Passport Services

Routine Passport Renewal for Applicants Aged 18 And Over

You may apply for your passport by following the instructions on this page if:

• You are at least 18 years old at the time of application; and


• Your most recent passport was issued when you were 16 years of age or older; and


• Your most recent passport was issued within the last 15 years; and


• Your most recent passport was not limited, i.e. it was issued for its full ten-year validity (see note below for exceptions to this requirement); and


• You are able to submit the passport with this application; and


• You are not requesting a change in the passport data, other than a name change due to marriage.

If the above criteria are not met, please follow this link for instructions for replacing a lost or stolen passport, follow this link for instructions for changes of name by means other than marriage, or follow this link for instructions for all other passport renewals.

Note: If you have an emergency limited-validity passport issued at a U.S. embassy or consulate outside the United States that is now expired, you may renew your passport using these instructions, provided you meet all other criteria above.  If your emergency passport has not yet expired, please follow this link for full instructions.

Application Requirements

Please submit the following by courier or registered post:

• Your most recent United States passport: This passport will be cancelled and returned to you with your new passport;


• Evidence of change of name by marriage: If you have changed your name by marriage since the last passport was issued, please provide your original marriage certificate.  If you have changed your name by any other means please follow this link;


• Passport application form DS-82: The instructions on this form are written for individuals applying for a passport within the United States.  As applications are processed differently outside the United States, please ignore the submission instructions on pages one and two of this form.  Form DS-82 must be printed on separate sheets of paper; do NOT print this form on front and back of the same sheet. For tips on completing the DS-82, follow this link;


• Two identical passport photographs: The Consulate will reject any photographs that do not meet the specified requirements. Vending machine photographs and photographs printed on a home computer are unacceptable;


• Fees: The application fee is $75.00 or Rs. 3300.  Accepted payment methods are as follows:


• International money order to the exact U.S. dollar amount made payable to the "American Consulate General, Mumbai;" or
• Demand draft drawn in U.S. dollars on a bank in the United States made payable to the "American Consulate General, Mumbai;" or
• Demand draft drawn in Indian rupees on a nationalized or foreign bank payable to the "American Consulate General, Mumbai."

Note: The Consulate is not authorized to accept personal checks. Money orders or demand drafts must have been issued within the last five months.  We will not accept cash by mail/courier, nor overpayment.

• Prepaid courier envelope from any western India VFS office: Purchase this envelope for Rs. 152 so that we may return your current and new passports to you by courier.
  
  
• Your local contact information.  If you indicate U.S. telephone numbers on the form DS-82 for numbers 13 and 14, please include your local telephone numbers in India on a separate piece of paper so that we may contact you if there is any problem with your application.

Submit Your Application

Please submit your passport application, along with all supporting documents listed above using registered post or a private courier. Your envelope should be sent to the following address:

Adult Renewals
American Citizens Services Unit
American Consulate General Mumbai
78, Bhulabhai Desai Road
Mumbai, Maharashtra 400 026

If you have an urgent need to travel, you may submit your application in person at our office.  Click here for our address and business hours.

If any of the above requirements are pending on the day of the passport application, you will be allowed a period of 90 days to submit the missing evidence. If the missing evidence is not submitted within 90 days, the application is considered abandoned. The passport fee(s) is not refundable.

Processing Time

An application for a full-validity (ten years for adults) passport will be sent to the United States for printing with a secure, photo-digitized image of the bearer.  You should allow 15 working days for your application to be processed.

If you have an emergency need to travel within 15 working days and you can provide evidence of this travel, you may be eligible for an emergency limited-validity passport. Follow this link for further information.