If you were born in Canada and believe you qualify for U.S. Citizenship and wish to apply for a U.S. Passport, please go first to the following page: U.S. Citizenship Claims

The following is a checklist of items which must be submitted in person to the Consular Section - American Citizen Services - of the U.S. Embassy/Consulate. If you wish to print this list then it is recommended that you use the Print Version linked at the bottom of this page.

1. Completed Form DS-11 - Do not sign

If you are applying to replace a lost or stolen passport, you must also complete and submit Form DS-64 Statement of Lost or Stolen Passport.

• Forms are also available at the nearest U.S. Embassy/Consulate.

2. Proof of U.S. Citizenship - Examples:

An original certified copy of your U.S. birth certificate issued with the impressed seal of the state in which you were born.

• Hospital birth certificates, Notifications of Birth Registration and copies of documents certified by notaries cannot be accepted.

A Certificate of Naturalization or Certificate of Citizenship.

• If the document does not show your exact date and place of birth, then also include a certified foreign birth certificate.

Consular Report of Birth Abroad (FS-240 or FS-545)

• If you were born outside of the United States to a U.S. citizen parent or parents and were registered abroad as a U.S. citizen.

If you have been previously included in another's U.S. passport

• bring the passport together with a certified copy of your birth certificate to show your date and place of birth.

A U.S. passport issued over fifteen years ago.

3. Proof of Legal Status in Canada

Present a copy of your Canadian Landed Immigrant document, Employment or Student Authorization, Minister's Permit, Visitor's Visa, Report of Birth Abroad of a Canadian citizen, or Certificate of Canadian Citizenship.

4. Identification

You must show one form of photo identification, such as a driver's license, student I.D., or Canadian passport.

5. Name Change - if applicable

If you would like your U.S. passport printed with a different name from the one that appears on the document you present as proof of U.S. citizenship, you must present evidence to reflect a legal name change, such as your marriage certificate, certificate of name change, or adoption decree.

If your name has changed more than once through marriage and your birth name does not appear on your current marriage certificate, you must also present evidence of the previous changes, such as the previous marriage certificate(s) and termination of the previous marriage(s).

6. Photographs

Note that this information supplements the information on the form itself.

• Two recent, identical passport photographs.
• Two inches by two inches (5 cm by 5 cm) in size, exclusive of any white borders.
• The image size, from the bottom of the chin to the top of the head (including hair), should measure between one inch and one and three-eights inches.
• There should be at least one-half inch between the top of the head and the top of the photograph's border.
• The photographs must be in color. No black and white photographs will be accepted.
• The background must be light in color, preferably white or off-white. Photographs should not be grainy.
• You may smile for your passport photograph if you wish.

7. Fee - non-refundable

• US$100 if you are 16 years of age or older: application fee is $75 + execution fee is $25
• US$85 if you are under 16 years of age: passport application fee is $60 + execution fee is $25

You may pay by:

• Cash in U.S. dollars or the equivalent in Canadian dollars.
• Bank or postal money order, in U.S. dollars only, made payable to U.S. Consulate General or Embassy. Personal checks are not accepted.
• Credit Card

8. Children

Additional restrictions apply in the case of U.S. passport applications for children under the age of 16. If you are applying for a passport for a child please also use the link below for the details of these additional requirements.

All documents submitted must be original or certified copies and must bear the official seal of the issuing authority. The original documents will be returned to you after processing.

Turn around time for passport issuance may be up to 4 weeks depending on seasonal workload. Typically, passports are held at the issuing office for pick-up. If you wish to have your passport mailed, you will be asked to provide a self addressed, pre-paid Xpress Post envelope, to ensure the safe and timely delivery of your documents.

U.S. Embassies and Consulates will continue to issue passports in emergency cases. Such passports will be limited in validity, and cannot be extended. Bearers will be required, however, to exchange their limited validity passports for a full-validity photo-digitized passport upon completion of their emergency travel, either through passport facilities in the U.S. or through a U.S. Embassy and Consulate abroad. You will be required to present evidence, such as an airline ticket, that an emergency exists.