Consulate General of the United States Mumbai, India

Photo specifications

Adult passport holders may renew their 10-year U.S. passports in person or by mail.  We reserve the right to request an interview with respect to any passport application. 

To renew your passport by mail:

1.  Complete and print the passport application online here.  

     Online application tips:       

• Complete the address fields completely.  If you are in India, your passport will not be sent back to the United States.  When you drop off your application, you can designate if you wish to pick it up or have it sent to you by courier to an address in India.
• If completing an application without a social security number, you may enter all zeroes as a placeholder.
• Expedite fee: You do not need to select the "expedite fee" option; passports printed for citizens abroad are automatically expedited.
• Please fill out the emergency contact information even though it is not required to submit the application.
• Do not use two-sided printing

2.  Submit all required documents with the printed application form:

• One(1) studio-quality color photographs taken within the last six months measuring 2" x 2" (5cm x 5cm) with a white background. No other photo format will be accepted.

• The applicant's most recent U.S. passport. This passport will be cancelled and returned by mail along with the new passport. Valid visas in the old passport will not be cancelled.
• Properly completed and printed passport application form. The form must be signed and dated, and must include a valid telephone number (mobile or landline) and/or e-mail address. 
• If the applicant's appearance has changed significantly since the old passport was issued, a clear photocopy of another current form of photo identification, such as a driver's license, PIO Card, etc.
• If the applicant's surname has changed due to marriage, please include an original marriage certificate.
• Fee payment:  If applying by mail, please submit a demand draft in favor of "American Consulate General, Mumbai" drawn on a national bank. Personal checks are not accepted.

If applying by mail, please send (or deliver) all of the required documents to this address:

American Citizens Services Unit
C-49, G-Block, Bandra Kurla Complex
Bandra East, Mumbai 400051
Phone: (22) 2672-4000

Renewal-by-mail service is NOT available if you are:

• A minor (under 16 years old)
• Replacing a lost, stolen or mutilated passport
• Renewing a 5-year passport
• An applicant whose passport has been expired for more than five years.

These applicants must make an appointment to apply in person and bring all of the required documents listed above.  Appointments are available for American citizens Monday through Friday from 9:00 am to 12:30 pm.  We are closed on the last Wednesday of every month and on U.S. and Indian holidays.

Please arrive fifteen minutes before your appointment to clear security.  Mobile phones, electronic devices other restricted items are not permitted inside the Consulate. 

• Make or Cancel an Appointment Here

• Complete Online Passport Application Here

Fees

Complete fee information is available here.  If applying in person, you may pay with cash dollars, cash rupees (at the current consular exchange rate), demand draft or a major U.S. credit card. Personal checks are not accepted.

Passport Processing Time

Except in emergencies, passports are printed in the United States and take approximately 7-10 days. Please consider this timeline when renewing or applying for passports. You will receive an automated email when your passport is ready.

Passport delivery arrangements

• To receive your new passport by courier, please purchase a prepaid courier envelope from the VFS office and bring it with you at the time of your appointment at the Consulate. (Click here for a list of western Indian VFS offices.) Alternatively, you may bring a completed address form (PDF-33kb) with Rs. 169.00 cash or a demand draft made to "VFS Global Services Pvt. Ltd.,” payable in Mumbai only.  The American Citizen Services staff will direct you to a VFS facility at the Bandra Kurla Complex to pay for the service following your passport interview.  If you are renewing your passport by mail, please enclose a prepaid courier envelope or the demand draft and address form with your application.
• You will be notified by email when your new passport arrives at the Consulate. You can expect to receive your new passport via courier delivery two to three days later.  You may send questions about delivery arrangements to mumbaiacs@state.gov. To track the status of your passport delivery please refer website: https://www.vfs-usa.co.in/USIndia/trackyourpassport.html 

Questions? 

Email: mumbaiacs@state.gov

General information about U.S. passports is available here.