Find the address of an embassy or consulate where you are and notify them immediately about your lost or stolen passport. Find a list of all of the United States' foreign missions, embassies and consulates on the web at the State Department's website (see Resources).
Fill out and sign Form DS-64. Turn it in when you apply for your replacement passport.
Print and complete Form DS-11 if your passport has been lost or stolen, but do not sign the form until you appear in person and the consular official asks you to sign it.
Have passport photos taken. You'll need two 2-inch by 2-inch passport photos that are identical and in color. The pictures must feature your entire head and shoulders. You must be looking at the camera, dressed in regular street clothes and without glasses or headgear that might obscure your face. See Resources for specific requirements.
Pay the passport replacement fee to the consulate in American dollars. You can pay by a check from a U.S. bank account, an international money order or cash or credit card at the consulate.
Make an appointment at the nearest American consulate to appear in person. Usually, an appointment can be arranged quickly if you are in need of the passport for your return flight.
Appear at your consulate appointment with the unsigned application, your passport photos, fees and Form DS-64.
Sign Form DS-11 when the consular official asks you to do so.
Find the address of an embassy or consulate where you are. You can take care of a routine passport renewal by mail without a visit to the consulate or embassy. Find a list of all of the United States' foreign missions, embassies and consulates on the web at the State Department's website (see Resources).
Print, complete and sign Form DS-82 if you are applying for a routine passport renewal. The local consulate's website will have this form online.
Have passport photos taken. You'll need two 2-inch by 2-inch identical, color passport photos. See Resources for specific requirements.
Pay the passport renewal fee to the consulate in American dollars. You can pay by a check from a U.S. bank account, an international money order or cash or credit card at the consulate.
Provide documentation of a name change or naturalization. If you have had a name change or been naturalized as a citizen of the foreign state where you reside since your last passport renewal, submit photocopies of that documentation. Consult the consular website in the Resources for details.
Mail your application, passport photos, fees and old passport to the nearest consulate. Enclose a self-addressed, stamped envelope so your old passport and new passport can be returned to you.
