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Lost and Stolen Passports

Complete and Submit the Passport Book application online (Apply for a Passport Book). Print the DS-11 and DS-64 forms that are created for your at the end.
Submit a statement regarding the lost/stolen passport
Obtain two Passport photos, front faced, with a light background, and taken in the past three months.
Proof of U.S. Citizenship: (a) certified birth certificate, issued by state or county health department or vital statistics bureau. Please note that hospital certificate is not acceptable. (b) Naturalization certificate (c) Expired U.S. passport.
Photo ID such as a Driver's License.
Submit the completed application and supporting documents to the local post office or county court house near you. Make sure to include a flight itinerary if you require Rush processing.
When your application is accepted, the clerk will hand over a sealed envelope.
Send the sealed envelope along with the Permission to Process U.S. Passport Form, page 1 only of the DS-11 application with a 2-D barcode on the left side and the Order Form to Visa Network:

Visa Network
870 Market St. Suite #888
San Francisco, CA 94102

When applying for a first time passport, it is important to make sure that the acceptance facility (usually a post office or county courthouse) executes the application properly.

The postal or county clerk must sign on the back of both photographs. You will also be required to pay the fees when you are applying for the sealed envelope.

The postal or county clerk must place the signature and the seal of the court or stamp of the US post office on the application under line 21.

After review of the application and supporting documents, the acceptance clerk should put the completed documents in an envelope. The envelope must be sealed and stamped by the acceptance facility before returning back to the applicant.

Expedited service takes approximately ten business days to complete. For a Rush, Will Call service, a flight itinerary or Business letter stating the urgency of this immediate international travel is required. This process generally takes about three days to complete.