Renewal or Replacement of World Documents
1) The first step to renewing your passport is to determine whether you will renew the current passport that you have in your possession or request a completely new passport. Passports issued prior to 2006 are no longer renewable. If you no longer have your passport, you will need to request a completely new passport.
2) If any information or data has changed with your regard to your names, etc., you will need to request a completely new passport and fill out the application form providing the new data. The form is available at World Passport, World Birth Certificate & World Identity Card Application (Click Here).
3) If you have lost your passport, you will need to request a completely new passport according to items 5 through 11 below. Please send a report by email regarding the loss and whether this has been reported to any local authorities.
4) If you are returning your current passport to have that passport renewed on Page 3 of the passport, here are the renewal fees (per applicant): 3-year passport $50, 5-year passport $70, 10-year passport $90
5) If you are getting a completely new passport, here are the replacement fees (per applicant): 3-year passport $60, 5-year passport $80, 10 year passport $100
6) If applying for a completely new passport, you will need to choose which passport cover you want -- either the "World Passport" cover OR the "World Government Passport" cover. (Please click HERE for more information about the two passport covers.)
7) If appyling for a replacement ID Card, Birth Card, Birth Certificate, World Citizen Card & Certificate, World Political Asylum Card, International Exit Visa, or International Residence Permit -- each document requires a $25 replacement fee. If your ID Card or Asylum Card has expired, the current issuance fees for new applicants will apply.
8) Processing Time for Document Renewal or Replacment -- Normal and Quick Options:
Normal processing time for renewal or replacement of documents is approximately 3 months or longer from the date that we have received your renewal/replacement request and fee payments have been received and deposited.
DUE TO CORONAVIRUS RESTRICTIONS, EXPEDITED SERVICE TIME MAY TAKE LONGER THAN LISTED.
If you need to have the documents issued more quickly, you have three options:
i) For issuance in approximately 30 business days, you can pay an additional US$40 expedite fee PER applicant. (Please note "Expedite" in your email or on the envelope or air waybill.)
ii) For issuance in approximately 20 business days, you can pay an additional US$75 expedite fee PER applicant. (Please note the code "4DP" in your email or on the envelope or air waybill.)
iii) For issuance in approximately 5 to 10 business days, you can pay an additional US$150 expedite fee PER applicant. (Please note the code "2DP" in your email or on the envelope or air waybill.) If paying for this quickest service of 10 business days, you must call or email the WSA to confirm that we have received your renewal/replacement request and that all questions that we may have about the information on the application have been answered.
Expedite fees and the approximate time frames provided are subject to change without notice. This expedite policy does not imply, guarantee or promise that documents will be issued within the time frames mentioned. Time frames are approximate. Time frames relate only to issuance of documents, and not to the time it takes for you to receive the documents (i.e., shipping time). A reasonable effort will be made to meet the time frames barring unusual, unexpected, urgent or emergency situations and the time frames may be suspended during holiday or other work stoppages.
Expedited services and normal processing services are bound by WSA's mail policy regarding delays, loss, etc. due to mail carriers/couriers that can affect WSA's receipt of application forms, delivery time, and the applicant's receipt of the documents. WSA's Mail Policy states: The WSA is not responsible for lost, late, misdirected, illegible, damaged and/or incomplete mail or email.
Expedite fees cannot be paid by personal check. Fees for expedited service must be paid in funds that can be immediately deposited and verified. See fee payment options below.
9) Shipping / Mailing Options and Fees:
International Mail:
Airmail is US$10 (throughout the world).
Registered mail is US$35.00 (throughout the world).
International Express Mail Service (EMS) through the United States Postal Service is US$90 (throughout the world).
FedEx to Western Europe is US$80 and to Central/South America is US$150.00. FedEx to Africa, Asia, and Eastern Europe costs US$160.
DHL to Western Europe is US$70 and Central/South America is US$140.00. DHL to Africa, Asia, and Eastern Europe costs US$140.00.
Depending upon the amount of documents and the weight of the shipment, additional shipping fees will apply.
USA Domestic Mail:
Within the USA, first class mail is US$5.
Within the USA, certified OR priority mail is US$10.
Within the USA, US Express Mail is US$30.
Within the USA, FedEx is US$50 east of the Mississippi River and is US$60 west of the Mississippi River.
Depending upon the amount of documents and the weight of the shipment, additional shipping fees will apply.
10) Fee Payment Options:
Another person can send the issuing fees on your behalf. Please provide the name of the person providing the fees.
Payment by international money orders in US dollars drawn off banks with branches in the US and listed on the front of the money order, such as HSBC or Barclay's Bank. (We cannot accept foreign postal money orders.)
Payment through PayPal to the email address davidgallup@worldservice.org. When paying by PayPal, you are required to use a traceable delivery service for the shipping of your documents (such as Certified Mail, Priority Mail with Delivery Confirmation, or FedEx in the US and Registered Mail, US Express Mail, DHL or FedEx internationally).
Payment by credit cards. WSA accepts: Visa, MasterCard, Discover, American Express, and Diner's Club. Applicants may pay by credit card online by clicking on the "PAY NOW" located at www.worldservice.org/paynow.html or you may fill out the credit card form and send it to us by post or by fax to 202-638-0638. Do NOT send the form by email. When paying by credit card, you are required to use a traceable delivery service for the shipping of your documents (such as Certified Mail, Priority Mail with Delivery Confirmation, or FedEx in the US and Registered Mail, US Express Mail, DHL or FedEx internationally).
Payment by travelers' checks (such as American Express) in US dollars.
Payment by bank wire transfer (please include US$25.00 extra to cover our bank wire acceptance fees.) Please contact the WSA for additional information if sending a bank wire transfer.
Payment in the US by US postal money orders or money orders purchasable at grocery stores, pharmacies, etc.
Payment in the US by certified bank check or cashier's check drawn off a US bank in US dollars.
11) The information on this page pertains only to renewal or replacement of WSA documents. If you are applying for documents for the first time, please use the online application form located at www.worldservice.org/onlineform.html or you may view all the forms on WSA's forms page (Click Here).
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