To find out the status of a pending application, click here for more information. If you have already applied for a U.S. passport and would like to check the status of your application online. Click here.

If you must have your passport expedited, Expedite Service is available:

•	Expedite Fee = $60, payable to U.S. Passport Services, per application and Return Express mail of $14.96.

If you need your passport sooner than 2 weeks, you need to contact The National Passport Information Center.

Section 6039E of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 requires that passport applicants provide this information. Passport Services gives this information to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) routinely. An applicant who fails to provide the information is subject to a $500 penalty enforced by the IRS. If you have questions, call the nearest IRS office.

The U.S. of Citizenship and Immigration Services has a National Customer Service center. For information on immigration matters, click here to contact USCIS.

The Bureau of Consular Affairs, US State Department, maintains a web site with information on various topics that may interest you. Click The Bureau of Consular Affairs, US State Department to get more info.

Instructions are on the back of all forms.

Separate from the Two-Parent Consent requirement for U.S. passport issuance for minors under the age of 14, parents may also request that their children's names be entered in the U.S. passport name-check system. The Children's Passport Issuance Alert Program provides:

•	Notification to parents of passport applications made on behalf of minor children, and
•	Denial of passport issuance if appropriate court orders are on file with CPIAP.

For more information, contact the Office of Children's Issues. Click here for more information on the Office of Children's Issues.

If you were ...... when the passport was issued	Then your passport is valid for
16 or Older	10 Years
15 or Younger	5 Years

Click here to see How to Change Your Name in Your Valid Passport.

Please apply for a new passport immediately. You may report your lost or stolen passport when you apply for the new one. Along with your application, you must submit the Statement Regarding Lost or Stolen Passport, Form DS-64. Click here for more information on lost or stolen passport and you can obtain Form DS-64 here.

If you decide not to apply for a new passport immediately, you may report your lost or stolen passport by completing Form DS-64 and mailing it to:

US Department of State
Passport Services
Consular Lost/Stolen Passport Section
1111 19th Street, NW, Suite 500
Washington, DC 20036

If one or both of your parents was a U.S. citizen when you were born abroad, your parent(s) should have registered your birth at a U.S. embassy or consulate and received a Consular Report of Birth Abroad, Form FS-240. This form is acceptable legal proof of birth and U.S. citizenship.

Click here for more information about how to request a certified copy of a Consular Report of Birth Abroad.

As U.S. citizen parent(s), you should report your child's birth abroad as soon as possible to the nearest U.S. embassy or consulate to establish an official record of the child's claim to U.S. citizenship at birth. The official record will be the Consular Report of Birth of a Citizen of the United States of America, Form FS-240. This document, known as the Consular Report of Birth Abroad, is a basic United States citizenship document. An original FS-240 document will be given to you at the time registration is approved. Click here for more information about the Consular Report of Birth Abroad.

A Consular Report of Birth can only be prepared at a U.S. embassy or consulate. It cannot be prepared if the child has been brought back into the United States or if the person is 18 years of age or older at the time the application is made.

If you were born in the U.S. and there is no birth record on file, you will need several different documents to substantiate your citizenship. You will need:

•	A letter from the Vital Statistics office of the state of your birth with your name and what years were searched for your birth record. An official of the Vital Statistics office needs to issue a letter of no record found.
•	In addition, you will need to provide early childhood public records to establish your birth in the United States.
If you were born outside the U.S. and your U.S. parent(s) did not register your birth at the U.S. embassy or consulate, you may:
•	Apply for a U.S. passport.
•	You will need:
	•	Your foreign birth certificate that includes your parents' names; and
	•	Evidence of your parent(s) U.S. citizenship; and
	•	Your parents' marriage certificate.

Yes, the passport agency returns the old, cancelled passport to you. It is a good idea to keep it in a safe place as it is considered proof of your U.S. citizenship.

In the space provided for the signature, the mother or father must print the child's name and sign their own name. Then, in parenthesis by the parent's name, write the word (mother) or (father) so we know who signed for the child.

Contact the Vital Statistics office in the state where you were born.

Passport Services recommends that the following U.S. citizens maintain valid U.S. passports. Those

•	with family living or traveling abroad
•	thinking about a vacation abroad, or
•	with a job that could require international travel.

In the event of an emergency involving a family member abroad, a short-notice airfare bargain, or an unexpected business trip, already having a valid U.S. passport will save time, money and stress.

Passport Services apologizes for the error in your passport. In order for the Passport agency to correct the error as quickly as possible, please check the Passport Corrections/Changes Chart.