Form Ds-82 - Application For A U.s. Passport By Mail (Page 2 of 6) in pdf

WHAT DO I NEED TO SEND WITH THE APPLICATION FORM?

1. Your most recent U.S. passport

A marriage certificate or court order if your name has changed

3. Fee of $67 (If requesting expedited service, the total fee will be $127)

4. Two recent, color photographs

See below for more detailed information.

YOUR MOST RECENT U.S. PASSPORT. Issued at age 16 or older in your current name (or see item #2 below)

and issued within the past 15 years. If your U.S. passport is damaged, you must apply on the DS-11 application

form as specified below.

A MARRIAGE CERTIFICATE OR COURT ORDER. If the name you are currently using differs from the name on

your most recent passport, you must submit a marriage certificate or court order showing the change of name.

The name change document MUST bear the official seal of the issuing authority. Uncertified copies or notarized

documents cannot be accepted. All documents will be returned to you with your passport. 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) any clerk of a Federal, State or county court of record or an probate

court accepting passport applications; or (3) a Post Office which has been selected to accept passport

applications.

THE FEE OF $67. Enclose the $67 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 fee is non-refundable.

For faster processing, you may request expedited service.

Expedited requests will be processed in three

workdays from receipt at a passport agency. The additional fee for expedited service is $60. Therefore, if you

choose to request expedited service the total cost of you U.S. passport will be $127. Expedited service is

available only in the United States.

If you desire SPECIAL POSTAGE SERVICE (overnight mail, special delivery, etc.), include the appropriate

postage fee on the check or include a pre-paid envelope.

TWO RECENT, COLOR PHOTOGRAPHS. Submit two color photographs of you alone, sufficiently recent to be

a good likeness of you (normally taken within the last six months), and 2x2 inches in size. The image size

measured from the bottom of the 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 photographs 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. They must be capable of withstanding a

mounting temperature of 225 Fahrenheit (107 Celsius). Photographs 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.

Photographs retouched so that your appearance is changed are

unacceptable.

Snapshots, most vending machine prints, and magazine or full-length photographs are

unacceptable. Digitized photos must meet the previously stated qualifications and will be accepted for use at

the discretion of Passport Services. (Visit our website for details.)

NOTE

If you choose to provide your e-mail address in Item #15 on this application, Passport Services will only

use that information to contact you in the event there is a problem with your application or if you need to

provide additional information to us.

WHERE DO I MAIL THIS APPLICATION ?

MAIL THIS FORM TO

DELIVERY - Other Than U.S. Postal Service

FOR INQUIRIES CONTACT

National Passport Processing

National Passport Information Center

National Passport Processing

Post Office Box 13349

Attn: Department 13349

1-877-487-2778

Philadelphia, PA 19101-3349

1617 Brett Road

For TDD: 1-888-874-7793

E-mail: NPIC@state.gov

New Castle, DE 19720

Website: trave l.stat e.g o v

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