Urgent Passport Appointment Checklist — Exact Counter Requirements

1. Physical Proof of Imminent International Travel

Regional Passport Agency officers must scan physical proof of your departure into your adjudication file. Digital screenshots on your smartphone are routinely rejected at Check-In Window A.

• ▸Air travel: Printed airline confirmation or e-ticket receipt showing the passenger’s full legal name, departure date within 14 days, international destination, and 13-digit ticket number or PNR confirmation code.
• ▸Land travel (Canada / Mexico): Printed hotel reservation, event ticket, or tour voucher in the foreign country bearing the applicant’s name and dates within 14 days.
• ▸Foreign visa requirement (within 28 days): Printed foreign embassy visa appointment confirmation or official employer diplomatic letter.

2. Completed Application Form (Single-Sided, Black Ink, Unsigned if DS-11)

Select the exact form matching your citizenship and prior passport status. Print single-sided on standard 8.5x11 matte white paper with no cropped 2D barcodes.

• ▸Form DS-82 (Adult Renewal): Use ONLY if your most recent passport was issued when you were 16 or older, is undamaged, is in your physical possession, and was issued within the last 15 years. Saves the $35 execution fee.
• ▸Form DS-11 (New / Minor / Lost / Stolen / Expired >15 Years): Required for all first-time adult applicants, all minors under 18, and anyone replacing a lost, stolen, or damaged passport. DO NOT SIGN Form DS-11 until the adjudicator instructs you to raise your right hand at the counter.
• ▸Form DS-64 (Statement Regarding a Lost or Stolen Valid Passport Book/Card): Must accompany Form DS-11 if your previous unexpired passport was lost or stolen.

3. Original Citizenship Evidence + Black-and-White Photocopy

You must bring BOTH your original physical proof of U.S. citizenship AND a clean, single-sided black-and-white photocopy for the agency to retain.

• ▸Certified U.S. Birth Certificate issued by the city, county, or state office of vital statistics showing full name, parents’ full names, date and place of birth, date filed with registrar (within 1 year of birth), registrar signature, and raised/embossed/multicolored seal. (Hospital souvenir footprints and California/Texas abstract short-forms are NOT accepted.)
• ▸Undamaged prior full-validity U.S. Passport Book or Card.
• ▸Original Certificate of Naturalization, Certificate of Citizenship, or Consular Report of Birth Abroad (Form FS-240).

4. Primary Government Photo ID + Front-and-Back Photocopy

Present a valid, unexpired government photo ID (REAL ID driver’s license, state ID, military ID, or federal employee ID) along with a single-sided photocopy showing both the FRONT and BACK of the ID on 8.5x11 paper.