inside the SEALED GOVERNMENT ENVELOPE. The certified birth certificate, a naturalization certificate, and/or old passport will be returned with the new passport.
Sealed government envelope documents include the following:
DO NOT include the extra copy of the DS-11 or the payment to Legal Passport INSIDE the sealed envelope. Keep the DS-11 copy separate and away from the AA who seals the envelope.
The copy of the unsigned DS 11 may be paper-clipped to the OUTSIDE of the SEALED Government Envelope. In any case, but must be in the FedEx envelope for Legal Passport.
IMPORTANT: Please use the properly sized FedEx envelope, or FedEx box, to Safely and Securely Ship your Sealed Government Envelope + 2 copies.
Call (800) 238-6662 for the shipping address to Legal Passport courier and for shipping instructions for FedEx. DO NOT USE USPS or UPS.
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