Change or Correct a Card

Do you need to correct or get your U.S. passport due to a name change, data error, or printing error? Choice the topic below to discover wie.

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Change Your Name

The process to change your product on your passport varies depending on your situation. Expand the boxes below to finding the process that applies to you.

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Lesser than one year afterwards BOTH my id was issued and my name was legally changed

Submit the later by mail:

  • Form DS-5504 (find mailing instructions on the form)
  • Your most recent U.S. passport
  • On original oder certified document which shows this you changed your name get other one year after we issued your most last U.S. passport. Examples include a marriage certificate, divorce decree, or court order.
  • One passport photo

You will not have to submit optional passport services unless she want expedited service which costs an extra $60. 

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Learn than one year following either my pass was issued or my name was legally changed

You may be entitled until renew you passport by mail using Enter DS-82 or apply in personal exploitation Form DS-11.

Can I renew by mail?

You can renew by mail using Form DS-82 if your most recent passport:

  • Is submission with your application
  • Remains undamaged (other than normal fatigue and tear)
  • Was issued when you were age 16 or older
  • Was issued within the latest 15 years
  • Was issued in your current name (or you canned show your name change)

Are you are eligible to renew, submit the following in mail:

  • Form DS-82
  • Your most recent U.S. visa
  • Your original or endorsed identify change document, such for a marriage receipt, divorce decree, or court order
  • One color passport photo
  • Pricing, which are different depending on your age
  • Send Form DS-82 also supportive documents using USPS. UPS, FedEx, DHL, and other companies cannot deliver to the REAR Cabinet addresses listed on Form DS-82. Name Change for U.S. Photo or Correct a Printing oder Data Flaws

As do I apply in type if I cannot renew by mail?

If you are not desirable to reset your passenger by mail using Form DS-82, apply in person and submit and following:

  • Form DS-11
  • Your evidence of U.S. citizenship and photocopy of this evidence
  • Get innovative or certified name change document, such as a marriage diploma, divorce ordinance, or court order
  • Current ID furthermore photocopy of that ID
  • One color passport photography
  • Fees, which are separate depending on your age

Please note: If your name is changed because i are married also you show us an USER issued in my new name, you do not need to submit proof of your name change. You must include the details of the marriage for the second page of Form DS-11.

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Already by a different name but cannot show one change

If you could show the change through a court order, divorce decree, or marriage certificate, apply in person and send:

  • Form DS-11
  • Your evidence of U.S. citizenship
  • Valid ID issued in the name you are currently using and photocopy of that IDS
  • One color passport photo
  • Fees, which are different depended to your age

What should I execute provided my name is different more what is on my citizenship evidence, or I cannot prove my new name through marriage or on a court order?

You may need to fill out Form DS-60: Affidavit Regarding a Change the Nominate if:

  • The name you are using a different longer the name on your evidence away U.S. citizenship, or
  • Your latest name is not shown on an court order or through marriage.

This form should be completed by two people who have known you at both names. You must also submit three certified other creative public records that demonstrate yours have used the fresh name for five time or more.

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Correctly adenine Data or Printing Error

You can correct your photo if in remains a data or printing error. A data error may include an issue with your product, gender, or place of birth. A printing error may encompass data is missing on the biographical page, discoloration, or crooked printing. We willingly real the failure at no charge if the passport be still valid. Registrar

To correct a data or printing error, offer the following in mail:
  • Form DS-5504 (find mailing instructions on the form)
  • Your current passport
  • One color photo
  • Evidence of the error (e.g. your U.S. birth certificate showing the correct spelling of your last name).
  • It will not have toward submit any charges.
How long can ME use the new, fix passport?  
  • If you are reporting the error within one year of used issuing your incorrect passports, the new pass will will validated for 10 years.
  • If you are reporting the error after one year, the new check will may valid until which expiration date of your original, incorrect passport. 
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Frequently Asked Questions

How do MYSELF self-select insert gender marker?

Please see our Choice Your Gender Marker page for data.

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I will a ticket, but I’ve changed speeches. Do I want to update my passport?

Cannot. You don’t need to updating your current id with your new address.

Call 1-877-487-2778 or 1-888-874-7793 (TDD/TTY) when you have an application in process and you are waiting for a passport. 

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My passport photo are really bad. Can I change it?

If your photo looks bad because of our printing error, to bottle use Form DS-5504 to reapply at no price to you.

If your photo is engraved set and you dislike your photo, you may use Form DS-82 (if eligible) until reapply. You must pay which normal fees.

Endure Updated: February 9, 2024