Passport Service
General Information
The American Citizens Services section of the U.S. Consulate General Guadalajara accepts passport applications and provides additional passport pages. All passport applicants must apply in person during working hours: Monday through Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m., except on U.S. and Mexican holidays.
Effective Monday, April 7, 2008, the American Citizen Services section of the U.S. Consulate in Guadalajara will require all passport applications to be filled out electronically prior to arrival. We will no longer accept hand-written passport applications. All passport applications can be filled out here. Note: This policy does not apply to emergency passport applications involving a lost or stolen passport.
Effective Monday, April 7, 2008, the American Citizen Services section of the U.S. Consulate in Guadalajara will offer appointments for all passport applications and Consular Reports of Birth Abroad (CRBA). Appointments will be required effective May 2, 2008. Applicants with appointment confirmations may proceed directly to the Consulate’s public entrance for security screening. They will not be required to wait in line. Appointments may be scheduled online here. Note: This policy does not apply to emergency passport applications involving a lost or stolen passport.
In most cases, all original documents submitted by the applicant in support of the application will be returned to the applicant on the same day. We do, however, reserve the right to maintain citizenship documents throughout the adjudication of the passport. Previous passports will generally be cancelled and returned to the applicant. The new passports will be available in approximately four weeks.
A messenger service will deliver the new passport to an address within Mexico as indicated on the application for a nominal charge payable upon delivery. Please note that we cannot deliver passports to an address in the United States.
Passport Fees :
First Time applicants; children under 16; replacement for lost and stolen passports; renewals of passports issued over 15 years ago:
Age 16 and older: The total fee is $100 USD.
Under Age 16: The total fee is $85 USD.
Routine Renewals of passports issued less than 15 years ago to adults over 16 years of age.
The total fee is $75.
See the Passport Renewals page to find out if you are eligible to use the DS-82 form to renew your passport.
Methods of Payment:
All fees are payable in cash (U.S. dollars or Mexican pesos) or with most credit cards.
Passport Photos:
Two identical U.S. passport size photographs are required. They must be 2 x 2 inches (5 x 5 centimeters) and in color. They should be taken in normal street attire. The photos must have been taken within the last six months.
Required Documents:
Basic passport application requirements follow. Please note that in certain cases, documents in addition to these may be required.
Additional information:
Additional information is available on the Internet at http://travel.state.gov/passport/get.html or you can contact the Passport Office by e-mail at acsgdl@state.gov or by fax at (01-33) 3825-1951.
Recorded information about consular services is also available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week at 3268-2200.
