The government form one must accomplish when applying a second US passport is known as the DS-82. This is a similar form used for passport renewals. This is a two page form with a space for your photo and signature on the first page. You must include the following information when filling up this application form:
- Your legal name, as recorded on your current passport
- Your height, hair color, and eye color
- Your residential address
- Your Social Security Number
- Other legal names you have used, like, maiden names or past marriage names
- The name and address of somebody who can be contacted if there are emergencies
- No less than one contact number – home, work, or mobile number
- The number and issue date your current passport
Document Checklist – Requirements for Second Passport Application Form DS-82
- Second Passport Application Form DS-82
- One passport photo – must be a different photo than the one that is in your 10 year passport
- Photocopy of your driver’s license or other state-issued ID (front and back)
- Your current passport – your full validity (10 year) passport, also called your “primary passport”. If you are renewing a second passport, you should also present the second passport
- Second passport letter of demand – this letter is addressed to the US Department of State and should be signed by the applicant. The letter must depict the reason you have to get a second passport (either two trips leaving in succession, the second one requiring visas, or upcoming travel to a country that does not allow entry if the tourist has Israel stamps in the passport.)
- Flight itinerary or other proof of travel showing the trip(s) described in the letter
- Second passport fee – a check for $110 ($170 if you require expedited service for a second passport) made payable to “US Department of State”
How to Get a Second Passport Fast
Processing times for a second passport applications are:
- Expedited service at a US Passport Agency: 8 business days
- Expedited service via mail: 2-3 weeks
- Expedited service from a registered passport expediting company: within 24 hours
- Standard service via mail: 6-8 weeks
