PASSPORT APPLICATION HOW TO
Ready to get your passport? Here's how to apply:
- First time applicants and children may submit their passport application at most Post Offices or other passport acceptance facilities - see here for the location nearest to you
- What you need to apply:
- A filled out DS-11 form, available online at Travel.State.Gov
- A hard copy AND a photocopy of your Proof of Citizenship, which can include any of the following:
- U.S. Birth Certificate
- Consular report of Birth Abroad or Certification of Birth
- Certificate of Naturalization
- Certificate of Citizenship
- A hard copy AND photocopy of your present ID, which can include any of the following:
- Fully-valid U.S. driver's license
- Certificate of Naturalization or Citizenship
- Government employee ID (city, county, state or federal)
- U.S. military ID or military dependent ID
- Valid foreign passport
- Matricula Consular (Mexican Consular Identification, commonly used by the parent of a U.S. citizen child applicant)
- A photo of yourself that meets these requirements
- Processing times:
- Passports typically take about 6-8 weeks from the time of application to be processed - including mailing time
- Need it faster? Expedited Service is an additional $60 and will get you your passport in 2-3 weeks.
- For more details, including fees, see https://travel.state.gov/content/passports/en/passports/applyinperson.html