Go to the Bureau of Consular Affairs Passport home page. See resource below.
On the right-hand side of the screen, under the heading 'Renew Your US Passport', make sure your current passport meets all of the following criteria; is undamaged and available to submit, was issued when you were age 16 or older, was issued within the last 15 years, issued in your current name or you can legally document your name change.
If you meet all the above criteria, click the link; 'You May Renew Your US Passport or Apply for Your US Passport Card by Mail'
On the next page, you will see a link where you can fill out form DS-82 on-line. The form will need to be mailed, once complete, but filling it out on-line and printing it is easier than filling it out by hand. Under the header, 'From Inside the United States', click the link to open form DS-82.
You are now at a screen that, once again, asks you to confirm the eligibility requirements listed in Step 2 above. In the middle of the screen are two buttons, one allows you to complete the DS-82 on-line. The other button will print a blank DS-82 so you can complete it by hand. In either case, you are required to use black ink to complete the form.
Click the button to fill out form DS-82 on-line.
A new window opens for you to review the Department of State's Privacy and Computer Fraud and Abuse Acts Notices and Disclaimers. Click on the link to read the disclaimers, read the information that pops up in a new window, close that window after reading through the disclaimer, then click on the checkbox to indicate that you "have read the Privacy and Computer Fraud and Abuse Acts Notices and Disclaimers."
Click submit and the US Department of State's On-Line Passport Application appears. Here you will see several options. We are renewing a Passport Book, so click on the 'Continue' button under 'Apply for a Passport Book'.
On the next screen, you will fill in the boxes with your personal information including your name, date of birth, city of birth, etc. Complete all boxes as required. If you have any questions concerning the information, click on the '?' next to the item.
Review your information for accuracy, then click the 'Continue' button.
Complete the next screen by providing your postal address where you need your passport mailed, your e-mail address and your phone number. You can supply more than one phone number. Your e-mail address is necessary in case there are any questions regarding your application. Click 'Next' after reviewing your information for accuracy.
On the next screen, you will provide information about your expected travel plans, including the date you plan to travel, the countries you plan to visit and length of your trip. If you do not have any immediate travel plans, you can leave the boxes blank.
Click 'Next'.
Complete the Emergency Contact Information screen. Click 'Next'
. On the next screen, select whether you have a Passport Book a Passport Card, Both or None. Select Passport Book.
When you select Passport Book, a new area opens up within this window where you will provide more information about your current passport book, including; whether or not you have the book, the issue date and the book number. Complete the information as necessary then click 'Next'.
On the next screen, indicate whether your name has changed since your last passport book. If you answer Yes to this, you will be required to provide information regarding the name change (ie, Marriage or court order, date of name change and place of name change). Enter all necessary information and click 'Next'.
The next screen asks whether you are known by any other names. Enter other names you are known by. These are not nicknames you are called by family and friends, but legal names such as a maiden name or your name prior to a name change. You can enter up to two names here. If you have had more than two names, you will be required to attach those to the completed form. Click 'Next'
You are ready to review your On-Line Passport Application! Carefully check all information for accuracy. An 'Edit' button is located by each section in case you need to revise any of the information on this screen. When you are confident the information is correct, click 'Next'.
Review the summary of fees on the next window. The fee for renewing your passport is $75. The additional cost to expedite your application is $60. Click 'Submit' to submit your application.
Review the information on the next screen. Here you can print your application. You will then sign and date it. Mail the completed application, fees, current passport book and two photos to the address provided. Review all information, click on the box to indicate you have read and acknowledged the steps provided, then click on the button to 'Create Form' which will produce a PDF of your Passport Book Renewal Application, which you can then print.
