Fill out online, print, sign, and mail Form DS-64 to the address on the form.
Complete Form DS-64 and Form DS-11, and submit both forms when you apply in person. Use our online form filler, which will save you time and reduce errors caused by handwriting.
Follow the steps on our Apply in Person page to learn how and where to submit these two forms.
If you do not report your passport lost in 90 days after we issued it, you must apply again and pay all fees.
No. If your passport expired, it is no longer valid and you cannot use it for international travel. You should not report an expired passport as lost or stolen.
No. No one can travel using only a U.S. passport number. You must present an original, physical version of a passport to travel.
The passport book and card have many security features to prevent successful counterfeiting.
You should only report your valid U.S. passport lost or stolen if the physical document is lost or stolen. Once you report a U.S. passport lost or stolen, it is no longer valid and you cannot use it for international travel.
If you find another person's lost U.S. passport, please mail it in a sturdy envelope to:
U.S. Department of State
Consular Lost and Stolen Passport Unit (CLASP)
44132 Mercure Circle
PO Box 1227
Sterling, VA 20166-1227
You can return the passport of a deceased relative for cancelation. After we cancel it, we will return the passport.
U.S. Department of State
Consular Lost and Stolen Passport Unit (CLASP)
44132 Mercure Circle
P.O. Box 1227
Sterling, VA 20166-1227
No. If you reported your passport lost or stolen, it is no longer valid. You cannot use it for international travel. If you try to use the passport you reported as lost or stolen, you may have issues traveling. For example, a foreign country may deny entry to you.
If you want to travel after reporting your passport lost or stolen, apply for a new passport using Form DS-11.
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