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Applicants who need to renew their passport, change their legal name, or correct information on a previous passport issued may use the Form DS-82 if all the following are true:
you are able to submit your most recent passport;
you were at least 16 years old when that passport was issued; and,
that passport was issued less than 15 years ago.
your most recent passport book has a validity of 10 years from issuance to expiration.
your most recent passport book hasn’t been lost, damaged, or stolen.
you currently reside in and/or have a valid mailing address in Cyprus.
Disregard the pre-printed and online form-filler instructions– the application should be submitted to the U.S. Embassy in Nicosia for processing. Please submit all of the following:
Application form
Completed, legible, and signed Form DS-82: Application for a U.S. Passport (do not mail the 4 pages of instructions, just the 2 pages of the application). All applicants must provide their Social Security number on the application form – see our additional information. Your application must include an email address and contact phone number.
Passport
Most recent U.S. passport must be submitted with the application, along with a clear photocopy of the photo/biographic data page.
Pay the $130 passport application fee via the U.S. government’s secure payment site. After successfully paying the fee, you must print out the electronic payment confirmation you receive via email and include it in the package you submit.
All application fees are non-refundable.
Incorrect payments cannot be accepted, even if there is an overpayment.
