Embassy of the United States

Passport Information

Passport Forms

If you have never had a U.S. passport, you are under age 16, your most recent passport was issued more than 15 years ago or your most recent, valid passport was lost or stolen or mutilated, please click here to link to the appropriate form.

If you can submit your most recent passport AND you were at least 16 years old when your most recent passport was issued AND you were issued your most recent passport in the last 15 years AND you use the same name as on your most recent passport or since your passport was issued, you have had your named changed by marriage or court order and can submit proper documentation to reflect your name-change, please click here to link to the appropriate form. 

REQUIREMENTS FOR PHOTOS SUBMITTED WITH PASSPORT APPLICATIONS

1. Each passport applicant must submit a 5 centimeter by 5 centimeter full face, in focus photograph taken within the past six months.  The photograph can be either color or black and white but it must be taken against a white background. 
2. The image of the face must cover at least 50 percent of the area of the photograph.  The image of the applicant should measure 3.5 centimeters from the top of the head to the point of the chin.
3. Sunglasses or other paraphernalia which would detract from the image of the applicant’s face are not to be worn.
4. The applicant must be facing the camera directly and should not be looking down or looking to the side.
5. No type of hat or headress, other than religious attire, can be worn by the applicant in the photograph.

The following photo studios are familiar with these requirements: