📬 New Passport
New or First-Time Passport By Mail
If you cannot come into our Los Angeles office and want to apply for a new or first-time passport by mail, please follow these steps. New passport applications require an in-person appearance at an acceptance facility before mailing your documents to us.
Call our office before sending documents
We confirm your eligibility and exact pricing before anything is mailed.
How the mail-in process works
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Take all of your documents to an acceptance facility before mailing them to our office. An acceptance facility is an office authorized by the U.S. Department of State to execute your passport application.
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Sign your application in front of them. They will charge you a $35 execution fee.
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They will put all of your documents in an envelope, seal it, and return it to you.
Do not open the envelope after
There is only a selected office you can go to, but we will assist you in finding one.
What to send
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Proof of U.S. citizenship: original long-form birth certificate, Naturalization certificate, or a previous U.S. passport
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A copy of your driver's license or ID, front and back (a child needs both parents' IDs)
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Two passport photos, 2 x 2 inches, on a white background
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A personal check or money order: $213.36 adult, or $183.36 child, payable to the U.S. Department of State
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A travel itinerary if you are traveling within 14 days
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Form DS-11, completed and printed (do not sign it yet)
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Two Letters of Authorization of the same kind
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A completed Service Order Form
Download
Mail-in requirements checklist
Print this one-page checklist and mail it with your documents.
Good to know
Complete the DS-11
Fill out Form DS-11, then print it. Do not sign it until an acceptance agent instructs you to. You must provide a Social Security number if you have one.
Two Letters of Authorization
Check the first two boxes only and do not fill out the courier company until you call us. Include one letter in your package, and send the second with the package after the acceptance facility seals it. For a minor (16 or under), both parents sign.
Service Order Form
Print and complete the Service Order Form and send it with the extra Letter of Authorization and the sealed package.
Proof of U.S. citizenship
Provide an original or certified copy of one of the following:
✔A certified birth certificate, long form (not abstract)
✔A Consular Report of Birth Abroad
✔A Certificate of Naturalization
✔For a minor, a certified long-form birth certificate is required, plus a previous passport if available
Personal check or money order
Payable to the U.S. Department of State: $213.36 for an adult, or $183.36 for a child under 16. Do not send cash.
Copy of valid ID
A front and back copy of your driver's license or state ID. For a child, include copies of both parents' IDs.
Passport photos
Two passport photos, 2x2 inches, white background, taken within the last 6 months. We can take them if you visit our office first.
Questions about mailing in your passport?
Call us before you send anything and we walk you through every step.
Passport Fees & Processing Times
Government Expedite Fees must be paid by cashiers check or money order, payable to “US Department of State”.
| Service | Fees |
| First Time Passport | $213.36 + $35.00 Execution Fee |
| Passport Renewal | $213.36 |
| Lost/Stolen/Mutilated Passport | $213.36 + $35.00 Execution Fee |
| Child / Minor (Under 16) | $183.36 + $35.00 Execution Fee |
| Second Passport | $213.36 |
| Limited Validity | $213.36 |
| Passport Card without passport book (Adult) | $113.36 |
| Passport Card with passport book (Adult) | $213.36 +$30.00 |
| Passport Card without passport book (Child) | $98.36 |
| Passport Card with passport book (child) | $198.36 + $15.00 |
| Name Change (Less than 1 year since passport was issued) | $60.00 |
| Name Change (More than 1 year since passport was issued) | $213.36 |
Emergency Replacement Passport dependent upon application type.
- Limited Validity Replacement Passport dependent upon application type.
- Sameday Passport visa offers clients the ability to pay everything by debit card, cash or check and we will obtain the money order for an additional fee of $10.00.
Total Fees
Government Fees + Sameday Passport Expedite Fees + Return FedEx Shipping Fees = Total Fees
| Processing Time | Service Fee |
|---|---|
| 4 to 7 days | $399 |
| 10 to 14 days | $299 |
| 21 days | $249 |
| 4 to 6 weeks | $199 |
Optional Service. We only return passports using FedEx.
| Service | Fees |
| Priority Overnight Delivery | $48.00 |
| First Overnight (8:30 AM) | $98.00 |
| Saturday Delivery | $68.00 |
- You can include a prepaid return air bill in which case you will not be charged.
- You can provide a FedEx account number and we will generate the air bill – an additional fee of $5 will be charged to your work order.
Total Fees
Government Fees + Sameday Passport Expedite Fees + Return FedEx Shipping Fees = Total Fees
Total Fees
Government Fees + Sameday Passport Expedite Fees + Return FedEx Shipping Fees = Total Fees