You must renew your 10-year passport on the DS-82 form if you answer “yes” to ALL statements below about your passport:

• You have your passport in your possession to submit with your application.
• It’s undamaged other than normal wear and tear.
• Was issued when you were age 16 or older.
• Was issued within the last 15 years.
• Was not limited, i.e. it was issued with a 10 year validity (see NOTE below for exceptions to this requirement).
• Was issued in your current name or you have changed your name since your passport was issued and can submit legal documentation to prove this change.

If you answered “no” to any statement, you must apply on the DS-11 form and in person.

NOTE:  If you have an emergency limited-validity passport issued at a U.S. Embassy or Consulate outside the United States that is now expired that was issued more than a year ago, you may renew your passport using these instructions, provided you meet all other criteria above. If your emergency passport has not yet expired, or it was issued less than a year ago please see more information here.

Instructions for DS-82 Processing and Online Fee Payment – for U.S. citizens residing in Ukraine:

Step 1: Fill out the Form DS-82 available online here or as a downloadable PDF.   
You must print and sign the form.

• Form DS-82 should be printed out on separate sheets of paper. Do not print this form on the front and back of the same sheet.
• All fields must be filled out, including your mailing address in Ukraine and your last U.S. address as the permanent one.
• Please provide your local cell phone number on the application form.
• If you have been issued a U.S. Social Security Number (SSN) you must provide it on your application.
• If you have never received a SSN, you must submit a statement, signed and dated, that includes the phrase, “I declare under penalty of perjury under the laws of the United States of America that the following is true and correct: I have never been issued a Social Security Number by the Social Security Administration.”
• If you do not remember your U.S. Social Security Number, please email the Federal Benefits Unit  to restore it before applying for the passport.
• Please list an emergency contact on the application form. If your emergency contact is in a country other than the U.S., please list the country name next to the city in the “City” field.

Step 2: Include your most recent U.S. passport – original and copy.
Step 3: Include one color 2×2-inch (5×5 cm) photo. Click here for photos requirements. If your photo does not meet the requirements, the case will be pending until you provide a correct photo.
Step 4: Include name change documents (if applicable) – original and copy.  Documents must be original with English translation if applicable (ex. Marriage certificate, Divorce Decree, Court Order).
Step 5: Pay the $130 passport application fee via the U.S. government’s secure payment site. Print the electronic confirmation you receive via e-mail after successfully paying the fee and bring it for your appointment to the Embassy.
Step 6: Make an appointment using our online appointment system.

Processing takes about three weeks. When your new passport is ready, you will need to return to the Consular Section of the U.S. Embassy to pick it up. Your most recent U.S. passport must be submitted to the Consular Officer to be cancelled at this stage.

You must make an in-person appointment using our online appointment system for any of the following special circumstances:

• Your current passport was  issued for less than 10 years.
• Your passport was issued more than 15 years ago.
• You are applying for your first adult (over the age of 16) passport.

More detailed information on how to renew a limited validity passport can be found here.

Please bring with you to your appointment:

1.A completed DS-11 form. Do not sign it.

• Form DS-11 should be printed out on separate sheets of paper. Do not print this form on the front and back of the same sheet.
• All fields must be filled out, including your mailing address in Ukraine and your last U.S. address as the permanent one.
• Please provide your local cell phone number on the application form.
• If you have been issued a U.S. Social Security Number (SSN) you must provide it on your application.
• If you have never received a SSN, you must submit a statement, signed and dated, that includes the phrase, “I declare under penalty of perjury under the laws of the United States of America that the following is true and correct: I have never been issued a Social Security Number by the Social Security Administration.”
• If you do not remember your U.S. Social Security Number, please email the Federal Benefits Unit to obtain it before applying for the passport.
• Please list an emergency contact on the application form. If your emergency contact is in a country other than the U.S., please list the country name next to the city in the “City” field.

2.Your most recent U.S. passport – original and copy.
3.Second proof of identity – original and copy of your valid government-issued ID (foreign passport, driver’s license, etc.)
4.Original and copy of your U.S. Birth certificate, Report of Birth Abroad, or Naturalization Certificate.
5.One color 2×2 inch (5×5 cm) photo. Click here for photo requirements. If your photo does not meet the requirements, the case will be pending until you provide a correct photo.
6.If you are ages 16-17, you must show parental awareness of that you are applying. Please see special instructions here.
7.The application fee is $165.00.  Accepted payment methods are credit card and cash (U.S. dollars or the equivalent in Ukrainian hryvnyas). Please note: we are not authorized to accept personal checks or money orders.

Processing takes about three weeks once the application has been approved. When your new passport is ready, you will need to come return to the Consular Section of the U.S. Embassy to pick it up. Your most recent U.S. passport must be submitted to the Consular Officer to be cancelled at this stage.