Get My Passport Fast: If you are traveling in less than 3 weeks, make an appointment to renew in person at a passport agency or center. Your appointment must be within 14 calendar days of your travel date.
If you are traveling in more than 3 weeks, mail your completed application and documents to one of the addresses below.
Where you mail the application depends on where you live, and how fast you need your passport.
If you live in the United States, use the United States Postal Service (USPS). If you live in Canada, use Canada Post.
Where to Send My Application and Supporting Documents
Write "EXPEDITE" on the outside of the mailing envelope:
National Passport Processing Center
Post Office Box 90955
Philadelphia, PA 19190-0955
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You may receive your passport and supporting documents in separate mailings.
If you are renewing a passport card, we will send it to you via First Class Mail. We do not use 1-2 day delivery services for passport card only applications.
Outside the United States (any country besides Canada): Contact your U.S. embassy and consulate.
It may take 2 weeks from the day you apply until your application status is “In Process.”
Normal "wear and tear" of a U.S. passport does not count as damage. Normal wear includes:
If your passport is damaged, you cannot renew it and must apply for a new passport.
No. If you are renewing your passport with Form DS-82, acceptance facilities will not take your application. Acceptance facilities should never charge you a $35 fee for renewing your passport. These locations should only charge you a $35 fee if you are applying using Form DS-11.
You must mail in your renewal application (Form DS-82) yourself. Mailing your Form DS-82 can be confusing since some post offices are also passport acceptance facilities. Postal employees should not review your form and supporting documents before you mail it.
Send Form DS-82 and supporting documents using a trackable delivery method.
Do not use UPS, FedEx, or DHL since the address you need to send your Form DS-82 and supporting documents to is a Post Office (PO) Box.
If you have a passport book and you are eligible to use Form DS-82, you may apply for a passport card as a renewal by mail even if it is your first passport card.
If you have a passport card and you are eligible to use Form DS-82, you may apply for a passport book as a renewal by mail even if it is your first passport book.
Yes. If your family member or spouse is also renewing a passport, you may want to send multiple applications in the same envelope. You can pay for the applications using one check or money order. Make sure to add up the correct fees for multiple applications.
You will get multiple mailings. The number of mailings depends on what document(s) you asked for.
Passport Book: You may get your new passport and citizenship documents in two mailings. You may wait 8 weeks after getting your passport before you get a second mailing with your citizenship documents. We will return the passport book using a trackable delivery service.
Passport Card: You may get your new passport card and your citizenship documents in two mailings. You may wait 8 weeks after getting your passport before you get a second mailing with your citizenship documents. We only send the passport card via First Class Mail. We do not send cards using 1-2 day delivery services.
Both a Passport Book and Card: You may get three separate mailings:
Contacting Us: If you have been waiting more than 8 weeks for your documents, call us at 1-877-487-2778 to report that you have not received your documents.
If you want us to reimburse you for a lost supporting document, you must contact us within 90 days of the date which we mailed your passport. You will also need to provide a receipt to show the cost of replacing the document.
When you renew by mail, our intake facility will review your application and supporting documents.
The intake facility will send you a letter if there is a problem with your application. The letter may include a QR code with a link to our website. Common reasons for getting this letter include:
Follow the instructions in the letter. You must include the letter we sent you when you resubmit the new application.
When your application is at the intake facility, your application status will show as "Not Available" if you check our Online Passport Status System. Your application will be "In Process" once a passport agency or center begins processing your new application.
Last Updated: August 27, 2024 Información en españolRoutine: 6-8 weeks*
Expedited: 2-3 weeks and an extra $60*
*Consider the total time it will take to get a passport when you are booking travel. Processing times only include the time your application is at a passport agency or center.
Urgent Travel: See our Get my Passport Fast page.