Passports

How to Apply for A First Passport

To apply for a first time passport all applicants must apply in person, including all minor children. Parents must execute the application for a child under 16 years old.

Important: when applying for a child under 16, parents or legal guardians must submit a legible photocopy of their U.S. passports, along with a legible photocopy of the child's birth certificate. Please remember that both parents must be present to sign the application for all minors under age 16.    

Reminder: It takes approximately 10 business days to receive your new tourist passport, so please plan accordingly. Official and Diplomatic passports can take much longer, sometimes as long as two months. 

To apply for a new passport come to the Embassy Consular Section with the following items:

1. Form DS-11 -- Please do not sign this form until asked to do so at the Consulate
2. Proof of US Citizenship
3. Proof of Identity
4. Photographs: Two (2) identical, recent photographs taken full face, with a white background, measuring 5 cm by 5 cm (2 in x 2 in). Please ask the photographer for photos for a U.S. passport, otherwise you may be given the wrong format.
5. Fee of $100 -- $85 fee for minors under the age of 16. Fees are payable in cash (U.S. dollars or Qatari Riyals). Exact change is preferred for cash payments. Personal checks are not accepted. 

Proof of US Citizenship

Applicants born in the United States: Submit an original or certified copy of a U.S. birth certificate. A birth certificate must include your given name and surname, date and place of birth, date the birth record was filed, and seal or other certification of the official custodian of such records. A record filed more than 1 year after the birth is acceptable if it is supported by evidence described in the next paragraph.

If no birth record exists, submit registrar's notice to that effect. Also submit an early baptismal or circumcision certificate, hospital birth record, early census, school, or family bible records, newspaper or insurance files, or notarized affidavits of persons having knowledge of your birth (preferably with at least one record listed above). Evidence should include your given name and surname, date and place of birth, and seal or other certification of office (if customary) and signature of issuing official.

Military personnel without access to original birth certificate may submit a faxed, notarized copy of their birth certificate please refer to http://travel.state.gov/passport/get/first/first_830.html for more information.

Applicants born outside the United States must submit a Certificate of Naturalization, Certificate of Citizenship, Report of Birth Abroad, or other evidence described below.

If you claim citizenship through naturalization of parent(s), submit the certificate(s) of Naturalization of your parent(s), your foreign birth certificate, and proof of your admission to the United States for permanent residence.

If you claim citizenship through birth abroad to US citizen parent(s), please submit a Consular Report of Birth (Form FS-240) or Certification of Birth (Form DS-1350 or FS-545). You may also submit your foreign birth certificate, parents' marriage certificate, proof of citizenship of your parent(s) and affidavit of U.S. citizens parent(s) showing all periods and places of residence/physical presence in the United States and abroad before your birth.

Child Citizenship Act

The Child Citizenship Act of 2000 (CCA) went into effect on February 27, 2001. The CCA grants automatic or expeditious naturalization to the minor children of U.S. citizens abroad. Step-children do not qualify to acquire U.S. citizenship through their U.S. citizen step-parent.

Proof of Identity

You must establish your identity to the Consular officer's satisfaction. You may submit a government issued document such as the following contained your signature and physical description or photograph that is a good likeness of you; certificate of Naturalization or of Citizenship; driver's license (not temporary or learner's license); or government (Federal, State, Municipal) identification card or pass. Temporary or altered documents are not acceptable.

If you cannot prove your identity as stated above, you must appear with an identifying witness who is a U.S. citizen or permanent resident alien who has known you for at least 2 years. Your witness must prove his or her identity and complete and sign an Affidavit of Identifying Witness (Form DSP-71) before the Consular Officer. You must also submit some identification of your own.

Two identical and recent photographs must accompany the application. Photos must be taken full face with a white background measuring 5 cm by 5 cm (2 in. x 2 in.). Please tell the photographer that the photos are specifically for a U.S. passport. (Photo specifications)