If you are not eligible to renew your passport by mail using Form DS-82 or you need to renew and are traveling in the next 4-6 weeks, you must make an appointment to apply or renew in-person at a U.S.Do not include your Canadian Social Insurance Number on the form in place of your U.S.For more information, please see Frequently Asked Questions.If you do not have a Social Security number, you must submit a statement, signed and dated, that includes the phrase, “I declare under penalty of perjury under the laws of the United States of America that the following is true and correct: I have never been issued a Social Security Number by the Social Security Administration.”.You must provide a Social Security number, if you have been issued one, in accordance with 22 U.S.C.Do not sign the application until instructed to do so by the embassy or consulate officer.All first-time applicants and children under 16 must apply in person at a U.S.When renewing by mail, you must pay by check or money order in U.S.Do not include your Canadian Social Insurance Number on your form in place of your U.S.

We will return your completed passport by USPS First Class Mail and cannot return it via 1-2 day or express delivery.On Form DS-82, you can select routine or expedited service.Use Canada Post as your delivery service when sending Form DS-82 to the United States.Do not mail your application to the addresses in the United States on Form DS-82 if you paid fees on pay.gov.

If you are renewing from Canada and paying your fees on pay.gov, mail your application to the U.S.

embassy or consulate in Canada and mail your Form DS-82 to the United States.

If you are eligible to renew your passport and are traveling internationally in over 12 weeks, skip the trip to a U.S.

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