Apply Outside the United States (2024)

• If you are eligible to renew your passport and need routine or expedited service, skip the trip to a U.S. embassy or consulate in Canada andmail your Form DS-82to the United States.
• If you are renewing from Canada and paying your fees on pay.gov, mail your application to the U.S. Embassy in Ottawa or a U.S. consulate. Do not mail your application to the addresses in the United States on Form DS-82 if you paid fees on pay.gov.
• Use Canada Post as your delivery service when sending Form DS-82 to the United States. Do not use other delivery services.
• We will return your completed passport by USPS First Class Mail and cannot return it via 1-2 day or express delivery.
• Do not include your Canadian Social Insurance Number on your form in place of your U.S. Social Security Number.
• When renewing by mail, you must pay by check or money order in U.S. funds drawn from a U.S. banking institution.
• All first-time applicants and children under 16 mustapply in personat a U.S. embassy or consulate in Canada.

For Form DS-82
Your most recent passport is your evidence of U.S. citizenship. Please submit it with your application. We will return your old passport book and/or card if you are renewing by mail or in person.

For Form DS-11
Your evidence must be anoriginal or certified, physical copy.Acertified copyis any document that has the raised seal or stamp of the official issuing authority.You must submitoneof the following documents:

• Full validity, undamaged U.S. passport (expired passports are accepted). Full validity means the document is/was valid for 10 years for adults and 5 years for children under 16.
• U.S.birth certificatethat meets the following requirements:
  • Issued by the city, county, or state of birth
  • Lists your full name, date of birth, and place of birth
  • Lists your parent(s)' full names
  • Has the date filed with registrar's office (must be within one year of birth)
  • Has the registrar's signature
  • Has the seal or stamp of the city, county, or state which issued it
• Consular Report of Birth Abroad or Certification of Birth
• Certificate ofNaturalization
• Certificate of Citizenship

If youcannot submit one of the above acceptable documents, or for more information, please seeCitizenship Evidence.

In addition to the original or certified copy of your U.S. citizenship, you must submit a photocopy of the document.

Photocopies must be:

• Legible
• On white 8.5”x11” standard paper
• Black and white
• Single-sided

If you don't want to submit a photocopy of your citizenship evidence, you may submit a second certified copy of your citizenship evidence, which we will keep. If you don’t submit a photocopy or a second certified copy of your citizenship evidence, your passport processing could be delayed.

You must present one of the following identification documents (IDs) to the acceptance agent. The ID must readily identify you.

• Valid or expired, undamaged U.S. passport book or passport card
• In-state, fully valid driver's license or enhanced driver's license with photo
• Certificate ofNaturalization
• Certificate ofCitizenship
• Government employee ID (city, county, state, or federal)
• U.S. military or military dependent ID
• Current (valid) foreign passport
• Matricula Consular (Mexican Consular ID) - commonly used by a parent of a U.S. citizen child applicant
• U.S. Permanent Resident Card (Green Card) -commonly used by a parent of a U.S. citizen child applicant
• Trusted Traveler IDs (including valid Global Entry, FAST, SENTRI, and NEXUS cards)
• Enhanced Tribal Cards and Native American tribal photo IDs
• Note: You may be asked to present an additional ID when presenting one of these three documents: 1) In-state, fully-valid learner's permit with photo, 2) In-state, fully-valid non-driver ID with photo, or 3) temporary driver's license with photo.

If you cannot present one of the IDs above, or for more information, please seeIdentification.

Please note:

• Some states now issuedigital IDdocuments (also known as mobile driver's licenses or mobile IDs). We cannot accept these digital IDs when you apply for your U.S. passport. You must continue to submit your physical, photo ID and a photocopy of the ID.
• If you arechanging the gender markerin your U.S. passport, please see theseadditional requirements.

Submit aphotocopy of thefront and back of each ID that you present when you apply.

• Photocopymustbe on white,8 1/2 x 11"standard paper.
• Photocopy cannot be double-sided.
• Do not decrease the image size (although you may enlarge it).