Form Ds-82 - U.s. Passport Renewal Application For Eligible Individuals Page 2

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WHAT DO I SEND WITH THIS APPLICATION FORM?
 Your most recent U.S. passport book and/or U.S. passport card;
 Your most recent U.S. passport book and/or U.S. passport card;
 A certified copy of your marriage certificate or court order if your name has changed;
 A certified copy of your marriage certificate or court order if your name has changed;
 Fees; and
 Fees; and
 A recent, color photograph.
 A recent, color photograph.
See below for more detailed information.
1. YOUR MOST RECENT U.S. PASSPORT (BOOK AND/OR CARD FORMAT).
 Submit your most recently issued passport book and/or passport card. When submitting a passport book and/or passport card with this form, please verify
that the document was 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 has been
lost, stolen, damaged, or mutilated, you must apply on the DS-11 application form as specified below.
2. 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 certified copy of your marriage certificate or court
order showing the change of name. All documents will be returned to you by mail. 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) U.S. embassy or consulate, if abroad; (3) any federal or
state court of record or any probate court accepting passport applications; (4) a designated municipal or county official; or (5) a post office which has been
selected to accept passport applications.
3. THE CURRENT PASSPORT FEE.
 Enclose the fee in the form of a personal check or money order. MAKE CHECKS PAYABLE TO "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 fees are non-refundable. Please visit our website at travel.state.gov for detailed information
regarding current fees.
OVERNIGHT DELIVERY SERVICE: If you desire overnight delivery service for the return of your passport, please include the appropriate fee with your
payment.
FASTER PROCESSING: For an additional fee, you may request expedited service. Please include this fee in your payment and submit the application to the
appropriate address.
Please write "Expedite" on the outer envelope when mailing. Also, TO ENSURE MINIMAL PROCESSING TIME for expedited
applications, Passport Services recommends using overnight delivery when submitting the application AND including the appropriate postage fee for
return overnight delivery for the completed passport book or passport card.
Expedited service is available only in the United States. Please visit
travel.state.gov for updated information regarding fees, processing times, or to check the status of your passport application online.
4. A RECENT, COLOR PHOTOGRAPH.
 Submit a color photograph of you alone, sufficiently recent to be a good likeness of you (taken within the last six months), and 2x2 inches in size. The image
size measured from the bottom of your 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
photograph 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. The photograph
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. Headphones, "bluetooth", or
similar devices must not be worn in passport photographs. Any 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. Please visit our website at travel.state.gov for details and information.
WHERE DO I MAIL THIS APPLICATION?
FOR ROUTINE SERVICE:
FOR EXPEDITED SERVICE (Additional Fee):
National Passport Processing Center
National Passport Processing Center
Post Office Box 90155
Post Office Box 90955
Philadelphia, PA 19190-0155
Philadelphia, PA 19190-0955
Because of the sensitivity of the enclosed documents, Passport Services recommends using trackable mailing service when submitting your application.
NOTE REGARDING MAILING ADDRESSES: Passport Services will not mail a passport to a private address outside the United States. If you do not live at the
address listed in the "mailing address" then you must put the name of the person and mark it as "In Care Of." If your mailing address changes prior to receipt of
your new passport, please contact the National Passport Information Center.
NOTE: You may receive your newly issued document and your returned citizenship evidence in separate mailings. If you are applying for both a passport book
and card you may receive three separate mailings; one with your returned citizenship evidence; one with your newly issued passport book, and one with your
newly printed passport card.
If you choose to provide your email address in Item #6 on this application, Passport Services will use that information to contact you in the event there is a
problem with your application or if you need to provide information to us.
DS-82 12-2010
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