Replace Your Limited U.S. Passport Book

IF
THEN

Your limited passport book was issued less than one year ago

You must mail:

check box Your most recent U.S. passport

check box Completed Form DS-5504, Application for a U.S. Passport: Name Change, Data Correction, and Limited Passport Book Replacement 

check box The necessary documentation as specified by Passport Services

check box Two recent, color Passport Photographs

to the address listed on Form DS-5504 .

IMPORTANT NOTES:

  • There is no fee for this service unless you require Expedited Service (See How to Get a Passport in a Hurry for more information)
  • We strongly encourage you to mail your passport application and any personal documents using a traceable delivery method.
  • In order to protect the contents of your mailing from the elements throughout the delivery process, we strongly encourage you to mail your passport application and any personal documents using a secure means of packaging, such as a Tyvek envelope.



IF
THEN

Your limited passport book was issued more than one year ago

You must mail:

check box Your current, valid U.S. passport

check box Completed Form DS-82, Application for a U.S. Passport by Mail

check box Applicable fees

check box A certified copy of your marriage certificate or your name change court decree

check box Two recent, color Passport Photographs

to the address listed on Form DS-82 .

IMPORTANT NOTES:

  • We strongly encourage you to mail your passport application and any personal documents using a traceable delivery method.
  • In order to protect the contents of your mailing from the elements throughout the delivery process, we strongly encourage you to mail your passport application and any personal documents using a secure means of packaging, such as a Tyvek envelope.


World Map If you are overseas and need to apply for or renew your U.S. passport, please follow the instructions under the U.S. passport section in Tips for Americans Traveling Abroad.