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First-time U.S. Passport
REQUIRED DOCUMENTS FOR ADULTS
REQUIRED DOCUMENTS FOR CHILDREN UNDER 16
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FREQUENLY ASKED QUESTIONS (FAQs)
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You will need to schedule an appointment online by following the steps on our Appointment System and submit your passport application at either the U.S. Embassy in Hanoi or the U.S. Consulate General in Ho Chi Minh City.  Once you have scheduled an appointment, please print out the confirmation page for access to our office on the appointment date.  If there are no slots available in the Appointment System, please go back to the system at a later time.  Appointment slots are opened approximately two weeks in advance, and additional slots are often added, so we recommend you check the system periodically for availability.

When you arrive at our office, you will be served according to your appointment time.  If your application is approved, you will need to fill out a return delivery courier slip (available at our office) to arrange for delivery of your passport by courier service.  Please note that you will pay for this delivery service in cash directly to the EMS courier service at the U.S. Embassy/ Consulate General during your appointment.  We forward all approved passport applications to the United States for processing, and the Department of State returns all printed passports to Vietnam. This process takes approximately two-to-three weeks, with passport book-and-card applications taking up to six weeks for both products to arrive in Vietnam. We strongly encourage you to apply for a passport well before any planned travel, even if your passport is still valid.  You can check on the status of your passport application here.  If it has been more than three weeks since the application date and you have not received any notification, you are welcome to contact us here.  In your inquiry, please state clearly that you have waited more than three weeks from the passport application date.

If we cannot approve your passport application during your initial visit, the consular officer will provide you with detailed information about what is needed to continue the processing of your application.

Appointments for American Citizen Services are free (no cost).  If you wish to report fraudulent activity related to any of the Consular services we provide, please contact our Consular Fraud Prevention Unit at HanoiFPU@state.gov (for Hanoi) or HCMCFPU@state.gov (for Ho Chi Minh City).

In order to be fair to applicants, our office only consider expedite requests when there is an urgent need to travel due to an extreme emergency.  If you need to request an expedited appointment, you must first schedule a regular appointment as instructed above (If no appointment slots are available for you to schedule, please explain clearly in your inquiry.)  After successfully scheduling an appointment, you must visit our Inquiry Form to submit an expedite request.  Please include:

1) the reason your case is an extreme emergency and you must have an earlier appointment,

2) the date and time of your scheduled appointment (If no appointment slots are available for you to schedule, please explain clearly in your inquiry) and the date and time of your preferred appointment if your request is approved, and

3) attach evidence of your emergency situation or an explanation why an earlier appointment will help you resolve your emergency situation.

If you do not provide ALL the information listed above, your request will not be considered.

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REQUIRED DOCUMENTS FOR ADULTS (AGE 16 AND OLDER) TO APPLY FOR FIRST-TIME 10-YEAR VALIDITY U.S. PASSPORT

  1. Appear in person
  2. Complete form DS-11 as instructed below:
    1. Option 1 – Online form filler: You may complete Form DS-11 online here.  Please PRINT OUT the completed form and attach one color passport photo (2”x 2” or 5cm x 5cm) with a white background taken within the last 6 months.  Photo requirements are listed here.  DO NOT SIGN THE APPLICATION, as you will do so in front of a Consular Officer during your appointment.  Please enter all required information completely and accurately. Note: You cannot currently list a “Country” when completing the “Emergency Contact” section on our forms.  Please list an emergency contact in the United States.  The Online form filler is not yet updated to include the X gender marker option; applicants requesting an X gender marker will need to download the PDF file in Option 2.
    2. Option 2 – PDF Form DS-11: The PDF Form DS-11 is available here.  Please complete the form and attach one color passport photo (2”x 2” or 5cm x 5cm) with a white background taken within the last 6 months.  Photo requirements are listed here.  DO NOT SIGN THE APPLICATION, as you will do so in front of a Consular Officer during your appointment.
  3. One valid and original identification (e.g. Foreign passport, U.S. Driver’s License, U.S. Military/State/ US Government ID, Green card)
  4. Evidence of U.S. citizenship (e.g. Original/Certified U.S. Birth Certificate, Consular Report of Birth Abroad (FS-240) or Certification of Birth (FS-1350), Certificate of Naturalization, Certificate of Citizenship).
  5. For applicant aged over 16 to under 18: If the application does not indicate parental awareness, consular officers abroad may request a notarized letter of consent from one parent.
  6. Bring cash or a credit card/ debit cards to pay the fee.  All fees are payable in U.S. Dollars or Vietnamese Dong in cash, or in U.S. dollars with the following credit cards/ debit cards: Visa, MasterCard, Discover and American Express.  We do not accept checks.

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REQUIRED DOCUMENTS FOR CHILDREN UNDER 16 TO APPLY FOR FIRST-TIME 5-YEAR VALIDITY U.S. PASSPORT

  1. Appear in person and accompanied by both parents/legal guardians. If one parent/guardian cannot come in person, that absent parent must submit a signed and notarized original Form DS-3053 and provide a two-sided copy of the photo ID used at the notary.  The Form DS-3053 must be notarized within 90 days of application and remain valid until the passport is issued, withdraw, or denied.
    Note: Form DS-3053s can be notarized at a U.S. Embassy/Consulate worldwide free of charge. We also accept DS- 3053s notarized by a local notary public in certain countries, please visit the Department of State’s website (FAQ. What countries require Form DS-3053 “Statement of Consent” to be notarized at an embassy or consulate?) for a list of countries where local notary public notarizations are not accepted.  For parents present in Vietnam, Form DS-3053s must be notarized at the U.S. Embassy in Hanoi or Consulate General in Ho Chi Minh City  and cannot be notarized by a Vietnamese notary public.
  2. Complete form DS-11 as instructed below:
    1. Option 1 – Online form filler: You may complete Form DS-11 online here.  Please PRINT OUT the completed form and attach one color passport photo (2”x 2” or 5cm x 5cm) with a white background taken within the last 6 months.  Photo requirements are listed here.  DO NOT SIGN THE APPLICATION, as you will do so in front of a Consular Officer during your appointment.  Please enter all required information completely and accurately. Note: You cannot currently list a “Country” when completing the “Emergency Contact” section on our forms.  Please list an emergency contact in the United States.  The Online form filler is not yet updated to include the X gender marker option; applicants requesting an X gender marker will need to download the PDF file in Option 2.
    2. Option 2 – PDF Form DS-11: The PDF Form DS-11 is available here.  Please complete the form and attach one color passport photo (2”x 2” or 5cm x 5cm) with a white background taken within the last 6 months.  Photo requirements are listed here.  DO NOT SIGN THE APPLICATION, as you will do so in front of a Consular Officer during your appointment.
  3. One valid and original identification of both parents/legal guardians (e.g. Foreign passport, U.S. Driver’s License, U.S. Military/State/ US Government ID, Green card)
  4. Evidence of U.S. citizenship (e.g. Original/Certified U.S. Birth Certificate, Consular Report of Birth Abroad (FS-240) or Certification of Birth (FS-1350), Certificate of Naturalization, Certificate of Citizenship)
  5. Present proof of parent-child relationship (e.g. Minor’s U.S. Birth Certificate/ Minor’s Consular Report of Birth Abroad/Minor’s Foreign Birth Certificate / Adoption decree with adopting parents’ names/ Court order establishing custody or guardianship / Judicial declaration of incompetence of non-applying parent/Death certificate of non-applying parent).
  6. Bring cash or a credit card/ debit cards to pay the fee.  All fees are payable in U.S. Dollars or Vietnamese Dong in cash, or in U.S. dollars with the following credit cards/ debit cards: Visa, MasterCard, Discover and American Express.  We do not accept checks.

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Please note that we will not respond to inquiries sent by postal mail or fax.

Submit an inquiry: Inquiry Form

U.S. Embassy in Hanoi
Consular Section,
Rose Garden Building
Second Floor, 170 Ngoc Khanh Street
Hanoi, Vietnam
Mailing Address:
Consular Section
U.S. Embassy in Hanoi
7 Lang Ha Street, Hanoi, Vietnam

U.S. Consulate General in HCMC
American Citizen Services
4 Le Duan Blvd., Dist. 1
Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

U.S. Citizen Services