Embassy of the United States Nassau, Bahamas

U.S. citizens in The Bahamas or Turks and Caicos Islands can submit their application for a U.S. passport to the American Citizen Services Unit at the U.S. Embassy in Nassau. The actual printing of the passport books takes place at the National Passport Processing Center in the United States, where a passport incorporating a digitized image and other enhanced security features can be produced.  This process generally takes five to ten working days.  Please take this extra time into consideration when applying for or renewing passports at the Embassy, and plan your travel accordingly.

In addition to presenting original documents for the issuance of a passport, you must make good copies of all documents to be submitted for each applicant - including US passports, US birth certificates, Naturalization Certificates, Consular Report of Birth Abroad and parents passports.

The method of application and requirements will depend on a number of factors.  Please follow the link below that best describes your request.

Passport Applications

• Adult's Passport (Renewal) – You wish to renew an existing full-validity passport (i.e.: one that was valid for ten years) that is about to expire or expired no more than five years ago.
• Adult’s Passport (First Time/Reissue) - You are a U.S. Citizen aged 18 or older, but are unable to present a previous full-validity passport that expired no more than two years ago. (Either you never had a passport before, or it was lost/stolen, or it was not a full-validity passport, or it expired more than two years ago!)
• Child’s Passport (Full Validity) – You are applying for a passport for a U.S. Citizen who is aged 16 or 17.
• Child’s Passport (Limited Validity) – You are applying for a passport for a U.S. citizen who is under the age of 16.
• Emergency Passports – You do not have a valid U.S. passport and have an urgent need to travel within the two weeks.
• Diplomatic Passport Application Form (PDF 127KB)

Other Passport Services

• Reporting a Lost or Stolen Passport
• Passport Amendments and Name Changes
• Do You Need More Pages in Your Passport?
• Information on Foreign Visas (PDF 116KB)

For more more information on applying for a passport see our Passport Application Tips page.

If you have questions, please contact the American Citizens Services Unit at acsnassau@state.gov.