Replacing a Limited Validity Passport

Submit Form DS-5504 if all the following are true:

1. You can submit your most recent passport which has not been damaged;
2. That passport was issued less than 1 year ago;

Completing the application

Please type or print legibly in black ink when completing all sections of the application. Please print out and submit only one-sided pages of the application.

Please disregard instructions on the online forms and submit the following via mail to the Consulate General serving your area:

1. Fully completed passport application (Form DS-5504 ). Please see notes on downloading forms;
2. Most recent US passport;
3. One 2" x 2" passport photograph;
4. Please include a self-addressed return courier envelope;
5. Applicants under age 16: One parent is required to sign the application. Please submit the child’s original birth certificate and the signing parents original photographic identity, such as a valid passport;
6. If applicable — Original documentation to support name change or change of other descriptive data (certified photocopies are not acceptable).

Do not submit your application directly to a U.S. based passport agency - it will be forwarded to the Consulate General for processing.

Fees

There are no fees for this application.