Passport Services

Applying for your U.S. Passport in person

You Should Apply In Person if…

• You are applying for a U.S. passport for the first time.
• Your previous U.S. passport was lost, stolen, or damaged.
• Your previous U.S. passport has expired & was issued more than 15 years ago.
• Your previous passport has expired and it was issued when you were under 16.
• Your name has changed since your passport was issued and you do not have a legal document formally changing your name.
• You or a minor under age 16. 

NOTE: For All Minors Under Age 16:

• Each minor child shall appear in person
• All applications for children under 16 require both parents' or legal guardians' consent(See Special Requirements for Minors Under Age 16)
• The minor's original or certified Birth Certificate must be presented
  
  For All Minors Age 16 to 17:
  
• Each minor child shall appear in person
• For security reasons, parental consent may be requested
• If your child does not have identification of his/her own, you need to accompany your child and present identification

To Apply in Person for a U.S. Passport you MUST:
1. Provide Application for Passport,  Form DS-11. Please do NOT sign the DS-11 application form until the Passport Acceptance Agent instructs you to do so.

2. Present Proof of U.S. Citizenship.

You may prove U.S. Citizenship with any one of the following :

• Previous U.S. Passport ( mutilated, altered, or damaged passports are not acceptable as evidence of U.S. citizenship .)
• Certified birth certificate issued by the city, county or state
  NOTE: A certified birth certificate has a registrar's raised, embossed, impressed or multicolored seal, registrar’s signature, and the date the certificate was filed with the registrar's office, which must be within 1 year of your birth
• Consular Report of Birth Abroad or Certification of Birth
• Naturalization Certificate
• Certificate of Citizenship
• A Delayed Birth Certificate filed more than one year after your birth may be acceptable if it has listed the documentation used to create it and it is signed by the attending physician or midwife, or, lists an affidavit signed by the parents, or shows early public records.

NOTE:

• FOR MINORS UNDER THE AGE OF 16: The citizenship evidence submitted for minors under the age of 16 must list both parents' names.

3. Present Proof of Identity

You may prove your identity with any one of these, if you are recognizable :

• Previous U.S. passport ( mutilated, altered, or damaged passports are not acceptable as proof of identity .) 
• Naturalization Certificate
• Certificate of Citizenship
• Current, valid
  • Driver's license
  • Government ID: city, state or federal
  • Military ID: military and dependents

FOR MINORS UNDER THE AGE OF 16: Each minor child shall appear in person. Both parents or legal guardians must present evidence of identity when they apply for a minor under the age of 16. Read more information on the identity requirements for minors under the age of 16.

FOR MINORS 16 TO 17: 

• Your child MUST appear in person.
• For security reasons, parental consent may be requested.
• If your child does not have identification of his/her own, you need to accompany your child, present identification and co-sign the application.

NOTE: Your Social Security Card does NOT prove your identity.

4. Provide Two Passport Photos

5. Pay the Applicable Fee

Click here to see passport fees.

For Passport Application and Execution Fee the Embassy excepts cash, money orders or bank drafts. We do NOT except personal checks or credit cards.

6. Provide a Social Security Number

If you do not provide your Social Security Number, the Internal Revenue Service may impose a $500 penalty.

NOTE: If you travel extensively, you may request a larger, 48-page passport at no additional cost. To do so, please attach a signed request for a 48-page passport to your application.

NGĀUE KI HE PAASIPOOTI

KOLE PAASIPOOTI ‘AMELIKA ‘AKI HA’O A’U TONU MAI

‘Oku totonu ke ke a’u tonu mai pē ‘o kole ha’o paasipooti kapau….

• Ko ho’o fuofua kole eni ha’o paasipooti ‘Amelika.
  
• Ko ho’o paasipooti ‘Ameliká ne mole, kaiha’asi pe na’e maumau (mahae, ‘uli, tohitohi’i).
  
• Ko ho’o paasipooti ‘Ameliká kuo ‘osi hono taimi ne ‘aonga aí pea ne foaki atu ia kia koe ‘i he ta’u lahi ange ia he ta’u ‘e 15 kuo ‘osi.
  
• Ko ho’o paasipootí kuo ‘osi e taimi ne ‘aonga ai pea na’e foaki atu eni kia koe lolotonga ho’o kei si’i hifof he ta’u 16.
  
• Kuo liliu ho hingoá hili hono ma’u atu ho’o paasipootí pea ‘oku ‘ikai ke ‘i ai ha pepa fakalao ke fakamo’oni’i’aki kuo liliu ho hingoá.
  
• ‘Oku ke kei ta’u si’iange he ta’u 16.
  

FAKATOKANGA’I ANGE: Ko kinautolu kotoa pē ta’u si’i hifo he ta’u 16

• Kuo pau ke a’u tonu mai pe ‘a e fanau kei ta’u si’i kotoa pē.
  
• Koe kole paasipooti ‘a e fanau si’i hifo he ta’u 16 kuo pau ke ‘omai ai moe tohi ke fakahaa’i mai ‘oku loto lelei ‘a e ongo mātu’a loua pē ko hono tauhí ki he kole paasipootí ni. (Vakai ki he Special Requirements  for Minors Under Age 16)
  
• Kuo pau ke ‘omai ‘a e tohi ta’u mo’oní pe ko ha tohi ta’u certified.
  
  

Ko kinautolu kei ta’u si’, kae ‘i he ta’u 16 ki he 17:

• Kuo pau ke a’u tonu mai ki he ‘ofisi.
  
• Koe’uhi koe ngaahi ‘uhinga fakamalu’i, ‘e fiema’u ke ‘ilo’i pe ‘oku loto ho’o ongo matu’á ki he kole paasipootí.
  
• Kapau ‘oku ‘ikai ke ‘i ai ha ID ho’o tamasi’í ke fakamo’oni’i’aki koia ‘a e tokotaha kole paasipootí, ‘oku totonu leva ke ke ha’u mo ho’o tamasi’í pea mo ho’o ngaahi ID ‘a’aú.

Kapau ‘oku fiema’u ke ke a’u tonu ki he ‘ofisí ‘o fai e kole paasipootí KUO PAU ke ke:

1. Fakafonu pea ‘omai ‘a e foomu kole paasipootí, ‘a ia koe Form DS-11.

Kātaki ‘OUA te ke fakamo’oni hingoa ki he foomú kae ‘oua leva kuo fekau koe ke ke fakamo’oni ‘i ‘ofisi.

2. ‘Omai ha ngaahi me’a ke fakamo’oni’iaki ho’o sitiseni ‘Amelika.

‘E lava ke ke fakamo’oni’i ho’o sitiseni ‘Ameliká ‘aki ha’o ‘omai ha taha ‘oe ngaahi me’a ‘oku hā atu ‘i laló:

• Paasipooti ‘Amelika motu’a (ko ha paasipooti ‘oku maumau (mahae, tohitohi’ pē ‘uli) pē liliu ta’e fakamafai’i, ‘oku ‘ikai lava ke tali ia ke fakamo’oni’i’aki ho’o sitiseni ‘Amelika)
  
• Tohi ta’u kuo certify ‘e he ma’u mafai he koló pe vahefonua ‘i ‘Ameliká.
  
  
  

FAKATOKANGA’IANGE: Ko e tohita’u certified ‘oku ‘ai kiai ‘a e sila ‘a e tokotaha fai lesisitá, mo ‘ene fakamo’oni hingoá pea moe ‘aho na’e faile ai e tohi fakamo’oní he ‘ofisi ‘o e fai lesisitá, ‘a ia na’e tonu ke faile eni lolotonga e ta’u ‘e taha mei he ‘aho ne fa’ele’i ai koé.

• Lipooti mei he va’a ngāue fakakonisela ‘o e fānau ‘Amelika fa’ele’i he fonua muli (Consular Report of Birth Abroad)
  
• Tohi fakamo’oni ‘o e liliu kakai
  
• Tohi fakamo’oni ‘o e sitiseni ‘Ameliká
  
• Ko ha tohi ta’u na’e faile tōmui hili ha ‘osi e ta’u ‘e taha ho fa’ele’í ‘e toki tali pē ke ngāue’aki kapau ‘oku lisi mai ai e ngaahi pepa na’e faile ke lava ai ke ma’u ho tohi ta’ú pea kapau ‘oku fakamo’oni kiai ‘a e toketā pē neesi mā’uli na’e ‘i ai, pe ‘oku hā mai he lisí ha tohi fuakava ‘oku fakamo’oni kiai ho’o ongo matu’á, pe oku ‘asi mai he lisí ha ngaahi lekooti fakakolo pe fakapule’anga ‘oku tauhi ‘i ha feitu’u ‘oku ke ‘asi ai ho’o kei si’í.
  
  

FAKATOKANGA

• KIA KINAUTOLU TA’U SI’I HIFO HE TA’U 16: Koe ngaahi fakamo’oni ki he sitiseni ‘a kinautolu ‘oku si’i hifo he ta’u 16 kuo pau ke lisi loua mai ai ‘a e hingoa ‘o e ongo mātu’á loua.

3.Fakamo’oni’i Koe

‘E lava pē ke ke fakamo’oni’i mai ko koe ‘oku kole paasipootí, ‘aki ha’o ‘omai ha taha ‘o e ngaahi me’á ni, kapau ‘oku lava ke tala mei ai ko koe ‘oku ‘asi aí:

• Paasipooti ‘Amelika motu’a (ko ha paasipooti kuo mahae, liliu ta’e fakamafai, ‘uli pe maumau ‘oku ‘ikai tali ia ke fakamo’oni’i’aki koe).
  
• Tohi fakamo’oni ‘oe liliu kakai
  
• Tohi fakamo’oni ‘oe sitiseni
  
• Laiseni faka’uli ‘oku lolotonga ‘aonga e taimi ke ngaue’aki ai
  
• ID fakapule’anga : kolo, vahefonua pe fetalolo
  
• ID ngāue ha va’a fakakautau (Military ID)

FANAU IIKI, TA’U SI’I HIFO HE TA’U 16:  Koe tamasi’i ta’u si’i kotoa pē kuo pau ke a’u mai tonu mai he taimi ‘oku fai ai e kole paasipootí.  Kuo pau ke ‘omai ‘e he ongo mātu’á pē tauhi ‘oe tamasi’í ha fakamo’oni koe tamasi’í ia ‘i he taimi ‘e fai ai e kole paasipooti ma’ae tokotaha ta’u si’i hifo he ta’u 16.  Vakai ki he ngaahi fakamatala fekau’aki moe ngaahi me’a ‘oku fiema’u ke fakamo’oni’aki ha kole paasipooti ‘a ha tokotaha ta’u si’i hifo he ta’u 16.

FANAU IIKI ‘OKU ‘I HE TA’U 16 KI HE 17:

• KUO PAU ke a’u tonu mai pe ‘a e tokotahá ni.
  
• Koe’uhí ko ha ngaahi ‘uhinga fakamalu’i kuo pau ke fiema’u ke ‘ilo’i pe ‘oku loto ‘a e ongo matu’á ki he kole paasipootí ni.
  
• Kapau ‘oku ‘ikai ke ‘iai ha ID ho’o tamasi’, ‘oku totonu ke ke ha’u moia fakataha mo ha’o ngaahi ID pea ‘e fiema’u foki ke ke fakamo’oni ki he foomu kole paasipootí.

FAKATOKANGA: ‘Oku ‘ikai lava ‘a e kaati Social Security ke ngāue’aki ke fakamo’oni’i’aki koe.

4. La’i tā Paasipooti ‘e 2

5. Totongi ‘a e Totongi Kole Paasipooti

Click here to see passport fees.- Lomi’i heni ‘o vakai ki he ngaahi totongi fekau’aki moe kole paasipooti.

Koe totongi paasipooti ‘oku lava ke tali ‘e he ‘Ofisi Faka-‘Amipasitoa ‘a e pa’anga, money orders pe sieke pangike.  ‘Oku ‘ikai TALI ‘a e sieke fakataautaha pe credit card ke totongi’aki ha kole paasipooti.

6.  ‘Omai ho Fika Social Security

Kapau he ‘ikai ke ke ‘omai ho fika Social Security, ‘e faifai pea hilifaki ‘e he Va’a Tānaki Tukuhau Fakalotofonuá ha tautea pa’anga ‘Amelika ‘e 500 kiate koe.

FAKATOKANGA: Kapau ‘oku ke fa’a toutou folau, ‘oku lava pē ke ke kole mai ha’o paasipooti peesi ‘e 48 ‘o ‘ikai toe hilifaki ha totongi makehe kiai.  Kā ‘okú ke fiema’u eni, pea ke fai pē ha tohi ‘o fakamo’oni hingoa kiai ‘o fakapipiki ki ho’o foomu kole paasipootí.