Question: What do I need to do if I just realized that the birth year on my passport is incorrect and does not match my American citizenship certificate? At this time I do not need to renew my passport. I plan on flying out of the country in February next year and realized that the year printed on my passport is incorrect.
I provided the office with my American citizen certificate which has the correct birth year when I first applied for the passport. I traveled with it before and had no trouble coming in and out of the country but I am worried that I might one day and don't want to take that chance.
Answer: You can request a passport correction for an incorrect date of birth by submitting form DS-5504 to the address on the form.
You can do this at any time during the validity of the passport with additional cost.
It will be necessary to submit your present passport and evidence of the correct date of birth.
Correction of U.S. passports with printing errors in them are given priority and are usually processed as fast as expedited passport applications.
Question: I just received my first passport and the birth month is off by 5 months. I leave for Germany in 4 weeks. Do I need to file a correction and will it be in time for my trip?
Answer: An error in the birth date MAY or MAY NOT affect your ability to travel. The first thing you need to do is contact the airline you are flying with to check if they can edit your details to match your passport OR find out if they will allow you to board with such an error on your passport.
If these are not possible, please secure an appointment at a regional passport agency for expedited correction.
You can do this online but slots are not always guaranteed.
Your other option is to apply through a private passport expediter who can submit your application. The success rate is much higher through this option.
Question: I have to get the date of birth corrected for my daughter (minor-less than 16y). Her passport is expired. I have corrected the DOB on her certificate of citizenship. Should I Apply for form DS 5504 or DS 11 as the previous passport with wrong DOB expired?
Question: I was born in Haiti. I came to this country when I was eight years old. I recently just found out that my date of birth was wrong on paper. It says 1999 I was born in 2001. How do I get that fixed? I’m also a US citizen.
Question: I came to the U.S. when I was 5 years old; 48 years later I applied for a passport and noticed my birthday is wrong on my certificate of citizenship. I don't have my birth certificate, but all my government issued id is correct so due to the certificate I can't get a passport. What do I do?
Question: I just received my first passport and I provided the correct date of birth but the wrong year was printed. I leave for Dominican Republic in 5 weeks will I need to get this corrected before I leave?
Question: I filled the wrong place of birth in the new passport application. I got a passport with that place of birth (residential city instead of the place of birth country).
Since it was my mistake, should I reapply using DS 11 or can I go ahead with DS 5504? Will the passport office correct this with 5504?
Question: My son was born in 2018 but his passport was sent back incorrectly with the birth year 2010. This is his first passport. He is 4 years old, but with the incorrect year, it says he's 12. Will I have issues leaving or coming back into the country? We leave for Rome in 2 weeks.
This was an error by the US Passport Agency as they were sent his correct information and original birth certificate.
Question: My 16-year-old grandson just received his first passport & noticed that his date of birth is off by 6 days. He is going on a trip with his Grandfather to Canada in a few weeks. We don't yet have his original birth certificate back from the passport agency. Wondering if he can go ahead and go on trip and then get the passport corrected when he gets home.
Question: With correcting the birthdate, it states sending in my birth certificate. Will I be getting this mailed back or should I send in a photocopy?
Question: My passport has the wrong birth date on it, it is off by one day. If I fly internationally, do I have to put my correct birthday or the incorrect one?
Answer: It is best to copy the date on your passport and have the error corrected when you get back.
Question: My date of birth is incorrect on my passport. The instructions say to send in my Birth Certificate but what if I do not have one? Can I send in an expired driver's license or Certificate of Naturalization (can it be a copy)?
Question: Two months left for my passport to expire, and there is an error in my date of birth. Can it be renewed and correct my birth date at the same time??
Answer: Yes, you may have the error corrected when you renew. Please send the following to the appropriate address:
1. Form DS-82
2. Current passport
3. Proof of the correct data (original birth certificate)
4. A signed statement explaining the error
5. Payment for fees
-Renewal fee: $130
-1 to 2 days delivery: $18.32 (optional, recommended)
-Expedited service: $60 (optional)
Routine service currently takes 7 to 10 weeks while expedited service takes 4 to 6 weeks. These are just processing times and do not include mailing times on the front and back end.
Question: I bought a flight ticket to Europe and I just got the passport and the date of birth is wrong. Can I travel with it even if it is wrong?
Question: I just noticed that my daughter's passport has her birthplace state as Minnesota when she was born in Iowa. My youngest daughter's is correct, but my older daughter's is wrong. Can she use the passport when it’s got the wrong birthplace but everything else is correct? How do I get the birthplace changed? Thank you.
Answer: Yes, she can travel with the passport without issue. It's not necessary to have it corrected but if you want, you may apply for a correction for free.
Please mail the following to the address on the form:
1. Form DS-Form DS-5504
2. Passport with error
3. Proof of the correct data (original or certified copy of birth certificate)
4. Signed statement explaining the error
5. One new passport photo
Question: I am traveling overseas for medical treatment and I am supposed to leave Aug 15. My birth date is off by one number. Will I be able to fly and get into and out of the country or do I have to have this corrected before I leave?
Question: What can I do to fix my dad's birthdate on his passport? It’s been wrong for years and on his Citizenship paper as well. We don’t where to go to get it fixed.
Question: Will I get a new passport number if they messed up the birthday on my passport, or will it stay the same?
Question: How long does it take if you have the wrong date of birth on your card and passport?
Question: I applied to renew my husband's passport but wrote the wrong date of birth. Am I able to fill out another application and put the correct date of birth and use the same money order for the application?
Question: Hello, my dad's passport has the wrong birthdate on it. The passport will expire in two months and needs to be renewed. What process should he go through?
Answer: He can send the passport in for a renewal. He can then send a signed statement explaining the error in the previous passport and his birth certificate as proof of the correct data.
Question: I have typed the wrong birth date.
Question: My passport has the wrong birth date. Can I travel to Canada using this passport?
Question: I have a trip to Mexico in less than 3 weeks and the DOB is wrong on my passport. Will I be okay at the airport going there and coming back?
Answer: Yes, you should be okay. You may have the error corrected when you get back.
Question: Hi. My naturalization certificate has the correct DOB however, my passport was printed with the wrong DOB. I have an international flight in less than 3 weeks and I just realized this error, will I have trouble leaving or coming back?
Answer: You should not have issues. You may have the error corrected when you get back.
Question: Hi. We travel to Mexico in 3 weeks however we just noticed that my 9-year-old son's passport has the wrong birth date (5/12 instead of 5/09). Will we have issues at the airport? Do I need to change it now Or can I wait until we come back?
Question: I have a flight to Canada in 6 days, and from Canada back home 2 weeks after. My passport has my birthday off by one day. Can I still get on both of these flights despite this issue and just get it fixed when I come back?
Question: I received my passport with the wrong date of birth but I still haven’t received my citizenship document back. Can I mail a copy of my driver's license photo and the form?
Question: I just got my passport back and realized they have the wrong month and day for my birth date. The paperwork I submitted had the correct birth date on it AND they had my birth certificate. Will this affect my passport? Should I get it corrected? I have to wait for my birth certificate to be mailed back before I do that.
Answer: Once you receive your birth certificate, you may apply for a correction at no cost to you.
Question: My passport and Certificate of Citizenship or Naturalization has the wrong month as DOB. However, I was born in another country and cannot get my birth certificate. My social security does have the correct DOB. How do I fix my passport and Naturalization to correct DOB?
Answer: In order to correct the date of birth on your passport, you need to submit proof of the correct data. This must be your original birth certificate plus a translation if it's in a foreign language.
Question: What does my husband need to do to change his birth year on his US passport? Social Security Administration has his correct birth year so he obtained his foreign birth certificate which showed the same year. He renewed his US passport on Oct 1. What do we need to do to make the correction at this point?
Answer: He may send the passport for a correction. Please mail the following to the address on the form:
1. Form DS-5504
2. Passport with error
3. Foreign birth certificate (with translation if it's in a foreign language)
4. One new passport photo
5. Signed statement explaining the error
Question: My passport arrived with the wrong DOB. I see that I can submit form DS-5504. But is the original birth certificate the only acceptable document? Could the Certification of Naturalization be enough?
Question: My US passport has the wrong birthplace. It shows my current state but I was born in a different country. What do I do? And typically how long is the process?
Question: I received my US passport today but with the wrong date of birth. What supporting evidence should I submit along with DS 5504 form to correct the date of birth? Do photocopies of my state ID or US naturalization certificate with correct DOB work? what about a foreign apostilled birth certificate in English?
Question: Hi, on my passport my birth date is the 22nd of June as I thought that was my birth date. But I've just found out it's the 24th of June. What can I do? Need help, please.
Answer: You can have the error corrected at no cost to you. Please mail the following for the address on the form:
Question: My daughter's passport was issued in 2019. I just noticed the wrong birth month on her passport. Since it's been over one year, how can the birth month be corrected? The DS-5504 lists the correction must be completed within a year of when the passport was issued.
Answer: An error on a passport can be corrected anytime during its validity. But since you are applying after a year of issuance, the new corrected passport will be issued with the original passport's expiration date.
Question: How do I change my date of birth on my passport if my driver's license and my other documents also have the wrong birthday on them? The only thing I have is my birth certificate from overseas and ID card.
Question: How can correct my date of Birth on my Nigerian Passport. I was born in Nigeria and now live in the USA.
Question: After I walked out of my appointment at a USPS office, IDK why I began to think I might have marked the female gender for my son's passport. Is it possible I can go in and ask them to change it before they ship the application! Somebody, please help me!
Question: Passport office put the wrong birth date on my passport and passport card.
Answer: You may apply for a correction. Corrections are processed as a free service. Please mail the following to the address on the form:
Question: Do you know anything about British law? I got the correct date of birth certificate but unfortunately, my grandparents used a very wrong date on my passport in India before I travel to the UK. Please guide me thank you.
Question: Hello. I put the wrong birth city on my passport renewal. How can I fix that?
Question: I tried to find where to correct the gender birth abroad certificate. It has been marked female for my son who was BORN male. I can only find documents to amend if he was transitioning which would not be correct, it is wrong in his American passport because if this would correcting the passport fix it the issue with his birth certificate as well?
Answer: You need to have the Consular Report of Birth Abroad corrected first. To do this, you need to contact the U.S. Embassy or Consulate that issued the document.
Question: I found my original foreign birth certificate with my correct DOB. My Consular Report of Birth Abroad has had the wrong DOB my whole life. All my US documents have the CRBA DOB on them. Can I change my DOB on my passport?
Question: It's time to renew my passport and also correct the month on my date of birth. Is it okay to fill out DS-82 and send a photocopy of my birth certificate? or do I have to submit the original copy?
Question: While filling out my passport application, under my parents information I put the wrong city my dad was born in and I’m traveling in 2 months. do you think this will stall the passport process. And will I get my passport in time.
Answer: The mistake may not affect your application. Should there be an issue, passport services will contact you. As long as your requirements are in order, the passport should be processed within the published processing times:
Question: Is my certificate of naturalization good enough to submit a correction on an incorrect date of birth on my passport? If so, should i mail the original or a copy is enough? I also have a birth certificate but it is in a foreign language.
Question: Hello. I received my first time passport but DOB does not match that on my certificate of naturalization. I will apply for a correction using Form DS-5504. Can I submit my evidence of U.S. citizenship (a U.S certificate of Naturalization) instead my birth certificate? I was not born in the U.S. Thanks.
Question: I just received my new passport and the month of my birth was incorrect and I am planning to travel in two days to the USA. I have the correct date in the application but it was printed wrong on my passport. What should I do? Can I still travel? Will I need some extra paper for proof of the right date of my birth from the polish of my country?
Question: I just received my new passport and my year of birth was incorrect and I have not received my certificate of citizenship back when I applied for my passport. Can I still get my passport corrected without my citizenship certificate? If so, what are the requirements? I was born overseas and I don't have a copy of my birth certificate.
Question: The date of birth on my international passport is the same on my ID card, while the one in my bank bvn is the same with the one in my declaration of age. Which of them do i have to correct?
Question: What is the best number to contact home office regarding incorrect DOB. As I have applied to correct my date of birth on September 2018 until now I have not received my documents back yet it's around 15 months now.
Question: The birth date on my passport is incorrect and I’m planning on traveling in a week. Can I still travel?
Question: I just have my real date of birth from my biological daddy last week. I never knew I was using the wrong birth date since I applied for a passport back in Africa. But now that I’m USA citizen, how can I change it on my USA passport and certificate of naturalization? I called my county passport office I was told they can correct it for me but I’ve to swear an oath and court affidavit. Please what can I do?
Question: Hello, I just got my U.S. passport but I noticed that the month in my birthday is incorrect. Everything else is fine. Will that affect my future travel that i have already booked?
Can i still travel and do the correction later.
Question: It’s been 25 years that my date of birth in my passport is different from my social security card, now I decided to correct it. I have my birth certificate & social security card, drivers license & id from work, can I correct it? What are my consequences?
Question: I am traveling overseas in less than a week and just noticed that place of birth is wrong on my passport. Will I still be able to travel? Please advise.
Question: Is it possible to change my place of birth in passport? Or do I need to apply for a new one to be able to follow the place of birth on my psa?
Question: Hello. I'm from the Philippines but currently working here in Kuwait. My problem in my passport is the date year it should be 1994 not 1991 and also my lastname is incorrect. Can i change my lastname and year here in kuwait? But we all know the when we already record in imigration airport when we travel in internationally because of the fingerprint and took a picture with us. It's a biometric.
Question: I have an updated copy of my Hong Kong birth certificate and its in English. My certificate of citizenship shows incorrect date of birth, as does my U.S. passport. Can I have my U.S. passport's date of birth corrected first and at same time contact to USCIS to correct my certificate of citizenship?
Question: My passport has the wrong birth date. It says I was born in 1939. It's an error as I was born in 1989. But the passport has ran out what should I do?
Question: My son's passport has been renewed for over a year now and I just realized the DOB is wrong. The day is off by 6 days. We are traveling to Dominican Republic in less than a week. Can we travel with this mistake and fix it when we get back? Thanks.
Question: My passport year of birth is not correct; the day and month of birth are correct but the year is not correct. My question is this: I’m currently working in the United Arab Emirates and I’m from Nigeria. Can I do this passport correction here in Dubai or must I travel back to my country Nigeria before I can make the correction on my passport?
Question: We just received our 1.5-year-old daughter's passport with the wrong birth date on it. We are traveling to Barbados in 2 weeks! She was going to be a lap child since she's under 2, but the passport birth date says she is over 2. What should I do?
Answer: You may go to the closest regional passport agency to request for a correction. Corrections are processed as a free expedited service and the new passport will be issued in 1 to 8 business days.
Question: I just received my passport and it has the wrong birth date (month and year are correct). The birth day should be 15 and it is printed 05. I leave in a month can I still travel with this typo? I'm just nervous about sending it back and getting it back in time for my trip.
Question: I have a wrong year (dob) on my green card and I am about to be naturalized. How do I change that during naturalization? I have the right age on the new birth certificate I just got from my home country. Keep in mind that the birth certificate I submitted to he USCIS during green card interview had the wrong year in it. Thanks.
Question: I just noticedd that my son’s passport has a wrong DOB on it? We are flying the first week of July. Can that be fix it when we come back?
Question: I am an American citizen, but not living in the U.S. I was born in Jordan and living in Jordan. I turned 20 recently and I found out that the date of birth in my passport is wrong,
The difference is 5 months. This is my 2nd passport. The first one was issued when I was a minor. What should I do to correct my DOB on my U.S. passport?
Answer: Corrections are processed as a free service. Please report to the U.S. Embassy in Amman with the following:
Question: I'm a U.S. citizen living abroad for 17 years. I just finished medicine when I decided to apply for medical board exams in the U.S. I found different DOB in my passport. How can I correct this?
Answer: Corrections are processed as a free service. Please mail the following to the address on the form:
Question: I just received my son's passport and it has the wrong date of birth on it and not sure how it happened. How do I get this fixed if we are to travel in less than 2 weeks?
Question: My birth certificate is hard to read and my passport appears to have a 4 instead of a 9 in the birth month. I did not ever realize this until it was almost expired. Then I did not get it renewed in time before expiration. I see the form to change this and to renew. But because the date is wrong I do not know if I should just reapply altogether or if renewing and sending the correction form will fix it altogether. Please let me know what is best to do in this case.
Question: I want to change my date of birth in my passport. I want to know if I will do his, will there be any changes in the passport number or they will issue new passport with same passport number?
Question: My 15-year-old son is traveling to Sweden with his soccer team in July and just noticed that his passport has the wrong DOB by 6 days. The coach needs to send in passport numbers now and was told that if corrections were done, he would be issued a new passport. Can he still travel and we correct when he gets back?
Question: How can I fix this because I need to renew my passport? For Proof I only have my birth certificate with my maiden name. Thank you.
Question: I am 41 yrs old. I came to the United States when I was 11 and obtained citizenship some time before turning 20. Along the way, my Certificate of Naturalization shows my birthday as 2/28/1978 and so does my US Passport, although my birthday is 12/28/1978. My parents noticed this problem before but because we had no problems entering and leaving US with my US passport, no one wanted to do anything about it. Now, I feel if I keep this issue as is, I could potentially run into many problems - life insurance policy, property ownership, bank accounts, etc. All of these accounts I've opened throughout my life have been opened with my real birthday of 12/28/1978. Please help!
Question: Hi! Can I show up in person at the federal building in Los Angeles in order to correct my birth date?
Answer: Yes, you can. Please bring proof of immediate international travel for make sure you will be entertained.
You may schedule an appointment here:
Agency Appointment Scheduler
Question: I am 21. I don’t know fathers DOB OR BIRTH PLACE but know that he is a U.S. citizen. I expedited my passport because I am traveling on May 11th to the Dominican Republic. I stated that on passport application that I didn’t know my fathers DOB OR BIRTHPLACE. I crossed out 1 line. Initialed. Submitted. Think I’ll have a problem? My mother’s DOB and place is correct as is mine.
Question: Hi, I just received my passport with an incorrect date of birth. I have to travel out of the country in less than 2 weeks. Can I travel out and in with out any issue? Of course I will make a correction after I get back from my trip. Please advise! Thanks
Question: I am traveling soon with my family and noticed my passport had expired yet my husbands passport is not. We all applied at the same time in 2011 and his is still good for two more years. My passport has a wrong issued date which made it expire sooner. How can I fix it?
Question: Before I came to the United States, I lost all of my personal belongs such as my IDs and my birth certificate. So when I came here, I picked a different birth year, now I came back to my country and I asked for a copy of my birth certificate. Now I want to correct the DOB on my passport, what should/can I do?
Question: Hi. I sent everything in for the passport correction (DOB was wrong). I put on the envelope and the cover sheet "correction - please expedite". But when I checked the passport processing time for my application, it says it will take 6-8 weeks, as it was not sent "expedited" which would have cost me some money, and I would have had to provide travel plans. Is this processing time correct? Thanks.
Question: My husband's passport has the wrong date of birth! His birth certificate is from the Dominican Republic. Can I send the original birth certificate and a translated birth certificate with the passport to correct the mistake? Please help.
Question: Hi. Once you have received the paperwork and incorrect passport, how long does it typically take to process and mail out the new one? According to my U.S. mail tracking receipt, you should receive my info by March 5. Is 30 days after that a reasonable time frame to receive it?
Question: My daughter's friend got her passport and she just realized that the date of birth is wrong but the trip she is leaving for is in two weeks to be exact. What can she do?
Question: My mother's birth date is wrong on her passport. It is off by 1 year. How do we change the birth date?
Answer: You may apply for a correction. Corrections are processed as a free service. Please mail the following to the address on the form:
Question: Hi. My date of birth was printed incorrectly on my passport. If I submit the original birth certificate as proof, will I be able to have that returned to me along with the new passport? Should I enclose a self-addressed stamped envelope? Thank you for your help.
Question: I just corrected my birth date on my naturalization certificate and want to change it on my passport so they match. I have filled out the form but not sure what the cost is. It’s hard to find that on the site.
Also I have seen a note about adding "correction - expedite please" on the envelope somewhere as well. Is that indeed the case?
Question: My mom applied for a US passport about 20 years ago. We just realized that it has the wrong date of birth on it. We need to get this fixed but she does not have a birth certificate. She migrated decades ago to the USSR and they took all her original papers and gave her Russian documents. The only document she has is a Russian passport and a marriage license that has her correct date of birth. Would that be an alternative to a birth certificate? How can we get the date fixed on her US Passport?
Question: Is it an issue to change my birth place on my passport as I have my birth certificate from Germany?
Question: Hi. I didn’t notice until the other day that my passport has the wrong DOB on it. How do I get it changed please?
Answer: You may apply for a correction. Corrections are processed as a free service. Please mail the following to the address on the form:
Question: I would like to renew my passport put it has the wrong birth date. I would like to know how I go to correcting it.
Question: I have the same situation. My DOB on my U.S. passport is wrong. I found out on this site that in order to correct it, I must submit a copy of my original passport. My birth certificate is from Europe, do need to translate it to English first? Thanks for the help.
Question: The birth date is wrong on my passport. I was wondering if I need to use my original birth certificate for proof of the correct or I can use a copy?
Question: I'm getting a passport, but my voter's certificate have one typographical error. Also, my old college ID have 1 typographical error but my NSO is correct. It can be valid?
Question: Hey, can I travel if my passport has an incomplete place of birth and the municipality is in abbreviation? My flight is less than a week?
Question: I received my passport with an incorrect place of birth, and I realized I input the wrong data on my passport application. Can I still file the form DS-5504?
Question: I just realized the birth date on my passport is incorrect. I am leaving for Israel tomorrow at 4 PM, I looked at my passport application and I have the correct date in the application but it was printed wrong on my passport. What should I do?
Question: Hi, I’ve just received my passport and it has my Date of Birth wrong. My trip is less than a week away. What should I do? Cancel my trip? Use the passport as is and correct it later?
This is very urgent as my trip is around the corner.
Question: The date of birth on my social security card does not match that on my passport and CDL. It's time to renew it but DMV refused to renew because of the mismatch. I went to the social security office to fix it but they require proof. They need the Naturalization Certificate that we lost and it takes 13 months to get a renewal. So till then i can't get my driver License. What can be done? I can't be without license.
Question: My mum mistakenly changed the year I was born on my passport years ago. Is it possible to change it back?
Question: After correcting my birth date on my passport, what will happen to other documents such as diplomas with the wrong birth date? Thank you.
Question: My mother passed away almost 35 years ago. I don't remember her birthday by heart. When I applied to renewed my passport I couldn't find her birth certificate. So I wrote a guess date but later on I finally found it and I know that what I have on my application was wrong. What will happen to my application?
Question: My birth certificate in Mexico had a typo (Julio = July, versus Junio = June). All my documents in the US (Social Security, employment, naturalization papers, Medicare) indicate a June month, including all previous passports (which is the correct month). When my father passed away I found the Mexican birth certificate. Is it best to continue with the June month as all my US documents indicate June?
Question: Can I correct my date of birth on my naturalization certificate to match my birth certificate? If so more less how long does it take to make the change so i can also correct my passport?
Question: Can I correct my date of birth? My naturalization certificate and U.S. passport don't match my birth certificate. The error was made where I was born and I was given a birth certificate with the wrong date. Many years later, I want to go back and get a copy, this time with the correct birth date.
Question: The birth date on my social security card and on my passport are different. How can i change the date on my passport to match the birth date on my social security?
Answer: You may apply for a correction of the printing error on your passport. Please prepare the following:
1. Form DS-5504
2. Passport with error
3. Evidence of the correct data like your birth certificate
4. Signed statement explaining the error
Question: Hello, I have an issue. There's has been a long standing error on my child's passport concerning his date of birth since his first trip from my home country and he has to file an application soon. How do we go about rectifying the issue?
Answer: Hi. You may have the passport corrected but if it is close to expiration, you can just apply for a new passport instead.
Question: I submitted an application for the renewal of my U.S. passport along with a cover letter requesting that my date of birth be changed. I also attached my birth certificate issued by the Philippine government. They told me that I have to correct my date of birth on my certificate of U.S. naturalization before they can process my renewal. I was told by USCIS that they can not correct my date of birth unless the error was made by them. Can I now request to proceed processing my renewal application with my date of birth unchanged?
Answer: You need to fill out passport application forms only with correct information so you cannot apply for a renewal with the incorrect birth date. Please indicate your correct birth date.
Question: Please, I need a person who can help out in the correction of my passport date of birth and also remove my native name.
Answer: We removed the phone number you posted for security purposes.
In order to have an error corrected on your passport, you need to submit Form DS-5504 along with the following:
-the passport with error
-a signed statement explaining the error
-proof of the correct data
-new passport photo (if it has been more than 90 days since issuance)
Question: How do I correct the wrong birth date on my passport?
Answer: In order to have the error on your passport corrected, you need to submit the following:
1. Form DS-5504
2. Passport with error
3. Signed statement explaining the error
4. Evidence of the correct data (birth certificate)
5. New passport photo (if the passport was issued more than 90 days ago)
Question: The name of place of birth I filled in on the application form did not appear on my e-passport after collection.
Answer: You may apply for a replacement of the passport with an error. If it has been less than a year since issuance, you may use Form DS-5504 and send it to the address on the form. You must send the following:
1. Form DS-5504
2. Passport with error
3. Signed statement explaining the error
4. Proof of correct data (birth certificate)
5. New passport photo (if passport was issued more than 90 days ago)
Question: I need to renew my passport which I need to present my birth certificate, but the date on my birth certificate is different from my passport. Can it cause a problem?
Answer: If the date of birth in your passport is incorrect, submit your birth certificate and letter of explanation with the completed form DS-82. Your new passport should be printed with the correct birth date. Click the link below for more information.
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