Passports

First-time Applicants for a U.S. Passport

Important Notice to U.S. Citizens Regarding Change in Appointment Schedule:

As of January 12, 2006 the U.S. Citizen Services Unit will not be accepting appointment requests via fax, phone or e-mail for appointments at the Consulate. If you wish to receive once a month services at AACI, or Taybeh, ONLY, please e-mail us at acsappointments@state.gov. Please note that we can service a limited amount of applicants at these off-sites. In addition we cannot service those who wish to apply for Reports of Birth Abroad for their children or replacement for lost or stolen passport. This must be done at the Consulate on the appropriate days.

Please note the following schedule:

Report the birth of a child abroad, as well as passport applications and other services for parents/siblings
Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday from 8:30 – 11:30 a.m.

Passports for children under the age of 14, as well as passport applications and other services for parents/siblings
Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday from 8:30 – 11:30 a.m.

Passports for persons 14 -26 years of age
Monday and Tuesday, 8:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m

Renewal of an Adult Passport using the ‘red form’
(note: applicants must be over 26 years old and must have been issued a 10-year passport in the last 15 years)
Monday - Friday, 8:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m

Lost/stolen Passport Replacement
Monday - Friday, 8:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m

Notaries
Monday and Tuesday, 8:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m

Applications for Social Security numbers or other federal benefits
Monday – Friday, 8:30 – 11:30 a.m.

Beginning March 26, 2004 all applicants under the age of 26 applying for a passport must appear at the Consulate. If you are an American citizen but have never had a U.S. passport, you must come to the Consulate in person to submit a passport application. Along with your application form, you must submit evidence of your U.S. citizenship and your identity. To prove citizenship, you should bring an original U.S. birth certificate, Consular Report of Birth Abroad, or Certificate of Naturalization. To prove your identity, you should bring a U.S. or foreign driver’s license or a foreign passport or identity card.

Passport requirements for children under 14 have changed. Please review these carefully. If your child was born overseas, you must register his or her birth before a passport can be issued. However, you can apply for a Report of Birth Abroad and a U.S. passport at the same time.

The following is required for renewing your U.S. passport:

AN APPLICATION FORM

Please note: As of March 8, 2005 there will be an increase of $12 FOR ALL PASSPORT APPLICATIONS.

If you are a first-time applicant, replacing a lost, stolen, or mutilated passport, or renewing an expired passport that was issued more than 15 years ago, you must submit Form DS-11. You must apply in person.

2 PHOTOGRAPHS

You must submit 2 recent photographs, taken within the last 6 months. Photos should be two by two inches, front view, on a white background.

PASSPORT FEE

Please note: As of March 8, 2005 there will be an increase of $12 FOR ALL PASSPORT APPLICATIONS.

Adults applying for a first time passport, replacing a lost, stolen or mutilated passport, or renewing a passport more than 15 years old must pay $85 US Dollars.

Children under 16 years of age applying for first time passports must pay $70 US Dollars. If you are replacing lost, stolen or mutilated passports, or renewing a passport more than 15 years old must pay $85 US Dollars.

You may also pay in Israeli shekels. Payment can be made in cash or credit card only. No personal checks accepted.

The current exchange rate is $1.00 U.S.D = 4.8 NIS.

PASSPORT AND REPORT OF BIRTH RETURN: To receive your passport, you may either: 1) pick up your passport in person (you will be given a date and time by the Consul at the completion of the application process); 2) supply a registered, self-addressed, stamped envelope (for registered mail); or 3) complete an envelope upon arrival at the Consulate General for a courier service that will deliver your documents directly to your chosen address cash on delivery.

SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER

Please note that Federal Tax Law requires applicants to enter their social security numbers on their passport applications. If you have never applied for a social security number, enter zeros instead. If you do not know your social security number, you can call the Social Security Administration at 1-800-772-1213 from the USA or 1-880-772-1213 from Israel or the Palestinian Authority.

For other passport information, downloadable application forms, locations to conveniently apply, a list of all Regional Passport Agencies, and a wealth of other passport and travel information, customers may visit the Bureau of Consular Affairs website at http://travel.state.gov. Customers may also call the National Passport Information Center at 1-900-225-5674 or, with a major credit card, at 1-888-362-8668.

Elimination of Passport Amendments

Effective October 26, 2005, in accordance with a worldwide change in passport processing, Consulate General Jerusalem will no longer amend valid U.S. passports. As of that date, U.S. citizens requesting a name change, an extension of validity for a limited passport, or the correction of a printing error must apply for replacement passports, rather than an amendment to their current passport.

1. Passports Issued within the Past Year
If you are requesting changes to a passport issued within the preceding year, you must submit the following:
-a U.S. Passport Re-Application Form (DS 5504);
-the passport that needs to be changed;
-documentation proving your name change, if that is the change you are requesting, and
-new passport photos.
Fee: there will be no fee charged for processing changes to these passports.

2. Passports More than One Year Old
If you are requesting changes to a passport that was issued more than one year ago, you must submit-
-an Application for Passport By Mail (DS-82),
-the passport that needs to be changed,
-documentation proving your name change, if that is the change you are requesting, and
-new passport photos.
Fee: for such changes, you must pay an application fee of $55 and a $12 security surcharge, for a total of $67. No fee will be charged if the reason for the change is a printing error by Passport Services.

Name changes

To establish a name change, you must provide one of the following: a marriage certificate, a court order, or a name change certificate issued by a government department or ministry

Adding Visa Pages

To add visa pages to your passport, please submit an Application for Additional Visa Pages (DS-4085). No fee is charged for this service.

All of these forms can be found online at http://travel.state.gov. DS-19, the Passport Amendment/Validation Form, previously used for passport amendments, is no longer valid and will not be accepted.

As always, please contact the U.S. Consulate by e-mail at jerusalemacs@state.gov, by phone at 02-628-7137 or 02-622-7219,or by fax at 02-627-2233 if you need further information on these changes.