Passport Acceptance Agency

Passport Services

To apply for a passport book, passport card, or to renew an expired passport, please call to schedule an appointment. Applications must be completed in person.

A blue United States passport overlaid on an open passport page filled with international travel stamps, set against a background of an airplane wing above the clouds.

You must apply in person if:

  • You are applying for a passport for the first time
  • Your expired passport is not in your possession
  • Your previous U.S. passport expired more than 15 years ago
  • Your previous U.S. passport was issued when you were under age 16
  • Your current valid U.S. passport has been lost or stolen

Documents Required

To apply for a new passport, you must bring:

Proof of Citizenship (one of the following):

  • An original certified birth certificate with a raised seal
    • The applicant’s name and both parents’ names must appear on the certificate
  • Original naturalization papers
  • An expired U.S. passport issued after age 16

Photocopies are not accepted.
Original documents must be submitted with your application and will be returned by the U.S. State Department.

Identification

  • A valid driver’s license or state-issued ID

Passport Application

  • A completed but unsigned application
  • Applications must be signed in the presence of an authorized passport agent

Passport Photo

  • One 2” x 2” passport photograph
  • White background

Requirements for Children

Applicants age 16–17

  • Must have a valid state driver’s license or state-issued ID
  • One parent must be present

If the applicant does not have a valid driver’s license or state-issued ID, both parents must be present.

Applicants under age 16

  • Both parents must be present at the time of application.

If one parent cannot appear in person, the absent parent must provide:

  • A notarized Statement of Consent form
  • A copy of the front and back of their valid driver’s license or state-issued ID

If a Child Has Only One Legal Parent

One of the following documents must be provided:

  • Court order granting sole legal custody to the applying parent (unless travel is restricted)
  • Court order specifically permitting the parent to apply for the child’s passport
  • Judicial declaration of incompetence of the non-applying parent
  • Death certificate of the non-applying parent

Photocopies and notarized copies of these documents are not accepted.

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