The Office of Passport Services has designated a number of public agencies, such as selected libraries, post offices and courts, to be able to accept applications for passports. After submitting your materials here, your renewed passport will be mailed to you in a few weeks.
There are seventeen regional passport agencies in the United States. You must have an appointment to visit one of these agencies, and you may only apply there if you need your new passport in less than two weeks (for traveling abroad) or four weeks (to get a foreign visa). There is an extra 60-dollar fee for this expedited service.
The special passport agency in Washington, DC, handles diplomatic, official, no-fee and congressional-referral passport applications only.
In order for you to renew by mail, your current passport must be undamaged. It must have been issued when you were at least sixteen, and within the last fifteen years. It must also have your current name on it, unless you can provide legal documentation to accompany your application proving your name change.
Individuals who meet the above requirements can renew their passport by mail.
Include your completed Form DS-82, your most recent passport, two photos, supporting documents (if necessary), and the processing fee in a padded envelope.
