Ask the Consul
Complete your US Passport Application online
The application for US passports can be completed and
printed through an on-line form at
http://www.travel.state.gov/passport/forms/forms_847.html. A ‘wizard’ will
prompt you for information and walk you through the process of entering data
that will subsequently be printed on your passport application. After answering
all the questions, you hit ‘submit’. At the top of the next page appearing on
your screen, you click on ‘create form’. This will generate the bar-coded
passport application form for you to print out. This printed application form
will have a barcode containing your information (similar to the barcode on the
application for a non-immigrant visa) which we can scan when you bring it to the
Consular Section.
The barcode will enable the passport office to process
passport applications quicker and more efficiently and it will help us get you
in-and-out of our waiting room in less time. We plan to require all passport
applicants to utilize the on-line passport forms that print with a barcode,
probably beginning around the first of July. We will provide ample advance
notice prior to implementing this requirement. However, as an incentive to use
the new bar-coded forms now, individuals with appointments who utilize the
bar-coded forms will be seen and processed immediately.
Remember to bring your completed form with you to the
Consular Section’s passport office on the date of your appointment. Remember
that adults who are renewing passports using form DS-82 do not need an
appointment. For complete information regarding passport procedures at the
Consular Section in Santo Domingo, please review the web page
http://www.usemb.gov.do/Consular/ACS/passports-e.htm.
We look forward to seeing you soon! | 
