IMPORTANT – PLEASE READ

We recommend that EVERY Blue Star Mother and Father have a current passport in hand. With our sons and daughters serving all over the world we need to be ready in case of an emergency.

DO NOT WAIT – You have the time now to go through the process…then if you have to get somewhere quick you are ready.

United States Passports

How to apply for a United States Passport:

  1. Application from either the post office or download from the US State Department web site. Passport accepting post offices are:

    Steve Schiff Station on Candelaria
    Corrales PO- Corrales
    Downtown PO on 5th Street.
  2. Please verify hours that they are working on passports before you stand in line.
  3. First time passport applications must be presented to the post office in person.
  4. Two passport photographs – Walmart and Walgreens take passport photos.
  5. Proof of U.S. citizenship: certified copy of birth certificate
  6. Proof of identity: a valid driver’s license, government ID card, military ID card
  7. Payment of a total of $97 in fees - $67 passport fee, $30 execution fee
  8. Social Security Number required on document.
  9. Expediated passports may be done but for an additional fee and the wait time is 2-3 weeks.


There is more information on the State Department web site