Passport Services
The Passport Office will be closed on Thursday and Friday, August 23 and 24. If you submit an appointment request form, someone will contact you on August 27. Thank you for your patience.
Apply for a passport or have visa photos taken at Strong Hall, Room 300. Students, faculty, staff and community members are 
all invited to use this service.
Appointments are required and are available between 9 a.m. and 12 p.m. Tuesday through Friday (except KU/federal holidays).
Submit this form and you will receive a phone call to schedule an appointment.
Other options to make an appointment: call International Programs at 785-864-6161 or stop by Strong Hall, Room 300.
Go to travel.state.gov to learn the processing time for a new passport and to find printable applications. Hard copies are available at International Programs.
We are unable to provide digital versions of passport photos.
Bring these items to your appointment:
1. Passport Application Form DS-11 (unsigned)
2. Proof of U.S. citizenship, one of the following:
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Previous valid U.S. passport
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Certified U.S. birth certificate
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Consular report of Birth Abroad or Certification of Birth
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Naturalization certificate
3. Proof of identity, one of the following:
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Recently issued Certificate of Naturalization of Citizenship with easily recognizable photo
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Current, valid driver's license
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Government employee ID
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Military ID
For children under the age of 16, the child and both parents or legal guardians must appear in person and present the following:
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Evidence of the child's U.S. citizenship
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Evidence of the child's relationship to parents/guardians AND
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Parental/guardian identification
If only one parent appears, you must also submit one of the following:
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Second parent's notarized written statement consenting to issuance for the child
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Primary evidence of sole authority to apply
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A written statement (made under penalty of perjury) explaining the second parent's unavailability.
4. One passport photo (can be taken at International Programs)
5. Payment
- Passport Book - $110 (check or money order made out to the U.S. Department of State)
- Passport Card - $30 (valid only for sea or land entry to and from the Caribbean, Canada, Bermuda, and Mexico; check or money order made out to the U.S. Department of State)
- Expediting fee - $60 (for rushed application processing; check or money order made out to the U.S. Department of State)
- Processing fee - $35 (cash, check, or money order made payable to the University of Kansas)
- Two photos - $15 (cash, check, or money order made payable to the University of Kansas)
Overnight delivery of application and return of passport incur additional fees.
