Passport Renewal for Children Aged 16-17

Please follow the instructions on this page if:

• You are at least 16 years old but have not yet reached your 18th birthday; and
• You are able to submit your most recent passport with your application.

Application Requirements

Please bring the following to your appointment:

• Your most recent United States passport;
• One of your parents (or a legal guardian) and his/her valid U.S. or foreign passport;
• Any foreign passport that you may currently hold, have held, or been included in;
• Name change documentation: If you have changed your name since your most recent passport was issued, you will be required to furnish name change documentation. Please follow the Specific Requirements for Changes of Names link for additional application requirements;
• Passport application form DS-11: Follow the instructions on this page. Form DS-11 must be printed on separate sheets of paper. Do NOT print this form on the front and back of the same sheet. Applicants aged 16 and over must sign their own application;
• Two identical 5x5 cm passport photographs: The Embassy will reject any photographs that do not meet the specified requirements. Vending machine photographs and photographs printed on a home computer are unacceptable;
• Fees: The application fee for an applicant aged 16 and over is $100.00. The accepted payment method is U.S. dollars in cash only.
• However, if the applicants have been issued and can present a passport issued for its full validity after their 16th birthday, they are eligible to apply using Form DS-82. For minors aged 16 and 17 eligible to renew a passport using Form DS-82, the total fee will be $75.

Method of Application

You are required to apply for the passport in person at this office. The American Citizens Services Unit public hours are any working day, Monday through Friday 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 noon.

Processing Time

The application for a full-validity (ten years for minors aged 16-17) passport will be sent to the United States for printing with a secure, photo-digitized image of the bearer. You should allow seven working days for your application to be processed. When the new passport is ready, the applicant will need to come back to the Consular Section of the U.S. Embassy to pick it up. The old passport must be presented to the Consular Officer. It will be cancelled and returned to the applicant at this stage.

In cases where the applicant must travel urgently or has an immediate need for a passport, the Embassy or Consulate can issue an emergency limited-validity passport.