Embassy of the United States London, UK

If you were issued an emergency, limited-validity passport at an Embassy or Consulate because you had urgent need of travel, you should apply to renew this passport for a full-validity passport as soon as possible.

Please note:  Two consecutive emergency passports cannot be issued. Your next application must be for a full-validity passport.

Step 1 - Complete the Form DS-5504, Application for a U.S. Passport

Applicants are required to complete the Passport application form DS-5504: Parents should sign for children under age 16. Please ignore pages one and two of the printed instruction pages, as they do not apply when applying for your passport in the United Kingdom. Follow the instructions on this page. Form DS-5504 must be printed on separate sheets of paper; do NOT print this form on front and back of the same sheet. If you experience trouble with the Passport Application Wizard, you can download Form DS-5504 (PDF - 976kb).

Step 2 - Supporting Documents

You are required to furnish your emergency passport: This passport will be cancelled and returned to you with your new passport. 

Please note:  If the endorsement on the last page of your emergency passport states that your passport was issued under 22 CFR 51.41, you must also submit proof of citizenship in the form of one of the following:

• a U.S. birth certificate;
• a U.S. naturalization certificate;
• a U.S. certificate of citizenship;
• a U.S. consular report of birth abroad ; or
• an expired passport.

If the endorsement on the last age of your emergency passport states that your passport was issued under 22 CFR 51.28, you must also submit proof of identity in the form of one of the following:

• a valid passport of any country;
• a valid driver's license with photograph;
• a national identity card with photograph;
• a valid U.S. or state government ID card;
• a U.S. military ID card.

Step 3 - Fees

There is no fee for this service if the passport was issued less than one year ago and does not have an endorsement code in the back stating "Ä full validity passport must be approved by the Department of State".

Step 4 - Submitting the Application

If you reside in England or Wales and are applying for passport services at the U.S. Embassy in London, please follow this link for information on submitting your application

If you reside in Northern Ireland and are applying for passport services at the U.S. Consulate General in Belfast, please follow this link for information on submitting your application

If you reside in Scotland and applying for passport services at the U.S. Consulate in Edinburgh, please follow this link for information on submitting your application.