Renew a Passport for the First Time as an Adult

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This page is for adults that have previously received a U.S. passport. 

If you are not yet a U.S. citizen, please click here to apply for U.S. citizenship, a Consular Report of Birth Abroad, and a passport for a child for the first time.

Print the Checklist of Requirements by clicking here and follow the instructions below:

All applicants applying for the first time as adults (age 16 above) must apply in person.

Step 1:

Fill out electronically and print the DS-11 Application for a U.S. Passport wizard form.  If you experience trouble with this Passport Application Wizard, click here for Form DS-11 (PDF format).  To view PDF files, you need a PDF reader such as Adobe Acrobat. Get a free download from the Adobe website.

• Please check that you have read the Privacy and Computer Fraud and Abuse Acts Notices and Disclaims and click submit.
• Click Apply Online to access the DS-11 form.
• Please note that some instructions are only applicable in the United States.

Step 2:

Schedule an appointment.  Use a valid email address and print your confirmation.

Step 3:

Your parents do not need to come to your appointment.  You can sign for yourself, and   

Step 4:

Please bring original of the following documents with you to your appointment:

• The Checklist of Requirements, signed and dated
• Most recent passport 
• Valid school or government ID* (e.g. valid passport or two other government-issued photo ID, such as driver license, State ID card,  SSS, BIR, voter’s ID, etc).  Postal ID is not acceptable.
• The completed DS-11 form  
• Printout of appointment confirmation
• Sequential or "growing up" photos for the applicant that cover the time between the last passport and the present.
• Two pieces 2"x 2" photos
• $135 in cash (U.S. dollars or Philippine peso equivalent) or credit card

*Also bring one photocopy along with the original.  Otherwise, you will be charged for the photocopying fee of $1.00 per page at the Embassy.

Step 5:

Once payment has been made and application has been approved, passport will be processed and delivered within 2-3 weeks. The expired U.S. passport (duly cancelled by the Embassy) will be delivered together with the new U.S. passport.