Embassy of the United States

Citizen Services

Passports

General Passport Information

American citizens in the Congo can visit the Consular Section for passport services, including applying for new passports and adding extra pages.  New passports can generally be obtained within two weeks.  You may keep your existing passport until the new one arrives.    

Once your new passport arrives, you will be asked to submit your old passport for cancellation.  Any current visas in your old passport will not be cancelled and the cancelled passport will be returned to you with your new passport.

Note: All passport issuance for children under the age of 14 require the signatures of both parents.  Further information about passport applications can be found at Passport Services.

Forms

Application forms for passports can be accessed below or from the travel.state.gov website.

• DS-11: New Application

Use this form if: (1) you have never had U.S. passport, (2) you are under age 16, (3) your most recent passport was issued more than 15 years go, or (4) your most recent passport was lost or stolen.  Please note that when applying outside the U.S., this form MUST be signed in front of a consular officer.

• DS-82: Renewal Application

Use this form if: (1) you can show your most recent passport, and (2) you were at least 16 years old when your most recent passport was issued, and (3) your most recent passport was issued in the last 15 years, and (4) you use the same name as on your most recent passport. Please note that when applying outside the U.S., this form MUST be signed in front of a consular officer.

• DS-19: Amendment Application

Use this form to apply to add additional pages to your passport.  Additional pages may only be added twice to a U.S. passport.  Any other change to a passport must be made as part of a new passport application.

• DS-64: Statement Regarding Lost or Stolen Passport

This form should be submitted along with the DS-11 Application for Passport.