Passport
application forms are only one or two pages in length plus a few pages
of instructions. A few can be completed online. All of them can be
downloaded and completed offline.
Using the State Department's Form Filler? Complete your information electronically before printing. Once printed, do not add or change information by hand. Only your original signature and date should be handwritten.
Using a blank downloadable PDF? You may complete it by hand in black ink. Write legibly, and start a new form if you make an error rather than using white-out or crossing out information.
Print passport applications single-sided on 8.5 x 11 inch letter-size paper in portrait orientation, with the application filling the entire page. Illegible or incorrectly completed forms can delay processing or require you to complete a new application.
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List of Passport Application Form FAQ
Click below to read complete answers to frequently asked questions about passport application forms. Do I need my ex-husband's place of birth for the passport application? Question: I do not know how to contact my ex-husband and we have not been in contact since the divorce. It wasn't a good marriage nor a good divorce ... Do I need to fill out page 2 of the renewal form? Question: Do I need to fill out the 2nd page of the application if I am not planning a trip right now? Answer: Yes, you need to fill out the last ... Don't Know Exact Divorce Date Question: I have all the papers needed to apply for my Passport Card to go to Canada, but I never got my divorce papers when I was divorced in 1981. My ... Form DS 82 Step 10 Most Recent Passport Book or Passport Card Question: Form DS-82 Renewal application form. On DS-82 form, step #10 asks for name and date issued. The third space says, "Most recent passport book ... What form do I need to renew my 16-year-old and 17-year-old children's passports? Question: What form do I need to renew my 16-year-old and 17-year-old children's passports? Do both parents need to be present when obtaining the passport?... Is Question #19 ("Travel Plans") a required field on passport application form DS-11? Question: I want to renew my passport, but the exact date of departure and my length of trip are uncertain at this point. I don't understand why a document ... Marital Status Questions on Passport Application Question: It bothers me that I am being asked about my ex husband. The question states, "Have you ever been married?" but then goes on to ask for his ... What form do I need to fill out for a court ordered name change of a minor with a passport that was issued more than a year ago? Question: Also, I have another daughter that got her passport when she was 5 months old, and now that she is 3 years old she looks nothing like her baby ... Section 10 on DS-11 Question: The question I have is both my parents are deceased. Can I put in they're deceased plus do not have the information they ask for. Thank you.... What do I enter for place and date of name change in form DS-82? Question: I was married 5 years ago but did not change my legal name until recently. What do I enter for question 11 in form DS-82 for place and date ... What do the small boxes in the top right corner of the passport application mean? Question: What does the boxes R, D, O, and DP shown at the top right corner of page 1 mean? Also, what is required for End# and Exp# within the same ... What emergency contacts are acceptable on the passport application form? Question: When filling out Question 18 (Emergency Contacts), does the contact (who is not traveling with us) need to reside in the US? We do not have ... More Passport FAQ
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Last reviewed: August 28, 2026.
