Same Day Instructions for New Adult or Child Passport

Important: We can only process passports & visas for US residents. If you live outside the United States we cannot help you obtain a visa for travel.

Follow these instructions if:

• You are leaving the country in the next four days.
• You are applying for a new passport/child passport for the first time.
• You are applying for a minor (under 16).
• Your passport was issued more than 15 years ago.
• Your passport was issued before you turned 16.

In order for us to process your new passport/child passport, you must first go to a local acceptance location which will either be a special post office or county clerk's office. Make sure you take sufficient identification, such as a driver's license, with you. You will need to show the items listed below, which will then be put into a government sealed envelope. Make sure you get the envelope back from the clerk, and do not open it.

Children 13-15 years of age have to appear with their parents. Children 12 years of age and younger do not have to appear.

Requirements for Same Day New Adult
or Child Passport

Please print this page out

1. DSP-11 brown passport application (print out and fill in blanks)
2. Two Passport Photographs taken by a passport photographer.
3. Original birth certificate or other proof of U.S. citizenship, or naturalization certificate, or the most recent passport. If applying for a Child passport and you are providing a previous passport for your child, you must include a certified birth certificate in addition to the previous passport to prove who the child's parents are.
4. 1 check/money order made payable to Department of State for $115 for adults and $100 for minors and another check for $30.00 for the post office/county clerks fee. No temporary checks will be accepted by the passport office. You can use a money order in place of a temporary check.
5. Valid Picture Driver's License issued more than 6 months ago. If your Driver's License has been issued or renewed in the last 6 months, you will need to provide at least 3 personal documents.
6. You must have proof of departure, which will be ONE of the following:
   1. 2 copies of your airline tickets or
   2. 2 copies of your travel itinerary or
   3. 2 copies of your company letter of expedite (click here for a sample)
7. 2 copies of Letter of Authorization (click here & print 2 copies out)
8. Only for children 13 years and younger: Both parents must appear with the child at the acceptance agent when obtaining the sealed envelope. If both parents cannot be present then a Written Statement of Consent must be provided to the acceptant agent.
9. You must fax a copy of the Instructions for Same/Next Day Service of Passports to us so we know that you are sending a passport to us.We then reserve a space for your passport application with the passport office. Please print and fill out the Instructions for Same/Next Day Service of Passports and attach a copy to your sealed government envelope. Also include a copy inside your Fed Ex Priority Overnight envelope.

In the Federal Express envelope there should be 4 things which include:

1. Sealed Envelope
2. Letter of Authorization
3. 1 copy of your proof of departure
4. A copy of the Instructions for Same/Next Day Service of Passports form.

Before you go to your local acceptance location (either a special post office or county clerk's office) please call us at 713-629-8330 so we can go over your information with you. We will make sure everything is in order. After you appear at your local acceptance agent you will then ask for your sealed envelope back and send your package Federal Express to:

Federal Express Hold Location
Tanya Khomenko / PVE
200 W. Jackson Street
Chicago, IL 60606
Phone 713-629-8330

You must send your package to us by Federal Express Priority Overnight only! Click here to find the nearest FedEx dropoff location.