PASSPORTS
General Information
Applying for a U.S. Passport
Applications by U.S. citizen minors under 14 years require:
- Child must be present.
- Child's official, original birth certificate.
- Previous U.S. passport.
- One photo (see photo requirements).
- Both parents must be present with identification, preferably in
English. Names of parents on the identification should match their
names as shown on the child's birth certificate.
- If one parent cannot be present, that parent must complete and
notarize form DS 3053 giving
permission to the other parent to renew the child's passport.
- In case of death of one parent, the custodial parent should submit
a Death Certificate.
- In case of divorce, both parents' signature or DS-3053
must still be presented unless one parent has sole custody. A divorce
decree with custody authority granted by an appropriate court is
required as proof of sole custody, with translation into English
by a sworn translator.
- Photos of the progressive aging and physical changes of the child
if the photo shown on the old passport does not reflect current
physical appearance.
- Present Form DS - 11.
- Fee of US $82.00 or the equivalent in Lebanese currency.
Applications by U.S. citizens over the age of 14 require:
- Applicant must be present unless over the age of 26, with a previous
10-year passport which is valid, or expired within 5 years.
- Previous Passport.
- Photos of the progressive aging and physical changes if the photo
shown on the old passport does not reflect current physical appearance.
- One photo (see photo requirements).
- Fees: Age 14 to 16 - US $82.00.(Form
DS - 11); first passport after age 16, US $97.00.(Form
DS - 11); subsequent renewals, US $67.00.(Form
DSP - 82); the equivalent in Lebanese currency is acceptable
for any of these fees.
- Passport renewals for U.S. citizens over the age of 26, who have
had a 10-year passport which is valid, or expired within 5 years,
may be mailed to the embassy using (Libanpost).
Reporting and Replacing a lost or Stolen Passport
The following must be submitted by the applicant in person:
- Police report, translated into English by a sworn translator.
- One photo (see photo requirements).
- Proof of US citizenship, if available, such as a U.S. birth certificate,
Report of Birth Abroad, or Naturalization Certificate.
- Evidence to establish identity, such as a Driver's License, ID
card, Lebanese or other passport.
- Present Form DSP - 64 and
Form DS - 11.
- Fee of US $97.00, or the equivalent in Lebanese currency.
Amending a U.S. Passport
To change or correct a name or a date or place of birth in a passport,
you must present a proof of the change, such as a Marriage certificate,
Divorce decree, proof of legal name change through a court, or a
birth certificate that reflects the exact date and place of birth.
There is no fee for this service. Form DSP-19
should be filled out.
Amending a U.S. Passport
Form DSP-19 should be filled
out and visa pages will be added on the spot.
Libanpost
Passport renewals for U.S. citiens over the age of 26, who have
already had a 10-year passport which is valid, or expired within
5 years, may be mailed in to the embassy using Libanpost.
Drop off the previous passport, photo,
application form (DSP-82) and
certified check made out to the U.S. Embassy drawn on a U.S. bank
for $67 at one of these branches of Libanpost.
Libanpost's fee is 8,800L.L. The new passport will be delivered
to your home address in approximately two weeks.
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