A limited passport is any passport issued with less than full 10-year validity to individuals 16 years and older and less than 5-year validity for individuals under the age of 16. Passports can be issued with limited validity due to a person's lack of citizenship evidence, multiple losses of passports, and passports lost or stolen while overseas. Passports limited in validity because of multiple losses are not extended.
To process your request for a limited passport, you must send in a Service Request Form with the following documents: International Passport & Visa Authorization Letter; a current and valid U.S. passport; the Application for a U.S. Passport: Name Change, Data Correction and Limited Passport Replacement; two recent U.S. standard passport-size photographs; and proof of upcoming travel. If you wish to expedite the application, include a check or money order payable to the U.S Department of State. Be sure to mark "Expedite" on the outside of the envelope.
Fill out the forms with a black ink pen and write legibly; illegible applications will delay the application process.
It is strongly recommended that you send all important documents using a traceable delivery service. To protect the contents of the package, mail your documents and application in a secure envelope.
