You may renew your existing passport using the adult passport renewal procedures if…

• Your current passport is undamaged and can be submitted with your application; and
• Your current passport was issued within the past 15 years; and
• You were over 16 years of age when your current passport was issued; and
• Your current passport was issued in your current name or you can legally document your name change.

To renew your passport:

1. Please fill out form DS-82, Application for U.S. Passport by Mail(click “Print a Blank Form DS-82”).  The DS-82 is also available in hard copy at the American Citizen Services (ACS) Unit;
2. Schedule a passport appointment;
3. Bring your most recent passport and one passport photo (size 2”x2” with a white background);
4. Pay a $110 fee at the consular section’s cashier window, payable in cash or by credit card (Mastercard, Visa, Diner’s Club, Discovery, American Express)

If your name has changed since your last passport was issued: Bring a certified copy of the legal document specifying your name change (e.g. marriage certificate, divorce decree, adoption decree, or court order).

How to request an appointment
Applications for U.S. passports are by appointment only to ensure that you are prepared for the interview and have all the necessary documents.  Click here to schedule an appointment online.  Please do not schedule an appointment until you have completed the required form.  If you have trouble scheduling an appointment online or downloading necessary form, please e-mail us at Panama-ACS@state.gov.

Processing time:  Passports are printed in the United States.  Please allow at least three weeks for your new passport to be available for pick up.  You may also check the status of your passport application online at http://travel.state.gov/passport/status/status_2567.html.

When your new passport is ready:

You will receive an e-mail from Panama-ACS@state.gov to the e-mail address specified by you in box 8 of your DS-82, notifying you that your passport is ready to be picked up.  Please do not return to pick up your passport before receiving this e-mail notification.  If three weeks has passed and you have not received a notification e-mail, send us an e-mail at Panama-ACS@state.gov and inquire about the status of your application.

Return to ACS with your old passport.  Your old passport will be cancelled and returned to you.  You may send another person to pick up your new passport with a signed letter of consent, your old passport, and a copy of your identification.  Persons applying for replacement of lost or stolen passports need only show their cashier’s receipt.