Where to mail your U.S. passport application (DS-82, DS-5504, DS-64)

Form DS-82: renewal by mail

First check that you can renew by mail.

Routine service if you live in California, Florida, Illinois, Minnesota, New York or Texas:

National Passport Processing CenterPost Office Box 640155Irving, TX 75064-0155²

Routine service from any other state:

National Passport Processing CenterPost Office Box 90155Philadelphia, PA 19190-0155³

Expedited service, from any state:

National Passport Processing CenterPost Office Box 90955Philadelphia, PA 19190-0955⁴ Print Form DS-82 single-sided, sign and date it, staple one photo with four staples in the corners, include your most recent passport and the fee, and mail it with the U.S. Postal Service. No $35 acceptance fee applies to DS-82.⁵

Form DS-5504: name change or error correction

If less than 1 year has passed since both your passport was issued and your name legally changed, mail Form DS-5504 with your most recent passport, the original or certified name change document and one photo.⁶ To fix an error in your name, sex or place of birth, or a printing defect, mail Form DS-5504 with the passport, one photo and evidence of the error. Reported within 1 year, the new passport gets full validity; after that, it keeps the original expiration date.⁷

Routine service (no fee):

National Passport Processing CenterPost Office Box 90107Philadelphia, PA 19190-0107⁸

Expedited service:

National Passport Processing CenterPost Office Box 90907Philadelphia, PA 19190-0907⁹

Form DS-64: reporting a lost or stolen passport only

Report a valid lost or stolen passport right away: online (cancelled within 1 business day), by mail with Form DS-64, or together with a new Form DS-11. Reporting does not replace it, and a reported passport cannot be used even if found. Do not report an expired passport.¹⁰ ATTN: CLASPU.S. Department of State44132 Mercure CirP.O. Box 1227Sterling, VA 20166-1227¹¹

This address is only for the report. It does not get you a new passport. To replace it, you apply in person with Form DS-11: see Lost or stolen passport.

Form DS-11: you do not mail it

You apply in person with Form DS-11 in any of these situations:

You take Form DS-11 to an acceptance facility, often a post office, library or local government office, and hand it in there. You do not put it in the mail yourself. Do not sign Form DS-11 until the acceptance agent asks you to; the agent gives you an oath and watches you sign.¹³ Find a facility at iafdb.travel.state.gov¹⁴.

Living outside the United States

From outside the United States and Canada, the domestic mailing addresses do not apply; contact the nearest U.S. embassy or consulate.¹⁵

Step by step

Checklist

Before you seal the envelope

Print checklist

• The right form for my situation (DS-82, DS-5504 or DS-64)
• The address matches my form, my state and my service speed
• "EXPEDITE" written on the outside, if I pay for expedited service
• Form signed and dated
• Photo, passport, documents and payment inside, as the form asks
• A copy of everything kept at home
• Sent with the U.S. Postal Service, with tracking

Do and don't

Do

• Copy the address exactly as it appears here, line by line.
• Use an envelope big enough that you do not have to fold the photo.
• Keep the tracking number until your passport and documents are back.

Don't

• Don't mail Form DS-11 yourself; it is handed in at an acceptance facility.
• Don't send a renewal to the Form DS-64 address, or a loss report to a renewal address.
• Don't use an expedited address unless you are paying for expedited service.
• Don't use these addresses if you live outside the United States and Canada.

Fees

These are government fees. They are paid to the U.S. Department of State, not to Passmere. For the full list, read Passport fees.

By mail or at an acceptance facility, pay the application fee with a check or money order payable to "U.S. Department of State", with the applicant's name and date of birth in the memo. The acceptance fee is paid separately to the facility. Online renewals are paid by credit or debit card.²⁰

How long mail takes

Mail can take up to 2 weeks²¹ each way, on top of processing time. For the full picture, read Passport processing times.

Frequently asked questions