Passport Services

Lost and Stolen Passports

If your passport is lost or stolen, you are advised to report the loss/theft to the local Indian police in the area in which it occurred.  In order to replace the passport, it will be necessary for you to appear personally at the Consulate. You should submit your application for a replacement passport as soon as possible after the loss or theft is discovered.

Application requirements

You must apply for a passport in person but do not require an appointment.  Please bring the following with you to the Consulate:

• Proof of U.S. citizenship:
• a U.S. birth certificate; or
• a U.S. Consular Report of Birth Abroad; or
• a U.S. Certification of Birth; or
• a U.S. Certificate of Citizenship; or
• a U.S. Naturalization Certificate; or
• an expired U.S. passport;
• Proof of identity
• a valid passport of any country;
• a valid driver's license with photograph;
• a national identity card with photograph;
• a valid U.S. or state government ID card;
• a U.S. military ID card; or
• Any foreign passport that you may currently hold, have held, or been included in;
• Passport application form DS-11: 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-11 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-11, follow this link;
• Passport form DS-64: Statement Regarding Lost or Stolen Passport
• 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 for an applicant under the age of 16 is U.S. $85.00 or Rs. 3570; aged 16 and over it is $100.00 or Rs. 4200:
• Cash: either U.S. dollars or Indian rupees; or
• 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.
  
• If you would like to receive your new passport by courier, you must purchase a prepaid courier envelope from any western India VFS office for Rs. 152 and bring it with you. We regret that we are unable to accept the courier fees at the American Citizens Services Unit.
• If applying for a child under the age of 16, you will also be required to follow additional instructions.

Processing time

An application for a full-validity (ten years for adults; five years for children under age 16) 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.