Fix or update a valid passport.
Your valid passport has a printing or spelling error, or your name changed since it was issued? If it was issued less than a year ago to someone 16 or older, we correct it with form DS-5504 for a reduced government fee.
Our service fee, by speed
Government fee, photos and shipping are listed separately below.
When to come in
- Monday to Friday
- 7:30 AM to 5:30 PM
- Saturday & Sunday
- 9 AM to 3 PM
In short
- Your current valid, signed passport, undamaged and unaltered
- Issued less than a year ago, when you were 16 or older
- Evidence of the change: a certified name-change document, or proof of the correct information
- Government fee $60.00, by check payable to the U.S. Department of State
- We take your passport photos in our office
Start your correction (DS-5504)
Complete the official form online, print 2 copies, then sign and date it.
What to bring
For your changes & corrections. Bring originals where noted. We take your photo in office.
What to bring, step by step
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Complete the DS-5504 application form
The passport office only accepts the DS-5504 completed online. Open the online DS-5504 form, fill it out fully, including travel details and emergency contact information. Review and correct it, then print 2 copies, and sign and date it.
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Authorization Letters
Complete two Authorization Letters, check the 2 option boxes you prefer, and sign and date both copies. The courier company name, Global VIP Services, at the bottom of the form must be handwritten. Hand one to the post office and the second one to us. Open the Global VIP Letter of Authorization
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Your current passport
Submit your current valid, signed U.S. passport, undamaged and unaltered.
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Proof of identity
Clear copies, front and back, of your valid driver's license or government-issued photo ID.
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Evidence to support the change
Provide the document that supports your correction or name change:
- Name change: a certified marriage certificate, certified divorce or adoption decree, or an original or certified court order showing the legal name change
- Change or error: appropriate evidence showing the correct information, such as a certified birth certificate or marriage certificate
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Proof of departure
A copy of your round-trip ticket (e-ticket) issued by the travel agency or the airline. To expedite the application, your travel date must be within 2 weeks of the application date.
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Photographs
2 color passport-style photos, 2 by 2 inches, on a white background: full face, fully developed, no glasses, not smiling, no shadows, both eyes open. The measurement from the bottom of the chin to the top of the forehead must be 1 to 1 1/4 inches. We take compliant photos in our office.
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Government fee $60.00
Pay by check payable to the U.S. Department of State.
Not local? You can mail it to us.
Not local? Send your passport and documents to us by FedEx. See the full By Mail checklist in Forms.
Issued within the last year? Corrections by DS-5504 are for a passport issued less than a year ago to someone 16 or older. Issued longer ago, you will file a renewal or a new passport instead. Your application must reach the Passport Office within 5 days. We confirm your exact path.
How it works
Bring your passport and the document supporting the change. We confirm DS-5504 is the right form.
We take your photo, complete the form, and you pick your speed.
We expedite and return your corrected passport by your travel date.
Ready for your changes & corrections?
Call with your travel date and we will tell you the fastest option. Se habla español.