Documents & Identity
Passports, identity documents, certificates and personal records.
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Use Form DS-5504 to correct an eligible data or printing error on a valid U.S. passport by mail, with your current passport, photo and evidence of the error.
Report identity theft through IdentityTheft.gov, get an FTC Identity Theft Report and follow a personalized recovery plan to repair fraudulent accounts.
Use USCIS Form N-565 to request a replacement Certificate of Naturalization that was lost, stolen, destroyed or mutilated.
Report a valid U.S. passport lost or stolen, cancel it, and apply in person for a replacement with Form DS-11. Check documents, fees and current processing times.
Request your DD Form 214, separation documents or other military service records from the National Archives online through eVetRecs or with Standard Form 180.
For a death that occurred in the United States, order certified death certificates from the vital records office for the state or area where the person died.
Request a free replacement Social Security card online or through an SSA office, with current identity-document rules, replacement limits and mailing times.
Order a certified U.S. birth certificate from the state or territory where the birth occurred, with current rules for fees, ID, online orders and births abroad.
Renew an eligible U.S. passport through the official State Department online system, with current eligibility, photo, fee, timing and travel rules.