• Applicant has never had a US Passport before.
• Applicant has had a previous US Passport but it was issued longer than 15 years ago.
• Applicant is under the age of 18

• Applicant has in their possession a previously issued US Passport.
• Applicant was NOT under the age of 16 when this passport was issued (16 or older).
• Passport is being submitted within 15 years of when it was issued.

• Applicant has had a previously issued passport and has lost it or has had it stolen.
• Lost passport was issued within the last 10 years.

• Applicant is under the age of 18.

• You are in possession of a Current US Passport issued within the last 15 years.
• Your name has changed due to Marriage or a Court Order since the issuance of this passport.
• The passport you are submitting has incorrect personal information such as name, date or place of birth, gender etc.

1. You are in possession of a previously issued full term (10 year) US Passport in fair condition which still has at least 1 or 2 years remaining validity,
   or
   You are in possession of a previously issued 2nd or limited US passport expired or still valid and this passport was issued not greater than 5 years ago.
2. You were at least 16 years of age when this passport was issued.
3. This passport was issued less than 15 years ago.

Note: It is not commonly known that the U.S. State Department issues to qualified applicants 2nd or additional U.S. passports. They are legally issued under specific circumstances by the Federal government. Normally they are issued for the following two reasons:

1. Applicant is traveling to countries having known diplomatic conflict with each other such as Israel and Saudi Arabia. If you have an Israeli embarkation stamp in your current passport you cannot obtain nor apply for a Saudi Arabian visa.
2. Applicant is traveling abroad frequently and to countries which require visas that they are unable to meet deadlines. An example of this would be traveling to China departing in 3-4 days and returning 10 days later, then departing to Russia 3 days after returning from China; this itinerary wouldn’t allow for a person to travel and get visas within the allotted time they have.

1. You are in possession of a previously issued 2nd or limited US passport expired or still valid and this passport was issued not greater than 15 years ago.
2. You were at least 16 years of age when this passport was issued.
3. This passport was issued less than 15 years ago.

• Child has had a previously issued passport and has lost it or has had it stolen.
• Child has had a US passport and you are in possession of it but has expired.