Passport services in person

You must appear personally at the Consulate if you:

• Are applying for your first passport
• Are replacing a lost or stolen passport
• Your last passport was issued before you were 16 years old
• It has been more than 15 years since your last passport was issued
• You are applying for an emergency passport (for immediate travel)
• You are applying for a child under the age of 16 (see Child Passport (0-15years)).
• Are replacing a damaged passport.

If you are coming to the Consulate to apply for a passport and do not fit any of the criteria above you may use the DS-82 passport application.


Please bring to your appointment the following items:

• Completed application form DS-11. Please do not sign.
• Proof of Identity (examples: previous passport, valid foreign passport, driver’s license, U.S. government issued I.D.)
• Proof of Citizenship (examples: previous passport, birth certificate from U.S., Consular Report of Birth Abroad, Certificate of Naturalization)
• Proper size/type of photo (see here for information)
• A fee. Cash, cashier’s check, or by credit card: Visa, MasterCard, American Express, Diners and Visa/MasterCard debit cards. The credit card receipt must be signed by the cardholder.

To receive your passport by mail, bring a self-addressed, prepaid return courier envelope so your passport can be sent back.

Please note that processing time for passports is approximately 10 Days.