Helpful Hints for Mailing Form DS-82

Helpful Hints for Mailing Your Completed DS-82
For more information on Renewing your U.S. Passport using 
Form DS-82: Application for a U.S. Passport By Mail , please contact the
National Passport Information Center.

When attaching your Passport Photo to Form DS-82, be sure you:

  • Staple the Photo to the Application (as shown)
    • Use 4 staples vertically in the corners as close to the outer edges as possible
    • In the example to the left, the red lines represent staples
  • Do Not Bend the Photo
  • Do Not Attach the Second Photo to the Application
    • Insert inside mailing envelope with application

We recommend submitting the completed Form DS-82 in a sturdy, weatherproof envelope that does not require the application to be folded.  In addition, be sure you:

  • Do Not Submit Cash
  • Do Not Submit Additional Postage
  • Do Not Submit Return Mailing Envelopes

 

  • When requesting Routine Processing Service, submit the completed application to:

  • National Passport Processing Center
    Post Office Box 90155
    Philadelphia, PA 19190-0155

  • When requesting Expedited Processing Service, be sure to write "EXPEDITE" clearly on the outside of the mailing envelope.  Submit the completed application to:

  • National Passport Processing Center
    Post Office Box 90955
    Philadelphia, PA 19190-0955