Passports

An American citizen can apply for a new passport through any of the four U.S. missions in India: Mumbai, New Delhi, Calcutta, or Chennai.

ADULTS CAN NOW RENEW PASSPORTS BY MAIL

U.S. Consulate Mumbai proudly announces the launch of a pilot program, allowing adults to renew passports by mail.  Effective immediately American citizens possessing ten-year U.S. passports that were issued within the last 15 years can renew their passports by mail. Such applicants are no longer required to appear at the U.S. Consulate to renew their passports, although they may apply in person if they wish.  New and amended passports will be returned to applicants by prepaid courier service approximately ten days after receipt of the application materials in our office. Prepaid courier envelopes are available for purchase at any VFS office in western India for a fee of Rs. 141. If you currently have a passport you must show it when purchasing your envelope. We regret that we are unable to accept the courier fees at the American Citizen Services Unit.

IMPORTANT NOTE:  This new service is not available to the following people: (a) minors, (b) adults applying to replace lost or stolen passports, (c) applicants whose current passport was issued before the applicant turned 16 years of age, or (d) those whose passports have been expired for over five years. Such applicants must still apply person at the U.S. Consulate and present Form DS-11.  In addition, the Consulate reserves the right to require any passport applicant to appear in person at the Consulate in order to receive passport services.

Items required to renew a ten-year adult passport

• The applicant's most recent U.S. passport.
  This will be cancelled and returned by mail along with the new passport.  All valid visas in the old passport will not be cancelled.
• Properly completed Form DS-82. All applicants must include a valid phone number and/or e-mail address on the application so that we may contact them if necessary. Note that each page of the form must be printed on a separate sheet of paper. Double-sided application forms will not be accepted.
• One 2-inch-by-2-inch passport photograph on a white matte background.  The photo should feature applicant’s head, which must not be larger than 1 and ¾ inches within the photo.  (Please see our photo specifications for further details.)
• Demand draft in favor of “American Consulate General, Mumbai” drawn on a nationalized bank. Please see our fee schedule for the latest rates.
• Prepaid courier envelope. Applicants may purchase prepaid courier envelopes at any western India VFS office for a fee of Rs. 141.

Please mail the application materials to the following address:

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

New passports will be returned approximately two weeks after the receipt of the application materials.  Please note that our office cannot accept responsibility for passports lost by India Post.

If applying in person, each of the same items mentioned above is required; however, if you plan to pick up your passport in person (rather than have it returned by local registered mail), then the self-addressed stamped envelope is not required.