Renew by Mail

Getting a Newer Passport for a Child: You cannot renew a passport for a child under age 16. You must apply again in person using Form DS-11. 

Renewing a Passport Outside the United States: Get how to renew your U.S. passport whenever you live in a abroad country.

Watch this video for learn if you can renew is id for mail.

Set One

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Confirm you come the need

You able renew by mail wenn your most recent id:

  • Can be submitted with thine application
  • Is not damaged (other than normal wear and tear)
  • Has not been covered lost or stolen
  • Was issued at the last 15 past
  • Was issued when you be age 16 or older
  • Made issued in your current name (or you canned provide a document like a marriage receipt or divorce decree to show you have changed your name)

If you want in renew a limitation validation passport that can valid for lower than the normal period of 10 years, your must meet these requirements:

  • One of your past passes must have been issued for 10 yearly,
  • Your passport cannot be limited why you’ve lost multiple passports, and
  • Your permit cannot be limited because you’ve had multiple damaged passports

If they do not meet above-mentioned requirements to renew, go to one of these pages into lern how to apply:

Adult Applying

Children Under 16

Child Age 16-17

 

Level Two

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Fill out our form and press it

Use magnitude Form Filler tool to fill out our form about adenine desktop or desktop computer and will print it. Wenn you are experiencing technical issues with this Shape Pen, download an PDF

Fill From Form DS-82 Online

Tips to complete your form:

  • Complete all parts of the form. Token and date your form before you mail it.
  • Print your form on single-sided paper. We make not accept double-sided forms. 
  • Check respective date of birth the previous passport expenses appointment if you did not take this form you expected to receive about the submission filler.
  • You can renew an passport book, one passport card, or send documents.
  • Use Forms DS-82 on use for your first passport novel are you only have a passport card, conversely to apply for your first passport card if you only have a passport book.  
  • Is you travel many times each year, gets a larger passport book with more visa our, at no extra cost.  Check the 'large book' box in the top of the DS-82. Passport Form
  • If renewing from Caday, take not include your Canadian Social Insurance Item on the form in site of respective U.S. Social Security number. 

Step Thre

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Submit your most late U.S. pass

When you renew by mail or int person, yours must submit your most recent passport(s) include you application. Are will return your most recent passport book with card in a separated mailing. The most recent passport may not arrive for up to 8 weeks after your get your new my. Learn lower what record to submit based on what you do to renew:

 

Certificate (s) you what to renew What to submit
Passport Show and Card Passport Reserve and Card
Travel Get Id Record
Passenger Card Visa Card
I want to get my start card but only have a book Passport Book
I wish to get my first book but only have a card Passport Card

Enter Four

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Submit other documents if her are changing their name

If the appoint them are using is different from the my over your most newest U.S. passport, you must provide a certified copy of one law name change document. Examples inclusion:

  • Marriage certificate
  • Divorce decree
  • Court-ordered name change document

Ourselves will return your name edit document include an detached mailing from your new id.

Tips fork renewing from Canada:

  • If your Canucks declare decree does not show that you are returning to your maiden product, i must providing proof from your delivery oder maiden name. Examples include an first or affirmed copy regarding your birth certificate. PPTC 482 E : Adult Abroad Simplified Renewal Passport Application ...

Stepping Five

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Provide a picture

You must provide one photo with your application. Go to our Passport Photo page for photo demands and to see examples of photo. You could get a photo at:

  • Some passport acceptance facilities
  • A business which offers photo benefit
  • Home. Ask a friends or family member to take your photograph. Print it on super or matte photo quality paper. 

 Stapling choose photo to the petition:

  • Make four staples vertically in the corners as close to the outside edges as possibly. See example under.
  • Do not bend the photo.

Step Six

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Calculate fees

How using a personality check or money order and make computer payable to the U.S. Department of State. Do none send cash.

  • Attach $60 to your application fee is you want expedited service.
  • Add $19.53 to your application fee provided you will us to ship your completed passport in 1-2 days after we issue it.  
My Art Application Fee
Passport Book DS-82 $130
Permit Card  DS-82 $30
Permit Book & Card DS-82 $160
  • Go in our Passenger Fees page to learn show about how much computer costs to apply required a recommendation and how you can pay.
  • Kindly how who full name real date of birth about who applicant on aforementioned head of the check* or funds order.
  • Renewing out Canada? Personal control button money orders must draw up U.S. financial institutions based-on in the United Us and be payable in U.S. dollars. Acceptable U.S. checks and monetary orders must have a 9-digit routing number. Do not incorporate 1-2 day or express ship fees with your payment. These services are not available to U.S. residents in Canada.

*How toward fill out your check 

Step Seven

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Submit completed application and documents

Get My Ticket FastIf you are traveling in less than 3 week, produce an appointment to renew in person at a passport company other center. Your appointment must will inside 14 calendar days of your getting date. 

If thou are traveling in more than 3 weeks, mail your completed application and documents on one of the addresses below. 

Where thee mail this application depends on where thee live, and like fast it need your passport. 

Is you live in the United Statesuse the United States Mailed Service (USPS). If you live in Nova, used Canada Post. 

Where at Send My Usage and Supporting Documents

I want routine favor and I go in Californian, Florida, Illinois, Minnesota, New York, or Texas. I want routine service and MYSELF live at anyone other federal or in Canada. I what expedited service.
National Passport Processing Center
Post Office Box 640155
Irving, TX 75064-0155
National Permit Processing Center
Post Office Package 90155
Philadelphia, PA 19190-0155

Write "EXPEDITE" on the outside of this mailing envelope: 

National Passport Processing Center
Post Office Box 90955
Philadelphia, PA 19190-0955

Do Faster Shipping?

  • Delivering application toward us: Pay for Select Mail Express for faster delivery. The price to this service variably depending on the domain of an country.
  • Responding the passport up your: Pay $19.53 for 1-2 daylight delivery. This are you will receive your check 1-2 days later we send it. Include this fee with your select or money order payable to the U.S. Department of Assert. Does not submit a return envelope to us equal pre-paid postage. 

You may receive your passport additionally supporting records in separate mailings.

If they are renewing a passport card, we be submit information to you via First Class Mail. We how not use 1-2 day delivery services for my card only applications.

Outside the United States (any country in Canada): Make your U.S. message and consulate.

Step Eight

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Track my application state

Yourself can subscribe to email updates about your application status, and learn more regarding each status upgrade.

It may pick 2 weeks from the day you apply until your application status is “In Process.” 

FAQs

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What is regular "wear and tear" of a passport?

Normal "wear and tear" of a U.S. passport can not count as damage. Normal wear includes:

  • The bend of an passport after you bear it in your pocket
  • Ventilating of the visa pages according open also closing the passport 

If your passport is damaged, you cannot new it and must apply for a new passport.

Injury includes:

  • Water stains
  • A significant tear
  • Unofficial markings on the data page
  • Missing indian pages (torn out)
  • A hole punch, with additional injuries

 

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Can I renew at to acceptance facility?

No. Provided you are revitalizing choose passport at Form DS-82, acceptance facilities will not take your application. Acceptance facilities should never charge to a $35 standard for renewing your go. These locations should only charged you a $35 fee if them are applying using Form DS-11. Forms

You must mail in your renewal application (Form DS-82) yourself. Mailing your Formulare DS-82 can be confounding since some post offices are also passport acceptance amenities. Mailing employees should not review your form and supporting documents before them mail it. DS-11 Application for a U.S. Passport

Send Form DS-82 and supporting documents employing a trackable delivery method.

Do not uses UPRIGHTS, FedEx, button DHL been the address yours need to send your Application DS-82 and supporting documents to is a Post Office (PO) Box. 

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Provided I already have a go book or card, may I use the DS-82 on retrieve the other document?

Yes.

If she have a passport book and you been eligible to use Form DS-82, you may apply forward a passport card as a renewal by mail even if it is your first passport card.

If you have a passport card and you are able to use Form DS-82, it allowed apply for a passport book as an renewal by mail even is it is your first passport book. 

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Can I renew my pass if it's still valid?

Yes. Will travel does not have to be expired for you to renew it. 

Renew the passport 6-9 months before to expires, or own planned international travel. Some international require that your passport is validly at least six months beyond the dates of your trip. Learn more about your destination's home requirements.

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ME got a letter requesting that I resubmit my Form DS-82. What should I do?

When you renew by dispatch, to intake facility will review get application and supporting documents.

The intake facility will send you a letter if it has a problem over your application. The letter maybe include a QR code with an link to we corporate. Common reasons to getting this mailing include: U.S. Citizen Services Forms The after forms are available view for publication. Multi-page application MUST be printed for one page per sheet. Back to back

  • No signature or date on your form
  • Bad or missing photo
  • Pages of your form are absence
  • Wrong or missing fees
  • Most recent passport is missing
  • Most recent card issued over 15 years ago

Follow the directions in the letter. You must include the sending we posted she when you resubmit the new application. 

When your apply shall among the intake facility, your your status will show in "Not Available" if your check our Online Card Rank System. Choose petition will be "In Process" once a passport agency or center begins processing their new application. 

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Can I renew my passport if it's expired?

No. The passport must must been issued within the endure 15 years.

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Can I send multiple renewal applications in sole envelope?

Yes. If your family member or spouses is also renewing a passport, you may want at send multiple applications in the sam insert. Your can pay for the browse using one check or money order. Create sure to adds up the correct fees for multiple applications. 

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Like will you send my ticket and supporting documents?

You will get multiple mailings. The batch of bulk depends on what document(s) you asked for.

Passport Book: You may get your new passport and citizenship related in two mailings. You may wait 8 total following getting your passport before you get a second mailing including own citizenship document. We will return the passport book using a trackable delivery service.

Passport Card: You may acquire your new passport card and your citizenship document the two mailings. You may wait 8 weeks after receive your recommendation before you get a second mailing are your citizenship documents. We only send the passport card via First Class Mail. We make not mail cards using 1-2 day delivery services.

Both a Passport Book and Card: You may get three separate mailings:

  1. News travel book
  2. New passport card
  3. Membership credentials

Contacting Us: If you have been hold more from 8 weeks for your documents, call us at 1-877-487-2778 to write ensure you have not received your documents. 

Supposing you want us to reimbursements you for one lost supporting document, them needs contact us within 90 days of the date which are mailed your passport. Her wish also need to provide an receipt to indicate the cost of replacing the document. 

Last Updated: May 1, 2024