Passport application forms are available at City Hall or can be downloaded off the Internet (travel.state.gov). Customers must apply in person with identification and necessary documents. Routine passport processing takes up to six weeks and requires attachment of your certified birth certificate. No copies.
DS-11 Standard Passport Application
- First-time applicants
- must attach proof of citizenship (birth certificate, naturalization certificate)
- Persons with lost, stolen, or damaged passport
- must include DS-64 form
- Persons with expired passports issued more than 15 years ago
- Persons with expired passports issued when they were a child (15 and under)
- must attach both expired passport and a copy of birth certificate
- Persons who are unable to provide proof of name change
DS-82 Passport Renewal
- Adults whose passports were issued when they were at least 16 years old
- must be submitted by customer, not Passport Agent
- must attach most recent passport
DS-3053 Consent from Absent Parent (attach to DS-11)
- Applying parent must provide notarized permission for minor, 15 or younger, to apply for passport in other parent’s absence
- must include copy of front and back of absent parent’s ID presented to notary
DS-5504 No-fee Passport Replacement
- Adults with name change, corrections to issued passports, or limited validity replacement
- must be submitted by customer, not Passport Agent
- must submit proper documents (marriage certificate, court records, etc.) within one year of when original passport was issued; not one year from name change
Forms used less frequently are available online (travel.state.gov) or at City Hall
U.S. Passport Book or Card? A book is valid for travel to all international destinations via air, land, and sea. A card is valid for re-entry at land border crossings and sea ports-of-entry when returning to the U.S. from Mexico, Canada, Caribbean, and Bermuda. Research entry requirements of countries to be visited.
Driving through Canada? Those wishing to take advantage of fast-clearance lanes should carry passports. Children under the age of 16 are not required to carry passports as long as they have proof of citizenship (birth certificates) and are traveling with a parent who is a U.S. citizen. Proper ID and a notarized letter of consent from an absent parent are also necessary. Carry proof of name change if different from name listed on birth certificate.
Entry into Canada is solely determined by the Canada Border Services Agency (204-983-3500) in accordance with Canadian law. Entry into the United States is determined by the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (907-774-2252), not the Department of State Passport Agency.
Expedited Service – Applications are sent via priority mail for faster turnaround (10 days to 3 weeks) OR make an appointment to appear at the Regional Passport Agency in Seattle during business hours (8:00-1:00, M-F). Schedule flight, allowing time for the stopover in Seattle. The National Passport Information Center’s automated phone system (1-877-487-2778 or 1-888-874-7793 TDD/TYY) is available 24/7.
Contact Passport Agents at City Hall (895-4656), 2288 Deborah Street, Delta Junction, Alaska, for more information about obtaining passports. Call to assure a passport agent is available.
Adult and first-time passport applications