Passports

You may apply for your passport by following the instructions on this page if:

• You are at least 16 years old at the time of application; and
• Your most recent passport was issued when you were 16 years of age or older; and
• Your most recent passport was issued within the last 15 years; and
• Your most recent passport was issued for its full five- or ten-year validity; and
• You are able to submit the passport with this application; and
• You are not requesting a change in the passport data, other than a name change due to marriage.

If you do not fall into to above category, please click here. If you do fall into the above category but would like to apply in person at the Embassy or Consulate, the requirements below apply EXCEPT for fees. Cashier checks are not accepted in person and you may pay by cash in U.S. dollars or by credit card.

Application Requirements

It takes approximately two weeks to complete a passport application (for us to send a request for a passport to the United States, receive the new passport and mail it to you). Please apply early for your new passport. To apply, please mail the following to the nearest Embassy or Consulate via UPS:

• Your most recent United States passport and a photocopy. This passport will be cancelled and returned to you with your new passport.
• Passport application form DS-82
• Two identical passport photographs: The Embassy will reject any photographs that do not meet the specified requirements (to passport photos link).
• Name change documentation: If you have changed your name since your last passport was issued, you will be required to furnish name-change documentation, such as your original marriage certificate or other legal document and a photocopy.
• Fees: The application fee is U.S. $75.00.  (If you are physically at the Embassy or Consulates you can make the payment in cash U.S. dollars or credit cards.) For mail-in applications, you need to get cashier’s checks - yurtici doviz ceki or bloke doviz ceki- issued by Fortisbank, HSBC, Oyakbank, Finansbank, Kocbank, Denizbank, Anadolubank, Alternatifbank.  Cashier’s checks (you need to ask for " Yurtiçi Döviz Çeki " or "Bloke Döviz Çeki" at banks) are valid for ten days and they should be received at the Embassy at least three days before the expiration date. If you encounter a problem with the local bank branch on issuing a yurtiçi doviz çeki or bloke doviz çeki, instruct them to contact their Ankara office for directions on how to do so. If the problem persists, please contact the Embassy or Consulate General.  Personal checks are NOT accepted.You may also need to pay a fee to the bank issuing the check. Cash, personal checks, and Turkish lira are NOT accepted.
• Please note that, since the use of cashier checks (Yurtiçi Döviz Çeki or Bloke Döviz Çeki) is not common in Turkey, you may encounter some difficulty in obtaining them at a local bank branch; however, the headquarters of the banks listed above have confirmed that they are issuable at any branch in Turkey. If the staff at a bank refuses to do so, they recommend that you request the branch contact their Ankara office for further instructions. The Embassy cannot accept signed consent forms for credit cards and does not recommend sending cash by mail.
  

In order to find the UPS office closest to you, please call 444-0033. We will return your passport via UPS to the return address you include on your original UPS package.