Embassy of the United States

Passports

Passport Application

American citizens residing or traveling abroad who require issuance of a U.S. passport are issued the latest state-of-the-art passport incorporating a photo-digitized image and other enhanced security features. These passports are produced at a domestic U.S. passport facility. This increases processing times, but the Department is committed to ensuring that American citizens receive secure documents in a timely manner. American citizens are encouraged to apply early for renewal of expiring passports. It generally takes two weeks to obtain a passport.

U.S. Embassies and Consulates will continue to issue passports in emergency cases. However, emergency passports will be limited in validity and cannot be extended. Bearers will be required to exchange their limited validity passports for full-validity photo-digitized passports upon completion of their emergency travel, either through a passport facility in the U.S. or a U.S. embassy or consulate abroad.

New Passport Regulations for children under 16 are effective from feb 1, 2008

Hours of Operation

The Passport and Citizenship Unit is open to the public between 9:00 a.m. and 12:00 noon weekdays, except Wednesdays and American and Danish holidays.

Procedures

You may apply in person or by mail using Form DS-82 if:

• You can submit your most recent passport;
• You hold a passport valid for 10 years;
• Your passport was issued within the last 15 years; and
• You are not requesting a change in the passport data, other than a name change due to marriage or divorce for which you can submit official documentation (marriage certificate or court order) to support the name change.

For further information and to download the DS-82 click here.

All other applicants must apply in person and complete Form DS-11.

For further information and to download the DS-11 click here.

For children under 16 see special instructions.

Name Changes

The Embassy can no longer amend a passport through an endorsement to reflect a name change.

• If your passport is less than a year old, the Embassy will issue you a replacement passport without charge. Please submit Form DS-5504, Passport Re-Application Form, the valid passport issued less than one year ago, two new passport photos, and evidence of the name change (original marriage certificate of name change decree) to the Embassy. To download Form DS-5504, please click here.

• If your passport is more than a year old, you must submit to the Embassy a new passport application, including new photographs, and pay a new passport fee. Please include evidence of the name change (original marriage certificate or name change decree) with the application. If you have a ten-year passport, use Form DS-82; all other applicants should use Form DS-11; if the applicant is under 14 years of age, please follow the instructions for children's passports.