Get Your Passport:

It takes about 10 to 12 weeks to obtain a passport. Please allow sufficient time.

IF YOU ALREADY HAVE A PASSPORT:

• Make sure your passport is valid for six months after the return date.
• Bring your passport to the first orientation session.
• US Department of State Website for definitive passport information and up to the minute passport rules.
• Download the application here.

RENEW YOUR PASSPORT IF:

• You have an expired passport that was issued within the past 15 years.
• Your name has changed since your passport was issued and you have legal documentation.

OBTAINING A PASSPORT

APPLY FOR A PASSPORT IN PERSON IF:

• You are applying for a passport for the first time.
• Your previous passport was lost, stolen or damaged.
• Your previous passport has expired and was issued more than 15 years ago.
• Your name has changed since your passport was issued and you do not have legal documentation.

HOW TO APPLY FOR A U.S. PASSPORT (In Person) :

• Complete and submit an unsigned Application for a U.S. Passport, Form DS-11. Do not sign the application until the Passport Acceptance Agent instructs you to do so.
  • Download the application here.
    
    
• Submit evidence of U.S. Citizenship. You may prove U.S. citizenship with any one of the following:
  
  
  1. Previously issued, undamaged U.S. passport
  2. Certified U.S. birth certificate issued by city, county, or state
  3. Consular Report of Birth Abroad or Certification of Birth
  4. Naturalization Certificate
  5. Certificate of Naturalization or Citizenship
     ( Note: the following are not proof of citizenship- voter registration card or military discharge papers)
     
• Present Proof of Identity. You may prove your identity with any one of the following:
  
  
  1. Previously issued, undamaged U.S. passport
  2. Naturalization Certificate
  3. Certificate of Citizenship
  4. Current, valid driver's license
  5. Current Government ID (city, state or federal)
  6. Current Military ID (military and dependents)
  
  
  
• Provide two identical passport photos. (Check the yellow pages under Passport for passport photo services near you.) Your photographs must be:
  • 2 X 2 inches in size
  • Between 1 and 1-3/8 inches from the bottom of the chin to the top of the head
  • Must show accurate likeness
  • Taken within the past 6 months, showing current appearance
  • In color
  • Full face, front view with a plain white or off-white background
  • Taken in normal street attire
    
    Note: Uniforms should not be worn in photographs except religious attire that is worn daily. Do not wear a hat or headgear that obscures the hair or hairline. If you normally wear prescription glasses, a hearing device, wig or similar articles, they should be worn for your picture. Dark glasses or nonprescription glasses with tinted lenses are not acceptable unless you need them for medical reasons. A medical certificate may be required.
    
    
    
• Pay the applicable fee.

TO LOCATE THE NEAREST POST OFFICE THAT ACCEPTS PASSPORT APPLICATIONS IN YOUR AREA:

• Visit USPS.com
• Call 1-800-ASK-USPS

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