Print and complete a passport application form. Complete Form C1 if you are over 16 years old and form C2 if your under 16. Make sure you initial each completed page.
Include two identical recent passport sized photographs. The photographs must follow the specifications outlined by the International Civil Aviation Organization.
Send your fee with the application. The cost of renewing your passport, inclusive of postage, as of 2008 is:
$214 for an adult 32-page passport
$259 for an adult 48-page passport
$137 for a child's passport.
Fees are subject to change at any time; for the latest information visit the UK on the USA website (see Resources).
Payment can be made by Visa/Mastercard, as well as by money orders and certified bankers or cashiers checks, to the British Embassy Government Account. Personal and certified personal checks are not accepted.
Send your completed application from, two passport-sized photographs, postage fee and existing UK passport to the following address:
North America Passport Production Centre, British Embassy, 19 Observatory Circle, NW, Washington DC, 20008
Call 900-285-7277 (when calling from within the US).
All passport related inquires for the British Embassy are handled by Abtran. The lines are open on weekdays from 8:30 a.m. to 8:30 p.m., Eastern Standard Time.
