If you are changing your gender marker, follow “Process B” below. If you are only changing your name, follow “Process A.”
If the instructions say you can submit your application by mail, refer to the addresses on your application form. If you need to or want to submit your paperwork in person, visit a passport acceptance facility.
Process A — Only changing name on passport
If your Order Changing Name and passport were both issued in the last year, send documents by mail.
Documents you need:
- Renewal Form (DS5504)
- Most recent U.S. Passport (undamaged)
- Color 2”x 2” passport photo
- Original or certified copy of Order Changing Name
If your passport was issued 1-15 years ago, when you were 16 or older, send documents by USPS mail.
Documents you need:
- Renewal Form (DS82)
- Most recent U.S. Passport (undamaged)
- Color 2”x 2” passport photo
- Original or certified copy of Order Changing Name
- Renewal Fee ($110 for Passport Book)
If you do not have an existing passport or you don’t fit into one of the two categories above, bring these documents to a passport acceptance facility.
Documents you need:
- Application Form (DS11)
- Evidence of U.S. citizenship—like birth certificate, passport, Certificate of Naturalization or Certificate of Citizenship (and black & white copy, front and back, on 8” x 11” paper)
- Valid ID—like license, passport, Green Card, military ID (and black & white copy, front and back, on 8” x 11” paper)
- Color 2”x 2” passport photo
- Applicant Fee ($110 + $35 for Passport Book)
- Proof of name change in the form of either:
- Original or certified copy of Order Changing Name, or
- If you do not have a court order and have been using your new name for five years or more: Three public records showing that you have been using your new name for at least five years and an Affidavit Regarding Change of Name (DS60). This form must be completed by two people who have known you by both names.
Process B — Changing gender marker (with/without name change) on passport
You no longer need a doctor’s letter to change the gender marker on your passport. To change the gender marker on your passport, submit a new application and select the correct gender marker. The only options currently available are “M” and “F,” but the State Department plans to add a third gender marker soon.
If you are changing your gender marker for the first time or don’t qualify to use the other path described below, bring these documents to a passport acceptance facility. Most people will use this process.
Documents you need:
- Application Form (DS11)
- Evidence of U.S. citizenship—like birth certificate, passport, Certificate of Citizenship or Certificate of Naturalization (and black & white copy, front and back, on 8” x 11” paper)
- Valid ID—like license, passport, Green Card, military ID (and black & white copy on 8” x 11” paper); ID can show prior name if change occurred within the last year.
- Color 2” x 2” passport photo that resembles your current appearance
- Photo ID that resembles your current appearance
- If changing name: Original or certified copy of Order Changing Name
- Applicant Fee ($110 + $35 for Passport Book)
If you are replacing a two-year passport with a 10-year full-validity passport (and, if you are changing your name, your passport is less than one year old), send these documents by mail.
Documents you need:
- Application Form (DS5504)
- Your two-year limited validity passport
- Color 2” x 2” passport photo that resembles your current appearance
- If changing name: Original or certified copy of Order Changing Name. (You can only use the DS5504 form and avoid paying a fee if your passport was issued in the last year and your name change happened less than a year after the passport was issued. If that is not the case, follow the instructions for a first-time application.)