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What to Bring During Your Visit

Requirements for Adults - 16 years and older

  • Do Not Sign the Form
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  • Note: Renewal forms (DS-82) are not processed at this office

You must submit one of the following:

  • Previously issued U.S. Passport Book or Card
    Must be: undamaged & had full validity (10 years for adults)
  • Certified U.S. birth certificate (must meet all of the following requirements): Issued by the City, County, or State of birth
    • Lists bearer's full name, date of birth, and place of birth
    • Lists parent(s) full names
    • Has date filed with registrar's office (must be within one year of birth)
    • Has registrar's signature
    • Has seal of issuing authority
    • California and Texas abstracts are not acceptable
  • Naturalization Certificate
  • Certificate of Citizenship
  • Consular Report of Birth Abroad or Certification of Birth

Note: All original citizenship documents are required to be sent with your passport application. Originals of all documentation submitted, will be returned to you by the U.S. Department of State.

Acceptable identification with photograph must be presented at the time of application. Additionally a photocopy of the front and back of each ID document presented when you apply is required.

You must present one of the following:

  • Current, undamaged U.S. Passport book or card 
  • In-state, fully valid driver's license or enhanced driver's license with photo
  • Government employee ID (city, county, state, or federal)
  • U.S. military or military dependent ID
  • Current, valid foreign passport
  • Matricula Consular (Mexican Consular ID) - commonly used by a parent of a U.S. citizen child applicant
  • U.S. Permanent Resident Card (Green Card) - commonly used by a parent of a U.S. citizen child applicant
  • Trusted Traveler IDs (including valid Global Entry, FAST, SENTRI, and NEXUS cards)
  • Enhanced Tribal Cards and Native American tribal photo IDs

Note: If you submit an out-of-state primary identification, you must present an additional form of identification.


We provide passport photo services for $17.00. Photocopies of required documents are available for $1.00 per page.

All applicants must appear in person.

Passport applications require two separate fees:

  • Fee one: Paid to Âé¶¹´«Ã½Ó³»­ and is payable by cash, debit or credit. Personal checks are not accepted. These fee's cover the execution of the passport application and are separate from the US Department of State fees.
  • Fee two: Payable to the U.S. Department of State only by check or money order 

Note: The US Department of State does not accept starter checks and payment must not be dated for more than 60 days.

Learn more about fee totals.

Passport Applications for Minor Children

Do Not Sign the Form

You must submit one of the following:

  • Previously issued U.S. Passport book or card
    Must be: undamaged and have had full validity (5 years for minors)
  • Certified U.S. birth certificate (must meet all of the following requirements):Issued by the City, County, or State of birth
    • Lists bearer's full name, date of birth, and place of birth
    • Lists parent(s) full names
    • Has date filed with registrar's office (must be within one year of birth)
    • Has registrar's signature
    • Has seal of issuing authority
    • California and Texas abstracts are not acceptable
  • Naturalization Certificate
  • Certificate of Citizenship
  • Consular Report of Birth Abroad or Certification of Birth

 Note: All original citizenship documents are required to be sent with your passport application. Originals of all documentation submitted, will be returned to you by the U.S. Department of State.

You must submit evidence that lists you as the parent of the child applying for a passport. Some documents such as a U.S. birth certificate, provide both evidence of citizenship and evidence of parental relationship. If you are submitting one or more of the documents below as evidence of U.S. citizenship too, you must submit a certified copy.

Examples of documents that may be used as evidence of parental relationship are:

  • U.S. birth certificate
  • Foreign birth certificate
  • Adoption decree
  • Divorce/Custody decree
  • Consular Report of Birth Abroad of a United States Citizen (FS-240)

We provide passport photo services for $17.00. Photocopies of required documents are available for $1.00 per page.

Each parent and or guardian must provide an acceptable form of ID.

When you submit your application, the parent (or child, if he or she has an ID in his or her own name) must present one of the following primary photo identification documents, and submit a photocopy:

  • Valid Driver’s License or Identification Card (plus a second ID if issued in a different state than where you apply)
  • Current, undamaged U.S. Passport book or card
  • Government employee ID (city, county, state, or federal)
  • U.S. military or military dependent ID
  • Current, valid foreign passport
  • Matricula Consular (Mexican Consular ID) - commonly used by a parent of a U.S. citizen child applicant
  • U.S. Permanent Resident Card (Green Card) - commonly used by a parent of a U.S. citizen child applicant
  • Trusted Traveler IDs (including valid Global Entry, FAST, SENTRI, and NEXUS cards)
  • Enhanced Tribal Cards and Native American tribal photo IDs

Both parents/guardians must appear in person with the child and provide consent, authorizing passport issuance to the child. If one parent/guardian is unable to appear in person, then the DS-11 application must be accompanied by a signed, notarized Form DS-3053: Statement of Consent from the non-applying parent/guardian.

: Statement of Consent form

If the child only has one parent/guardian, original evidence of sole authority to apply for the child must be submitted with the application in the form of a:

  • Court order granting sole legal custody to the applying parent (unless child’s travel is restricted by that order)
  • A court order specifically permitting the applying parent to apply for the child’s passport
  • Judicial declaration of incompetence of the non-applying parent
  • Death certificate of the non-applying parent

NOTE: Photocopies and notarized copies are unacceptable.
 

Passport applications require two seperate fees:

  • Fee one: Paid to Âé¶¹´«Ã½Ó³»­ and is payable by cash, debit or credit. Personal checks are not accepted. These fee's cover the execution of the passport application and are separate from the US Department of State fees.
  • Fee two: Payable to the U.S. Department of State only by check or money order. This fee is to pay for the actual passport. 

Note: The US Department of State does not accept starter checks and payment must not be dated for more than 60 days.


Learn more about fee totals.