Passports

Passport Renewal in Qatar

To apply for a renewal passport, most applicants must apply in person, including all minor children.  No appointment is necessary. For minors under the age of 16, please see information below.

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 much as two months.

Some applicants may be eligible to send their passport renewal applications to the Embassy with another person.  Please use the following checklist to determine if you are eligible to send your application with another person using Form DS-82 (requires Adobe Reader, which can be downloaded from http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/readstep2.html):

1. I can submit my most recent passport AND
   
2. I was at least 16 years old when my most recent passport was issued AND
   
3. I was issued the most recent passport in the last 15 years AND
   
4. I use my same name as on my most recent passport or since my passport was issued, I have had my name changed by marriage or court order and can submit proper documentation to reflect my name change.

Please Note: Passport renewal fees must be paid in person and in cash (QR or USD) through the Consular Section Cashier at the U.S. Embassy in Doha.  All DS-82 applications must be signed only by the applicant, who must provide copies of signature on a valid official ID.  For most applicants, your signed previous passport will suffice.

If you have answered NO to any of the above statements then you must use Form DS-11 (using Adobe Reader can be downloaded from http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/readstep2.html). NOTE:  Please do not sign this form until asked to do so at the Embassy.

1. Your most recent passport
2. 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.
3. Your Social Security number
4. Passport renewal fees for adults and children over 16 years old is $75 USD.  Passport renewal fees for children under 16 years old is $85 USD.  Fees are payable in cash (US dollars or Qatari Riyals). Exact change is preferred for cash payments. Personal checks are not accepted. 

Minors under the age of 16

All minor children must appear for a passport application.  Both parents must appear together for children under the age of 16 to sign the application form in the presence of a Consular Officer.  Parents must also present either a U.S. birth certificate or a Consular Report of Birth Abroad (CRBA) and a chain of photographs if the child has changed significantly since the last passport was issued.  

If only one parent can appear (because the other is deceased, travelling abroad, or other exigent circumstances exist), the present parent must sign the application in the presence of a Consular Officer and submit a notarized Statement of Consent from a living but absent parent authorizing passport issuance for the child.

Important: when applying for a child under 16, parents or legal guardians must present their passports, along with an original or certified true copy of the child's U.S. birth certificate or Consular Report of Birth Abroad (CRBA).  Please remember that both parents and child must be present to sign the application for all minors under age 16 unless a statement of consent is presented in the absence of one living parent.  

All applicants age 16 years or older must sign their own application forms.