Form DS-5504 (Name Change, Data Correction) Instructions: Passport Correction or Name Change within 1 Year (Form DS-5504 Zero Fee)
“My passport was printed with a typo in my name / I changed my name within 1 year of getting my passport. Do I have to pay again?”
Official Procedural Summary & Rules
Form DS-5504 allows free passport replacement if your name changed within one year of issuance, or if the State Dept made a printing typo.
Key Statutory Rules & Exceptions
If applied within 1 year of issue date, you pay $0 for routine processing. • After 1 year, you must file Form DS-82 and pay the full $130 renewal fee. • Printing errors caused by the government can be corrected for free at any time during the 10-year validity.
Official Procedural Sequence
Check passport issue date Attach certified marriage/court order Mail Form DS-5504 via tracked mail
⚠️ Administrative Traps & Rejection Triggers
Missing the 1-year deadline by one day (forces filing Form DS-82 and paying $130).
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Under 22 CFR § 51.51, detail Form DS-5504 zero-fee passport reissuance: (1) The strict 1-year window from the passport's issue date; (2) Legal name changes (marriage, divorce, court order) occurring within 1 year; (3) Correcting Department of State printing errors (misspelled names, wrong birth dates, incorrect sex markers) anytime during passport validity; (4) Fee waiver ($0 application fee and $0 execution fee); (5) Expedited service fee rules if rush processing is needed.