Standard Passport Name Change Instructions

 

Complete and print the DS-5504 application online.

 

Your US Passport must be valid AND issued within 1 year.

• If your passport is expired, you must apply for a new passport, click here for instructions.

• If your passport is valid but issued more than one year ago,  you should apply for a passport renewal.

 

Print and fill out the Passport Processing Authorization Letter .

 

You must provide a copy of ONE of the following :

• your foreign travel plane ticket

• your printed travel itinerary showing foreign travel

• If this is a business trip, you may present a business letter from your employer. Click here for more instructions and a sample letter.

 

To prove your name change, you are required to provide official documentation certifying the change.  The two official documents are a Marriage Certificate or a Court Order.

• The name change document MUST bear the official seal of the issuing authority.
• Uncertified copies or notarized documents are UNACCEPTABLE.

 

You must electronically submit our secure ORDER FORM so we can prepare for your documents.

 

Government Fees

• Be prepared to make a check or Money Order for $60 payable to U.S. Department of State.
  • Be sure to include your date of birth on the check
  • Starter Checks and 3rd Party Checks will NOT be accepted.

Our Service Fees

• Our Service Fee is $ 59.00
• Our Return Mail Fee is $ 25.00 for FedEx Service OR you may include a pre-paid airbill to the return address.

  The Total Fee is $ 84.00 ($ 59.00 if you INCLUDED a pre-paid airbill). You may pay by Check or Credit Card.

  • If you are paying by check, enclose a check made payable to "Passports and Visas.com".
  • If you are paying by credit card, please make sure you entered your credit card information on the above mentioned order form.

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Ship Application using

1. Place the following documents in a FedEx Priority Letter.

   • Application Form (DS-5504)

   • Valid Passport

   • Authorization Letter

   • Proof of Departure

   • Proof of Name Change

   • Check or Money Order for $60 to US Department of State

   • Payment to Passports and Visas.com for $59 service fee

   • Return Airbill or $25 payment to Passports and Visas.com

2. On the FedEx Airbill, put your order number in Box 2.

3. Send the FedEx envelope to us at our location:

   Passports and Visas.com

   225 Bush Street, 16th Floor

   San Francisco, CA 94104