Passport application at the consulate in San Francisco

Consular Assistance for a passport application at the Consulat in San Francisco. The consular department of the consulate of your homecountry in San Francisco or the embassy in Washington offers consular assistance to it's citizens who need to apply for a new passport or emergency travel document.

Only the consulate or the embassy of your homecountry in San Francisco or Washington can assist you with your passport application or emergency travel document while your are in San Francisco. The consular department of the consulate of your homecountry provides you with all the information you need on application procedures, attendance and appointment. They also are the only official source to get a passport application form.

You can renew your passport by filling an application form at the consular office of your consulate in San Francisco or the embassy in Washington. When there is no consulate of your homecountry located in San Francisco you can contact a consulate of your homecountry in a nearby state or contact the embassy in Washington either by e-mail or telephone.

Always contact your Consulate in San Francisco by telephone or e-mail before you apply for a new passport since many consulates and embassies require that you make an appointment first.

Foreigners in San Francisco can apply for a new passport at the consulate or embassy of their homecountry.

Your passport is issued in accordance of the law and governance of your homecountry.

Your passport is legal proof of your nationality and identity for the purpose of international travel. A passport can also be used as a legal identity document in your homecountry.

In your passport you will find information concerning your nationality, name, family name, date and place of birth, gender etc.

Your passport does not give you automatic entry into another country. Your passport entitles you to return to the country that issued your passport.


Most common types of passports that you can apply for at your Embassy

- Ordinary passport
This passport is issued to the citizens of the country or to other nationals that by law are entitled to a passport of said country. The ordinary passport, sometimes called a “tourist passport” or “regular passport” is the type of passport that is the most-issued worldwide.

Sometimes as a parent it is possible that your children can be registered within your ordinary passport. In this case the passport has the functionally as a family passport.

- Official passport
A passport for government employees in relation to work-related travel.

- Diplomatic passport
Government officials and diplomats who travel internationaly for work are issued a diplomatic passport. Accompanying dependents are often also issued a diplomatic passport.

- Emergency passport (temporary passport)
A substitute for when your passport is lost or stolen with not enough time to obtain a normal replacement. In this case the embassy will issue a temporary emergency passport.

Immigration and passports

When you enter or exit a country and you go through Immigration sometimes the border officials will stamp exit and entry stamps in your passport. These entry or exit stamps are placed in your passport for different purposes according to the laws of the country.

More Information

For all specific information on passport matters, please inquire the consulate by contacting them directly by email or telephone call.


For all specific information on passport matters, please inquire the consulate in San Francisco by contacting them directly by email or telephone call.

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