Please make sure you qualify to the following by checking each box before proceeding:

1. You are in possession of a current U.S. passport having Limited Validity which was issued to you within the last 12 months (exactly). If not then please use our Passport Renewal Guide.
   
   
2. Your passport may have been issued with Limited Validity because you had inadequate evidence of identity or proof of citizenship when you applied for your passport originally or had your passport lost or stolen and replaced it outside of the United States.

If the answer to the above questions is "Yes" Then please continue to Step2: Collect Documents

Please make sure you collect all requirements before moving onto Step 3: Shipping

1. Submit Valid U.S. Passport (photocopies are not acceptable) Be certain your passport is not excessively worn or damaged, If so, you may want to apply for a first time passport.
   
   
2. Download Passport Application (DS-5504)
   
   Please note that in the event that the link on our website is broken and cannot connect you to the passport agency's wesite, you may copy and past the following link directly in your browser: https://pptform2.state.gov/?Submit2=Complete+Online+%26+Print
   
   
3. Two Recent Passport-Type Photographs |
   
   
4. Provide Proof of U.S. Citizenship (One of the below)
   

   -Certified copy of Birth Certificate (with an state seal)
   (Click here if you need your birth certificate)
   

   -Previous U.S. Passport

   -Certificate of Citizenship or Naturalization
   

5. Compose a letter addressed to the U.S. State Department requesting that you want your current passport to be extended to its legal tenure. If approved this period will be up to 10 years from the date the passport was originally issued.
   
   
6. Download & Complete Order Form
   
   
7. Download complete and sign Letter of Authorization
   
   
8. Fees
   

If you have #1-8 and are using our Standard 5-7 Day Service then you can continue to Step3: Shipping

You must have #1-9 if you are using our Emergency 1-2 Day Service.

Place the following documents in a FedEx Priority Envelope

Final Checklist:

1) Valid U.S. Passport

2) Complete and signed Passport Application (DS-5504)

3) 2 Passport-Type Photographs

4 ) Proof of U.S. Citizenship

5 ) Letter addressed to the U.S. State Department

6 ) Order Form

7 ) Completed and signed Letter of Authorization

8 ) Fees

9 ) Copy of Travel Itinerary/Reservations
(This is only needed for those who need 1-2 day service)

Call us at 1-877-472-1500 and indicate you are processing an Expedited Passport from the Internet, or Fax Order Form to 1-202-639-9596.

We recommend that you use FedEx as a safe means of overnight shipping. We will return your passport to you the same way.

Ship To:

A1 Passport & Visa Express
1411 K Street Ste 805 NW.
Washington, DC. 20005
(202) 639 1500

Click here to find FedEx locations

Important Notice: In case of emergency, when your passport must be processed in 1-2 days, you must call our office for special instruction. Your Fed Ex package should be marked "FIRST AM DELIVERY". You must clearly indicate "DELIVER AFTER 7AM. - PLEASE SLIDE UNDER THE DOOR. Our building opens automatically at 7am; the Fed Ex driver will not be able to enter the building before that time.

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