First Time Applicants With Citizenship Documentation
Please follow the instructions on this page if you have never had a U.S. passport issued in your own name and you do have the citizenship documentation below.
Application Requirements
You are required to apply for the passport in person. Click here to book an appointment. If born outside the U.S., applicants under the age of 18 must first apply for a Consular Report of Birth Abroad.
In addition to the items on our main passport webpage, please bring the following with you when you appear at the Consulate:
Proof of U.S. citizenship:
a U.S. Birth Certificate; or
a U.S. Consular Report of Birth Abroad; or
a U.S. Certification of Birth; or
a U.S. Certificate of Citizenship; or
a U.S. Naturalization Certificate; or
a passport of your U.S. citizen parent(s) in which you are included
If born outside the U.S., your original long-form birth certificate.
Proof of identity:
a valid passport of any country; or
a valid driver's license with photograph; or
a national identity card with photograph; or
a valid U.S. or State government ID card; or
a U.S. military ID card
If you do not have any personal identification it will be necessary for you to be accompanied by a family member (mother/father/brother/sister) with a valid passport, preferably U.S., who will be required to make a sworn statement identifying you. This family member must be over the age of 18.
Any foreign passport that you may currently hold, have held, or been included in.
Passport application form DS-11: Applicants aged 16 and over must sign their own application. Please ignore pages one and two of the instruction pages, as they do not apply when applying for your passport in the United Kingdom. Form DS-11 must be printed on separate sheets of paper. Do not print this form on front and back of the same sheet; it will not scan properly and you will have to complete a new form at the Consulate. Do not sign the application; you must sign in front of the consular officer.
Name change documentation: If you have changed your name, you may apply to have this change reflected in your passport. For instructions, click here.
Additional documentation may be required depending upon the circumstances of your case.
Checklist of Required Documents for First Time Applicants:
Completed form DS-11
Two U.S. passport photos
Photographic identification
Proof of US citizenship
Long form birth certificate
Royal Mail Special Delivery pre-paid envelope addressed to yourself
Credit/debit card or international money order for payment
For under 16s:
Both Parents and the child
Both Parents' IDs
Long form birth certificate or Consular Report of Birth Abroad
