1. Sign and complete the online passport renewal form – Form DS-82 at https://eforms.state.gov/.
2. Pay the application fee online. (See Fees and Acceptable Payment Methods.)
3. Mail your documents to the U.S. Embassy in Tegucigalpa. (See Mailing Instructions.)
4. Receive your passport.

• A completed, legible, and signed Form DS-82. Please be informed that the signature in the application should be the same as in the previous passport.
• Your most recent current or expired U.S. passport book
• One (1) recent photograph, in color, size 2” x 2”, with a white background and full front view. Glasses may not be worn. Photos that do not meet these requirements will not be accepted.
• Printout of Pay.gov electronic payment confirmation (See payment instructions below under Fees and Acceptable payment methods)
• If applicable: Evidence of Change of Name – e.g., Marriage Certificate, Statutory Declaration or Court Order (name change must have taken place after your passport was issued)
• Note: During the processing period, a Consular Officer may request additional documents in support of your application. Applications with incomplete or incorrect information or applications received without all required documents will face delays.
• A completed, legible, and signed Form DS-82. Please be informed that the signature in the application should be the same as in the previous passport.
• Your most recent current or expired U.S. passport book
• One (1) recent photograph, in color, size 2” x 2”, with a white background and full front view. Glasses may not be worn. Photos that do not meet these requirements will not be accepted.
• Printout of Pay.gov electronic payment confirmation (See payment instructions below under Fees and Acceptable payment methods)
• If applicable: Evidence of Change of Name – e.g., Marriage Certificate, Statutory Declaration or Court Order (name change must have taken place after your passport was issued)
• Note: During the processing period, a Consular Officer may request additional documents in support of your application. Applications with incomplete or incorrect information or applications received without all required documents will face delays.

Qualifying adult passport renewal applicants may pay the $130 passport renewal fee online via U.S or international credit or debit card, electronic funds transfer from a U.S.-based bank account, Amazon Pay, or Pay Pal. Online fee payment is currently available for passport book renewals only.  If you wish to renew or apply for a passport card, you must make an appointment to apply in person at the Embassy or Consulate nearest you.

Review the following checklist to determine your eligibility:

If you have answered NO to any of the statements above, you are not eligible to pay your passport renewal fee online. Please review the Passport Services page on our website to find information on the available payment options for your passport renewal.

If you have answered YES to all items on the checklist, you are eligible to pay your passport fee online.

Please follow this link in Google Chrome to submit your payment via the U.S. government’s secure payment site.  In the name fields, please use your current legal name, even if it is different from the name that appears on your prior passport. If you are submitting a payment on behalf of another passport renewal applicant, please enter their name. All fields are required. After successfully paying the fee, you must print out the electronic payment confirmation you receive via email and include it in the package you send to the embassy.

Mail your application and all required documents using Cargo Expreso (Please visit this link to locate the Cargo Expreso nearest to you) to the following address:

Embajada de Estados Unidos-Tegucigalpa

Avenida La Paz Tegucigalpa, Honduras

Atención: ACS/Consulado – DS-82

1. Applicants submit documents to Cargo Expreso.
2. Applicants will purchase a delivery shipping label at Cargo Expreso.
3. Documents are sent to the U.S. Embassy in Honduras in a sealed envelope provided by the Cargo Expreso agency.
4. The U.S. Embassy processes the applications upon receipt of the documents. An incorrect or missing fee payment will result in no processing and return of all documents.
5. Upon receipt at the Embassy, the new passport will be sent back to the Cargo Expreso agency along with the cancelled previous passport. Cargo Expreso will then contact the applicant to pay a second fee for return delivery of the documents from the Embassy at that time.

NOTE: The applicant will pay Cargo Expreso twice for delivery services, once when dropping their application materials at a Cargo Expreso location and again once the new passport and documents are returned to Cargo Expreso or the final destination.

Please check with the courier companies for delivery times for shipments from/to the embassy. The Embassy will take up to four (4) weeks from receiving the envelope to process and send your new passport to the same courier agency.

Passport applications are sent to the United States for printing. The process takes approximately fourteen business days. Your process will be delayed significantly if you are missing any of the requested documents. Consider at least four weeks to get your new passport using this renewal process.

If you need a new U.S. passport in less than four weeks, you should request an appointment to appear in person at the Embassy in Tegucigalpa as you may require an emergency passport.

Emergency passports for citizens with immediate travel plans to the U.S. remain available. Please contact the American Citizen Services Unit at usahonduras@state.gov  to request an appointment for an emergency passport. Please come prepared to the Embassy with all the required documents. A full list of requirements can be found here: https://hn.usembassy.gov/u-s-citizen-services/passports/.

NOTE: The courier agency personnel will not review your documents to verify if they are correct/complete. Upon receiving the envelope at the U.S. Embassy, our staff will review your documents.

If the payment check is not correct, you will receive an email as notification for you to pick up your envelope at the courier agency with an “Information Request Letter” indicating why the payment check is incorrect, along with all your original documents. Once you correct the payment check, you will have to repeat the process, including paying again for the mailing labels.

If the documents are not correct/complete, you will receive an email with an “Information Request Letter” indicating what needs to be provided. If any physical/original document is required, you will need to purchase a new mailing label.

1. Applications must be signed and dated by the applicant. Applications without a signature will not be accepted.
2. Mail your documents to the Embassy in Tegucigalpa regardless of where you are in Honduras. Do not send your documents to the U.S. Consular Agency in San Pedro Sula.
3. Social Security Number on Form DS-82:
   1. If you have been issued a social security number, you must provide it on your application for a U.S. passport (question 5). Missing or incorrect social security numbers will delay your application.
   2. If the name on your social security record does not match the name on your passport application, please make sure that you have completed question 9 on the application form – ‘List all other names you have used’.
   3. If you have never been issued a social security number, you must submit this signed form (PDF, 284 KB) along with your application. This declaration does not need to be notarized.
   4. If you are in Honduras and do not know your social security number or require a new or replacement Social Security number card, you should contact the Federal Benefits Unit at the U.S. Embassy in Costa Rica.