LOST OR STOLEN PASSPORT REPLACEMENT

2. Two recent professional passport-type photographs

3. Authorization Letter. Click to print the Authorization Letter.

You must print, then complete and include TWO COPIES of a Letter "Attn: U.S Passport Agency" stating: "I, (applicant name), hereby authorize Travel Document Systems to pick up my passport, and to discuss the status of my application with the Passport Services staff."

One copy of this letter, with original signature in BLUE INK, should be placed inside your sealed envelope by the passport clerk and the other should be paper-clipped to the outside of that envelope

4. Proof of U.S. Citizenship:

A certified birth certificate, issued by state or county health department or vital statistics bureau (not hospital certificates); -or-
A naturalization certificate; -or-
A certificate of citizenship; -or-
A Consular report of birth abroad; -or-
A previous U.S. passport (if issued more than 15 years ago, or you were under 16 years when your most recent passport was issued).

5. Proof of Identity:

A Valid Drivers Licence issued more than 6 months ago;
If the above-mentioned Driver's License isn't available, then you need to supply an alternate form of identity.

6. Completed Cover Page and Credit Card Authorization forms (print using the Print button on your browser)

7. Appointment:

If you require an emergency passport issued in less than 1-3 days, you must have an appointment to proceed. Please call 1-800-874-5100 for an appointment. TDS must receive your documents at least one business prior to your appointment.

8. Application Form for child under 16 years click here

Effective February 01, 2004, all minor children applying for passports are required to appear in person at the local acceptance agency.

9. Execution of your Passport Application:

Take the above requirements to your local acceptance agent for Passport Applications (usually a post office or county clerk or court house).
Pay the clerk the U.S. government fee, including rush fees and execution fees:
- $145.00 for children under 16 years.
Be prepared to write two checks for the total amount, as the clerk will retain $25.00 execution fee.
Please write your name and date of birth on the check.
Credit cards are not accepted for this part of the transaction.
Ask the clerk to execute the passport application documents and place them in a sealed envelope addressed to "U.S. Passport Agency".
You must not open this envelope again before shipping it. A sealed envelope is considered expired by the Passport Agency after 5 business days. Please please send your application to TDS the same day it is signed.

10. Before all your documents are sealed:

Please be sure to include separate copies of:

Your Application Form DS-11 and the Statement Regarding lost or stolen Passport DS-64
Your Letter of Authorization
Your Proof of Departure (Itinerary)

The following items must be placed inside the sealed envelope executed by the Passport Clerk, then all documents should be placed inside a FedEx envelop for shipping to Travel Document Systems, Inc.

Your Proof of U.S. Citizenship
The Application Forms DS-11 and DS-64, the photographs, and the appropriate Government fees
The Letter of Authorization
The Proof of Departure (Itinerary)

The following items must be attached (paper-clip) to the outside of the sealed envelope.

The second copy of the Application Form DS-11
The second copy of the Letter of Authorization
A copy of the Proof of Departure (Itinerary)
A completed Cover Page and fees for TDS expediting services

Fees:

Total Government Passport Fees: $160.00 (Minor: $145.00)

TDS Fees to Hand Carry Application:

$150.00 if required in 1-3 business days (Appointment Required)

$130.00 if required in 4-7 business days

$ 75.00 if required in 10+ days

Appointments: Please call 1-800-874-5100 prior to shipping to confirm appointment.

Return Postage

        Continental USA Only -
        $20.00 FedEx Letter (Next Business Day - up to 3 passports)
        $23.50 FedEx Pak (Next Business Day - overweight package)
        $14.50 FedEx 2nd Business Day
        $35.00 FedEx Letter (Saturday Delivery)

        Alaska, Puerto Rico, Hawaii, USVI -
        $35.00 FedEx Next Day Letter (No Saturday Delivery)

Processing Instructions
Please forward the completed requirements; sealed envelope, authorization letter, copy of tickets or itinerary, and payment, by FedEx to:

TRAVEL DOCUMENT SYSTEMS, INC. 925 15th STREET N.W. 3rd Floor WASHINGTON D.C. 20005

URGENT APPLICATIONS SHOULD BE SHIPPED TO TDS USING ONLY THE FEDEX COMPANY

Processing Information

Your application will be hand carried to the Passport Agency in Washington DC. There, the Passport Agent will examine the application and if all documents are in order, assign a date the passport will be issued, according to departure date from the U.S.,
Passport applications submitted by mail to passport agencies routinely take 6 to 8 weeks to be processed. TDS expedites applications by hand carrying them to the U.S. Passport Agency, and following up on the progress.
Urgent issue applications (which may be issued within 1-3 days, require proof of departure within 7 business days of being submitted to the passport agency and MUST be shipped to TDS using only the FedEx Company.
Urgent applications can be issued as fast as 1-3 business days, less urgent applications are usually issued within 10+ days.
A 48-page business travelers passport can be issued in lieu of the usual 24-page passport on request at no additional charge (however, ONLY if the larger books are available at the time of issue). Attach a note requesting a 48-page passport to the passport application.

PLEASE FOLLOW THESE INSTRUCTIONS CAREFULLY. MISSING OR INCORRECT INFORMATION MAY RESULT IN SIGNIFICANT DELAYS

INFORMATION AND FEES ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE WITHOUT NOTICE.
REVISED 01/2008

Travel Document Systems

APPLICATION TO EXPEDITE REPLACEMENT OF LOST OR STOLEN PASSPORT

Instructions and Document Completion:

	Lost or Stolen Passport