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FOR NEW APPLICANTS
If you are not a U.S. citizen, contact your embassy or consulate.

US passportIf you are a U.S. citizen:

  1. Passport Information
  2. Application Forms
  3. Complete the passport application form. DO NOT SIGN FORM until you return it to the passport office.
  4. You will need to make an appointment at a U.S. passport office.  The one nearest Transy is:

    U.S. Postal Service
    Main Office, 1088 Nandino Blvd.
    Phone for appointments:  (859) 231-6726
    Monday-Friday 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.
    Saturday 10 a.m. - 2 p.m.

    5. (From campus: take West 4th St. to Newtown Pike, turn right. Stay on Newtown Pike past The Marriott at Griffin Gate and past New Circle Road. Turn left at the second traffic light on Nandino Blvd.—go about 1 mile. U.S. Post Office is on the left).

    Items to Take:

    1. A certified copy of your birth certificate, issued by the state, city or county office of vital records.  It must have a raised, embossed, impressed, or multicolored seal and the date the certificate was filed with the state or country office. (See instructions on how to obtain certified copies of Kentucky birth certificates).

      ***Hospital birth certificates and baptismal certificates ARE NOT acceptable.***

    2. Two identical official passport photos: 2" x2", color or black/white. $15 at passport office or see the list below of where to get passport photos.

    3. A valid driver’s license or government-issued photo ID

    4. Two checks or money orders: one for $110 payable to U.S. Dept. of State 
    one for $25 payable to Postmaster

    ***NO DEBIT OR CREDIT CARDS ACCEPTED***

    NOTE:  It can take several weeks to process passport applications, so apply early.  As soon as you receive your passport, sign it and complete the information on the inside cover.


WHERE TO GET PASSPORT PHOTOS
(One set includes two identical 2x2 passport photos)

  1. Rite Aid (281-9660)
    130 West Louden Avenue
    Mon-Sun  8am - 10pm
    Cost: $8.00

  2. Walgreens (272-0476)
    101 E. Reynolds Road
    Mon-Sun  8am - 10pm
    Cost:  $8.00

  3. Johnny Print Shop (254-6139)
    547 South Limestone
    Mon-Fri 8:30am - 5pm, Sat 10am - 1pm
    Cost: $8.00

  4. Kinko's (253-1360)
    145 Rose Street
    Mon-Fri: 7am-11pm, Sat: 9am-9pm, Sun: 10am-6pm
    Cost: $12.95

  5. AAA Bluegrass/Kentucky

    Palomar:  (219-3333) 3710 Palomar Centre Dr. Mon-Fri: 9am-6pm
    Hamburg: (233-1111) 3008 Atkinson Avenue Mon-Fri: 8:30am-5:00pm
    Cost:  non-AAA members - $15
      AAA basic plan members - $10
      AAA plus plan members - No Charge

4.  US Post Office - Main Office
 Passport Office (231-6726)
 1088 Nandino Blvd.
 Mon-Fri: 8:30am-4pm
Cost: $15

***We recommend that you call first to confirm hours and fees as they are subject to change***

PASSPORT RENEWAL APPLICANTS

If you have been issued a U.S. passport within the past 15 years, and your most recent passport was issued after your 16th birthday:

  1. Obtain form DS-82 from Passport Office or online.

  2. Mail your completed form, accompanied by the following:

    • Your most recent passport

    • Two recent, identical 2" x 2" passport photos (color or b/w)

    • Check or money order payable to U.S. Dept. of State in the amount of $110 with FULL NAME and DATE OF BIRTH typed or written on the front of the check

    • Mail in padded envelope via Express Mail to:
        Routine National Passport Processing Center 
        P.O. Box 90155
        Philadelphia, PA 19101-0155

    • For expedited service, mail to:
        Routine National Passport Processing Center
        P.O. Box 90955
      Philadelphia, PA  19190-0955 

NOTE: It can take several weeks to process passport applications, so apply early. As soon as you receive your passport, sign it and complete the information on the inside cover.