Expedited Service

• Cost, in addition to regular application fees, is $60 per application plus overnight delivery costs.
• Two-way overnight delivery is strongly suggested.
• If you submit Form DS-82 by mail - clearly mark "EXPEDITE" on the outside of the envelope.
• We strongly encourage you to mail your passport application and any personal documents using a traceable delivery method.
• Additionally, in order to protect the contents of your mailing from the elements throughout the delivery process, we encourage you to mail your passport application and any personal documents using a secure means of packaging, such as a Tyvek envelope.
• Anyone may request expedited service for any type of application (e.g., first-time applications, renewals, amendments of existing passports, etc.) See:
  • How do I change my name on my passport?
  • How to add extra visa pages to my passport?
  • How do I apply to renew my passport?
• Please note, passport applications sent together or at the same time do not necessarily remain together.
• Your passport book and/or your passport card may be mailed separately from your returned citizenship evidence.

See http://www.travel.state.gov/passport/get/processing/processing_1740.html for current processing times.

Routine Service

• Include your departure date on your application.

See http://www.travel.state.gov/passport/get/processing/processing_1740.html for current processing times.

Life or Death Emergencies

• Call The National Passport Information Center

Payment Method

Passport Agency

• Major Credit Card - Visa, MasterCard, American Express, Discover
• Debit/Check cards (not ATM cards)
• Checks, bank drafts, money orders

Mail-in

• Personal Check or Money Order (Pay to "U.S. Department of State")
• NO CASH

Post Office, Clerk of Court, Other Location

• Check with the facility for type of payment accepted.