• Current signed U.S. passport  plus a copy of the bio-data and signature pages.
• Completed Form DS-82 application form (PDF 89 KB).
• One Photo.
• Fees.
• Social Security Card. For details about Social Security Number Requirement, please see Frequently Asked Questions.

Adult First Time Passport Applicants (16 years old or above, never been issued a 10-years validity passport/first U.S Passport)

• Completed DS-11 application form (PDF 101 KB).
• Signed current U.S. Passport plus a copy of bio-data and the signature pages.
• Additional proof of U.S. Citizenship, original and copy, either:
  • A U.S. Birth certificate or Consular Report of Birth Abroad; or
  • U.S. Naturalization Certificate; or
  • Certificate of Citizenship (issued by USCIS)
• Proof of identity (a government-issued document that contains your picture), original and copy, for example:
  • Hong Kong ID
  • State Drivers’ License
  • Current Passport (if you have just obtained a U.S. Naturalization Certificate)
• One photo.
• Fee.
• Social Security Card. For details about Social Security Number Requirement, please see Frequently Asked Questions.

• Completed DS-11 application form (PDF 101 KB).
• Signed child’s current U.S. passport with copy of bio-data and signature pages.
• Both signed parents’ passports, original and copy of the bio-data and signature pages.
• If parents cannot be both present, please see Two-Parent Consent for Passport Issuance.
• Proof of child’s birth, original and copy.
• Additional proof of U.S. Citizenship, original and copy.
• One photo.
• Fee.
• Social Security Card. For details about Social Security Number Requirement, please see Frequently Asked Questions.

• Completed DS-11 application form (PDF 101 KB).
• Complete Form DS-64: Statement Regarding a Lost/Stolen Passport (PDF 52 KB).
• If the lost or stolen passport was for a child, please see also Minor Passports.
• Proof of U.S. Citizenship, original and copy.
• Proof of identity, original and copy.
• One photo.
• Fee.
• Police report, copy and original.
• Social Security Card. For details about Social Security Number Requirement, please see Frequently Asked Questions.

• Completed application for a Consular Report of Birth Abroad (DS-2029).
  • You can download form DS-2029 (PDF 103 KB) to print out and complete by hand.

    The law on acquisition of American Citizenship varies if one or both biological parents are also Americans, and if the child is born in or out of wedlock. See Acquisition of American Citizenship to learn more information.

• Completed passport application (DS-11). Please also see passport for Minor Passports.
  • Please submit one copy of Form DS-11:
    • To type the form on your computer (recommended), please complete online and print.
    • To print a blank form, and fill it out yourself, please download the blank Form DS-11. (PDF 101 KB)
• Completed Social Security Number Application (SSN), form SS-5-FS (PDF 121 KB)
• Proof of child’s birth, original and copy.
  • Please present your child’s Hong Kong birth registration or Macau birth registration.

    You obtain the Hong Kong birth registration from the Government of Hong Kong. Please see Births and Deaths Registration for details and the office nearest you.

    You obtain the Macau birth registration from the Civil Registry (Conservatória do Registo Civil) in Macau. Please see Legal Affairs Bureau (Direccao dos Servicos de Assuntos de Justica) for contact information.

    Hospital birth certificates or other documents are not acceptable; please obtain the Hong Kong birth registration or Macau birth registration.

• Signed current parents’ passports with original and copy of bio-data and signature pages.
• Proof of parents’ marriage, original and copy.
  • You’ll need to bring along your official marriage certificate; again, originals only please. We will return the original document to you the same day. All documents not in English must be translated; you may do the translation yourself.

    If your child was born out-of-wedlock, or within six months of your marriage, please see Acquisition of American Citizenship for some additional requirements.

• Proof of termination of all prior marriages of parents, original and copy.
  • Please bring along official divorce or death certificates, originals only please. We will return the original document to you the same day. All documents not in English must be translated; you may do the translation yourself.
• Evidence of U.S. citizen parent’s physical presence in the U.S.
  • In some situations, how long one or both American parents lived in the U.S. can affect your child’s acquisition of citizenship (see Acquisition of American Citizenship to learn why). Please be prepared to submit evidence such as military records, school transcripts, or tax records (including W-2s) to demonstrate the parent’s period of physical presence in the U.S. (see What Do We Mean by Physical Presence?)
• Evidence of U.S. citizen parent’s physical presence together at conception.
  • In some situations, such as if your child was conceived out-of-wedlock, we may ask for evidence of the biological parents’ physical presence at the time of conception. Such evidence might include passports, military travel orders, leases, etc. In some complex cases, we may need to request a blood or DNA test.
• Fee.