Passports
Update on All Passport Applications
Due to new Social Security requirements, all passport applications are taking 24 hours to clear our computer systems. All applicants must/must provide their Social Security Number on applications for passports and extra visa pages.
Application for renewal of a U.S. passport must be done in person at the U.S. Embassy. We will need your current passport or the original birth certificate or naturalization certificate as evidence of U.S. citizenship.
Photo requirements:
2 inch x 2 inch (51 mm x 51 mm) color photo.
Print photo on thin photo paper or stock.
Ensure the print is clear and has a continuous tone quality.
Do not retouch or otherwise enhance or soften photo.
Passport application forms can be downloaded from here.
Effective February 1, 2008, passport applicants who are U.S. citizen minors under the age of 16 must appear personally with their parents to establish identity, proof of citizenship and proof of relationship. For parental application permission, both parents must appear together and sign, or one parent may appear to sign and submit the other parent’s notarized statement, or one parent may appear, sign, and submit primary evidence of sole authority. Minors age 16 and 17 may apply in person with their own identification, but for security reasons, parental consent may be required. If your child does not have identification of his/her own, a parent will be required to accompany the child and present identification.
Please refer to the Department of State’s website at www.travel.state.gov for complete information on all new requirements, including downloadable revised forms that must be used as of February 1.
If you are planning for a passport for your child please visit the Bureau of Consular Affairs.
Application for replacement of a lost or stolen U.S. passport must be done in person at the Embassy. You must report the loss to the police and obtain a copy of the police report. In addition to the two passport pictures described earlier, you will need to present proof of identity and U.S. citizenship. The proof of identity should include your photo, such as a driver's license. Proof of citizenship would be documents such as your U.S. birth certificate or canceled U.S. passport.
Please note that it takes approximately 10 working days to receive your replacement passport from the United States.
Email us at: consularnicosia@state.gov
IMPORTANT NOTES
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New Appointment System for U.S. Citizen Services
Effective January 3, 2011, PASSPORT APPLICATIONS, CONSULAR REPORT OF BIRTH ABROAD and NOTARIAL SERVICES will be accepted by appointment only.
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Important Note on CRBA Procedure
The Department of State is pleased to announce the introduction of a redesigned Consular Report of Birth Abroad (CRBA, or Form FS-240). The redesigned CRBA, which is an official record confirming that a child born abroad to a U.S. citizen parent or parents acquired U.S. citizenship at birth and serves as proof of citizenship, has been updated with a variety of state-of-the-art security features to help prevent fraud and identity theft.
Beginning January 18, 2011, overseas posts will still document the citizenship of children born overseas to U.S.-citizen parents, but the CRBAs will be printed at our passport agencies in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, and New Orleans, Louisiana, using the information provided by overseas posts. By centralizing production and eliminating the distribution of controlled blank stock throughout the world, we will help ensure uniform quality and lessen the possibility of fraud. Additionally, the Department will no longer issue the DS-1350 Certification of Report of Birth Abroad. Instead, the Department will simply provide new FS-240s in response to requests for additional, replacement, or amended CRBAs.