U.S. Department of State

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Application for Passport Amendment/Validation: DS-19

Download DS-19: Passport Amendment/Validation Application

This form should be used for amending a previously issued U.S. passport by mail OR in person at a Regional Passport Agency if you are traveling internationally, or need your passport for foreign visas, within 14 days.

For a list of Regional Passport Agencies, including their addresses and automated appointment system telephone numbers, please click here.

This form should be used:
· Whenever there is a change in the printed information (e.g., name-change) after your passport was printed;
· To extend the validity of certain previously limited passports; or
· To add visa pages.
Please follow the instructions on page 2 of the form carefully. Print and complete page 1 and print and read page 2 carefully. When amending by mail, submit pages 1 and 2 to:

Charleston Passport Center
ATTN: Amendments
1269 Holland Street
Charleston, SC 29405

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