Passports

Additional Pages and Amendments

Any additional pages and/or amendments may be obtained in person at the Consular Section of the U.S. Embassy in Qatar by downloading the application form DS-4085 from the following website: http://foia.state.gov/FORMS/Passport/ds4085.pdf
and following the specific instructions given below for each service.

Visa Pages

Applications for adding visa pages will be taken and returned the same day. There is no fee for this service. Please make sure that your passport is in good condition before having visa pages added to it.

The application form (DS-4085) must be completed, signed, and brought to the Consular Section of the U.S. Embassy in Qatar. All persons over the age of 16 may sign the application and send it along with their passport with someone else if they do not wish to come to the Embassy themselves.

Minors under the age of 16:

a. One parent must appear together with proper identification and sign the application form in the presence of a Consular Officer with either a birth certificate or a Consular Report of Birth Abroad (CRBA) for the child.

Correcting Information in your Passport

Effective September 26,2005, as an additional fraud prevention measure, Passport Services will no longer amend currently valid passports. Instead, customers will be issued replacement passports. Regarding forms and timelines:

• DS-5504, , U.S. Passport Re-Application Form is a new form to be used within one year of passport issuance for name-changes and any other descriptive information changes, as well as for the extension of validity for limited passports and correction of any printing errors. The DS-5504 must be submitted with the passport to be replaced, the documentation required for the change, and new photos. There is no charge for routine processing of these changes. After one year of the passport issuance date, Form DS-82, Application for Passport by Mail, or Form DS-11, U.S. Passport Application, as appropriate, must be submitted and all applicable fees paid.
  
  
• DS-4085, Application for Additional Visa Pages is a new form only for adding more visa pages to valid passports. There is no charge for routine processing.
  
  If Expedited Service is requested for any of the above, with the exception of an error by Passport Services, there is a charge (additional for DS-82s) of $60 per application. The additional purchase of two-way overnight delivery remains optional but is recommended if departure is imminent.
  
  DS-19, Passport Amendment/Validation Form, previously used to amend passports, will no longer be valid.
  

For more information go to travel.state.gov.