Passports for Young Adults age 16 and over
Minors age 16 and over, and persons over age 18, holding a regular five-year validity passport, must apply in person by appointment, during our normal hours of operation.
Please do the following:
- Set up an appointment. Clicking on the link below will take you to another website where you can choose a date and time slot of your choice. When you have set up your appointment proceed with the following steps. Make your appointment;
- Download, print, complete and bring the DS-11 application form — see also our Tips for completing the DS-11 application; Please do NOT sign the application form until the consular officer requests you to do so.
- Bring your current passport (if you have never had a passport, please see our section on First Time Applicants). If your passport was issued more than 15 years ago, please submit additional ID, e.g. foreign passport, state or government issued ID Card;
- Bring one U.S. format, 2" x 2 " (5 x 5 Cm.) photo, with white background. See our photo specifications pages for details on how to get these special format photos;
- See our Consular Fees page for the appropriate passport services fee. Note that a first time 10-year passport, with a DS-11 application form requires you to pay the regular 10-year passport fee, plus an execution fee! Fees can be paid in cash, euro or dollars, or by credit card. PIN payments cannot be processed. When paying in cash, please try to bring exact change.
Passports applications are sent to the United States for printing with a secure, photo-digitized image of the bearer. You should allow up to 10 to 15 working days for your application to be processed.
An Appointment Is Required
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For this service you must set up an appointment. Please download the required form(s) and complete them before coming to the Consulate. If you have any questions our staff will of course assist you.
Please, click here to set your appointment up online. (This is also where you can cancel an appointment.)
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