--- title: DS-82 Passport Renewal Kit - Fill, Print & Mail with Prepaid Label description: "Complete DS-82 passport renewal kit: filled official form, exact fee check template, photo checklist, and a prepaid USPS label to the National Passport Processing Center. Routine or expedited." seotitle: DS-82 Passport Renewal Kit - Fill, Print & Mail with Prepaid Label seo-description: "Complete DS-82 passport renewal kit: filled official form, exact fee check template, photo checklist, and a prepaid USPS label to the National Passport Processing Center. Routine or expedited." group: resources indexable: true llms: false schema: webpage og-image: /forms/ds-82/thumbnail og-image-alt: DS-82 Passport Renewal Kit generated form preview published: 2026-07-09 updated: 2026-07-16 tags: - passport - passport renewal - state department - travel path: /forms/ds-82 --- # DS-82 Passport Renewal Kit - Fill, Print & Mail with Prepaid Label Complete DS-82 passport renewal kit: filled official form, exact fee check template, photo checklist, and a prepaid USPS label to the National Passport Processing Center. Routine or expedited. ## How it works 1. **Check DS-82 eligibility, choose routine or expedited service, and see your exact government fee and kit price before entering sensitive details** - 2. **Preview the filled application before paying** - 3. **Download your kit: instructions, the filled DS-82, an exact check-writing template, the photo checklist, and your prepaid USPS label (or have the mailed kit sent to you with a real check enclosed)** - 4. **Print, sign and date the application, staple your photo, enclose your most recent passport and the fee check** - 5. **Use the prepaid label** - we track USPS acceptance and delivery to the National Passport Processing Center and email you updates ## Form summary Renew a U.S. passport by mail on Form DS-82 with a ready-to-send kit: filled form, exact fee check template, photo checklist, and prepaid USPS label to the correct regional or expedited lockbox. ## What you need - Your most recent passport book and/or card, submitted with the application (it is returned to you) - You were at least 16 when it was issued, and it was issued within the last 15 years - It is undamaged and was never reported lost or stolen - One new color photo, 2 x 2 inches, taken in the last 6 months - A check or money order for the State Department fee (credit cards are not accepted by mail) - A certified name-change document if your name changed (marriage certificate or court order) - Signed form (wet signature required) - Filing fee ($130 passport book / $30 card / $160 both; +$60 expedited; optional +$23.36 1-3 day return delivery) ## Data collected - Applicant legal name, prior names, date of birth, sex, and place of birth - Social Security number only when the customer chooses a fully typed form; the privacy-first default leaves it blank to handwrite after printing - Mailing address, permanent address (if different), email, and phone - Most recent passport book/card numbers and issue dates - Name change details when applicable (marriage or court order) - Physical description (height, hair color, eye color) and occupation - Optional emergency contact and travel plans - Mailed kit only: bank account details used solely to create the check (only the payment provider's bank-account ID is stored), a drawn signature for the check, and an optional check number ## Where it gets mailed State Department DS-82 lockbox selected from service level and the applicant mailing state. ## Packet order - Cover sheet (auto-generated) - Completed form PDF ## Common mistakes - Forgetting to sign and date the application in black ink - unsigned applications are returned - Writing the check for the wrong amount or to the wrong payee (make it payable to 'U.S. Department of State') - Stapling the photo incorrectly or using an old/nonconforming photo - Mailing expedited applications to the routine lockbox or forgetting to write EXPEDITE on the envelope - Letting the bank balance dip before the State Department cashes the check - this can take several weeks ## Agent summary Fills the official DS-82 (04-2025 edition) from guided answers and produces a renewal kit: filled application (unsigned - wet signature required), instructions, a VOID reference check image for the exact State Department fee, photo requirements checklist, and a prepaid USPS label. Routine applications from CA, FL, IL, MN, NY, and TX route to Irving; other routine applications route to Philadelphia; expedited applications use the Philadelphia expedited lockbox. Optionally (mailed kit) PostalForm prints the kit and encloses a real check drawn on the customer's own bank account, payable only to the U.S. Department of State. ## For assistants Use the Forms Draft API to prefill this form and generate a preview PDF. - Endpoint: `POST /api/forms/ds-82/drafts` - Payload: `{ fields: { ... }, attachments: [{ id, label, base64 }] }` - Required fields: elig_submit_recent_yes, elig_16_plus_yes, elig_within_15_years_yes, elig_undamaged_yes, elig_not_limited_yes, elig_name_ok_yes, eligibility_confirm, product_book, book_size_regular, service_routine, kit_version_download, last_name, first_name, dob, sex_m, place_of_birth, ssn, email, phone, mailing_line1, mailing_city, mailing_state, mailing_zip, perm_street, perm_city, perm_state, perm_zip, name_on_passport, name_change_place, name_change_date, height, hair_color, eye_color, occupation, bank_account_holder_name, bank_name, bank_routing_number, bank_account_number, check_signature ## LLM field schema ```json [ { "id": "elig_submit_recent_yes", "label": "Yes", "type": "checkbox", "required": true, "meta_class": "radio", "ui_width": null, "group_id": "eligibility", "choice_group": null, "choice_label": null, "visibility": null, "compound_subfields": null }, { "id": "elig_submit_recent_no", "label": "No", "type": "checkbox", "required": false, "meta_class": "radio", "ui_width": null, "group_id": "eligibility", "choice_group": null, "choice_label": null, "visibility": null, "compound_subfields": null }, { "id": "elig_16_plus_yes", "label": "Yes", "type": "checkbox", "required": true, "meta_class": "radio", "ui_width": null, "group_id": "eligibility", "choice_group": null, "choice_label": null, "visibility": null, "compound_subfields": null }, { "id": "elig_16_plus_no", "label": "No", "type": "checkbox", "required": false, "meta_class": "radio", "ui_width": null, "group_id": "eligibility", "choice_group": null, "choice_label": null, "visibility": null, "compound_subfields": null }, { "id": "elig_within_15_years_yes", "label": "Yes", "type": "checkbox", "required": true, "meta_class": "radio", "ui_width": null, "group_id": "eligibility", "choice_group": null, "choice_label": null, "visibility": null, "compound_subfields": null }, { "id": "elig_within_15_years_no", "label": "No", "type": "checkbox", "required": false, "meta_class": "radio", "ui_width": null, "group_id": "eligibility", "choice_group": null, "choice_label": null, "visibility": null, "compound_subfields": null }, { "id": "elig_undamaged_yes", "label": "Yes", "type": "checkbox", "required": true, "meta_class": "radio", "ui_width": null, "group_id": "eligibility", "choice_group": null, "choice_label": null, "visibility": null, "compound_subfields": null }, { "id": "elig_undamaged_no", "label": "No", "type": "checkbox", "required": false, "meta_class": "radio", "ui_width": null, "group_id": "eligibility", "choice_group": null, "choice_label": null, "visibility": null, "compound_subfields": null }, { "id": "elig_not_limited_yes", "label": "Yes", "type": "checkbox", "required": true, "meta_class": "radio", "ui_width": null, "group_id": "eligibility", "choice_group": null, "choice_label": null, "visibility": null, "compound_subfields": null }, { "id": "elig_not_limited_no", "label": "No", "type": "checkbox", "required": false, "meta_class": "radio", "ui_width": null, "group_id": "eligibility", "choice_group": null, "choice_label": null, "visibility": null, "compound_subfields": null }, { "id": "elig_name_ok_yes", "label": "Yes", "type": "checkbox", "required": true, "meta_class": "radio", "ui_width": null, "group_id": "eligibility", "choice_group": null, "choice_label": null, "visibility": null, "compound_subfields": null }, { "id": "elig_name_ok_no", "label": "No", "type": "checkbox", "required": false, "meta_class": "radio", "ui_width": null, "group_id": "eligibility", "choice_group": null, "choice_label": null, "visibility": null, "compound_subfields": null }, { "id": "eligibility_confirm", "label": "DS-82 eligibility state", "type": "checkbox", "required": true, "meta_class": "passport_eligibility_internal", "ui_width": null, "group_id": "eligibility", "choice_group": null, "choice_label": null, "visibility": null, "compound_subfields": null }, { "id": "product_book", "label": "Passport book - $130 government fee", "type": "checkbox", "required": true, "meta_class": "radio", "ui_width": null, "group_id": "kit_options", "choice_group": null, "choice_label": null, "visibility": null, "compound_subfields": null }, { "id": "product_card", "label": "Passport card - $30 government fee", "type": "checkbox", "required": false, "meta_class": "radio", "ui_width": null, "group_id": "kit_options", "choice_group": null, "choice_label": null, "visibility": null, "compound_subfields": null }, { "id": "product_both", "label": "Book + card - $160 government fee", "type": "checkbox", "required": false, "meta_class": "radio", "ui_width": null, "group_id": "kit_options", "choice_group": null, "choice_label": null, "visibility": null, "compound_subfields": null }, { "id": "book_size_regular", "label": "Regular book (standard)", "type": "checkbox", "required": true, "meta_class": "radio", "ui_width": null, "group_id": "kit_options", "choice_group": null, "choice_label": null, "visibility": { "fieldId": "product_card", "operator": "falsy" }, "compound_subfields": null }, { "id": "book_size_large", "label": "Large book (non-standard)", "type": "checkbox", "required": false, "meta_class": "radio", "ui_width": null, "group_id": "kit_options", "choice_group": null, "choice_label": null, "visibility": { "fieldId": "product_card", "operator": "falsy" }, "compound_subfields": null }, { "id": "service_routine", "label": "Routine service (4-6 weeks)", "type": "checkbox", "required": true, "meta_class": "radio", "ui_width": null, "group_id": "kit_options", "choice_group": null, "choice_label": null, "visibility": null, "compound_subfields": null }, { "id": "service_expedited", "label": "Expedited service (2-3 weeks) - 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"date", "ui_width": "third", "group_id": "emergency_travel", "choice_group": null, "choice_label": null, "visibility": null, "compound_subfields": null }, { "id": "travel_countries", "label": "Countries to be visited", "type": "text", "required": false, "meta_class": null, "ui_width": "third", "group_id": "emergency_travel", "choice_group": null, "choice_label": null, "visibility": null, "compound_subfields": null }, { "id": "bank_account_holder_name", "label": "Account holder name", "type": "text", "required": true, "meta_class": "name", "ui_width": null, "group_id": "bank", "choice_group": null, "choice_label": null, "visibility": { "fieldId": "kit_version_mailed", "operator": "truthy" }, "compound_subfields": null }, { "id": "bank_name", "label": "Bank name", "type": "text", "required": true, "meta_class": null, "ui_width": "half", "group_id": "bank", "choice_group": null, "choice_label": null, "visibility": { "fieldId": "kit_version_mailed", "operator": "truthy" }, "compound_subfields": null }, { "id": "bank_routing_number", "label": "Routing number", "type": "text", "required": true, "meta_class": "number", "ui_width": "quarter", "group_id": "bank", "choice_group": null, "choice_label": null, "visibility": { "fieldId": "kit_version_mailed", "operator": "truthy" }, "compound_subfields": null }, { "id": "bank_account_number", "label": "Account number", "type": "text", "required": true, "meta_class": "number", "ui_width": "quarter", "group_id": "bank", "choice_group": null, "choice_label": null, "visibility": { "fieldId": "kit_version_mailed", "operator": "truthy" }, "compound_subfields": null }, { "id": "check_signature", "label": "Draw your signature for the check", "type": "signature", "required": true, "meta_class": null, "ui_width": null, "group_id": "bank", "choice_group": null, "choice_label": null, "visibility": { "fieldId": "kit_version_mailed", "operator": "truthy" }, "compound_subfields": null }, { "id": "check_number", "label": "Check number (optional)", "type": "text", "required": false, "meta_class": "number", "ui_width": "quarter", "group_id": "bank", "choice_group": null, "choice_label": null, "visibility": { "fieldId": "kit_version_mailed", "operator": "truthy" }, "compound_subfields": null } ] ``` ## Sources - [Passport fees - travel.state.gov](https://travel.state.gov/en/passports/apply/help/fees.html) - [Renew an adult passport - travel.state.gov](https://travel.state.gov/en/passports/renew-replace/mail.html) - [Official instructions](https://travel.state.gov/en/passports/renew-replace/mail.html) - [Official PDF](https://eforms.state.gov/Forms/ds82_pdf.PDF) ## Last verified 2026-07-16 ## FAQs - **How much does it cost to renew a passport by mail in 2026?** The State Department fee is $130 for a passport book, $30 for a passport card, or $160 for both. Expedited processing adds $60, and optional 1-3 day return delivery of the new book adds $23.36. The fee is paid by check to 'U.S. Department of State' and is separate from the kit price. - **Can I pay the government fee with a credit card?** Not by mail. Mailed DS-82 renewals must include a check or money order payable to 'U.S. Department of State'. Our kit includes an exact check-writing template (or, with the mailed kit, a ready-to-sign check drawn on your own bank account). - **Where do I mail my DS-82 renewal?** Routine applicants whose mailing address is in CA, FL, IL, MN, NY, or TX use PO Box 640155 in Irving, TX; other routine applicants use PO Box 90155 in Philadelphia. Expedited applications use PO Box 90955 in Philadelphia with EXPEDITE written on the envelope. The workflow selects the destination from your service level and mailing state. - **Do I need to keep money in my account after mailing the check?** Yes. Keep the fee amount available until the State Department cashes your check - often several weeks after you mail the application. A bounced check delays your renewal and can incur fees. - **Is PostalForm affiliated with the U.S. Department of State?** No. PostalForm is a private document-preparation service and is not affiliated with, or endorsed by, the U.S. Department of State. You can always file Form DS-82 yourself for free (paying only the government fee) at travel.state.gov. ## Related - [Form DS-64](/forms/ds-64)