Passport

ProofOfMyExistence

Dear Ms. Harvey:

To issue a certificate of Nationality, we would have to see your valid
US passport. You or someone else can bring it in to apply for the
certificate. Our opening hours are Mon-Thu 1.30-3.30 and Fri 9-11. The
fee for the document will be $30 or the equivalent in euros, to be paid
cash or with a credit card.

State Department allows dual citizenship, more information can be found
on http://travel.state.gov/travel/cis_pa_tw/cis/cis_1753.html.

i sent away for the new passport by mail and got it back in about one week.

http://brussels.usembassy.gov/passport_application.html

Passport Application

By mail

You may apply by mail using Form DS-82 if:

• You can submit your most recent passport;
• You hold a passport valid for 10 years issued within the last 15 years; and
• You are not requesting a change in the passport data, other than a name change due to marriage or divorce for which you can submit official documentation (marriage certificate or court order) to support the name change.
• You were at least 16 years old when your most recent passport was issued
• You have one of the following credit cards: VISA, MASTERCARD, AMERICAN EXPRESS, DISCOVER.
  

For further information about this procedure:
http://brussels.usembassy.gov/how_to_apply_by_mail.html
To download the DS-82:
http://travel.state.gov/passport/forms/ds82/ds82_843.html

How to Apply by Mail
Step-by-Step:

• Read and complete thoroughly the Form DS-82 passport application and the credit card slip. Instructions for completing the passport application form. Please read these carefully as the application will be returned if it is not completed properly.
  ! Please answer every question on the passport application form !
• Enclose two recent identical 5x5 cm passport size photos (see list of specialized photographers). Attention: for technical reasons no self-printed passport pictures can be accepted by the consulate! See underneath for full details on the format of the photographs to submit.
• Enclose the old passport. It will be cancelled and returned to you.
• Enclose a self-addressed envelope with a € 5 postal stamp so that we may return the passports by registered mail (see information on registered mail underneath).
• Complete and detach credit card slip.
• Please mail to:
  

    Embassy of the United States of America
    Passport and Citizenship Unit
    Boulevard du Régent/Regentlaan 25
    B- 1000 Brussels

No personal checks are accepted. Please do not send cash by mail!

Registered Mail

• For maximum security, we will only return passports by registered mail. We strongly recommend that passports be mailed to us by registered mail also.
• When you go to the post office, say you want to send and receive a letter “recommandé”/“aangetekend”.
• Put € 5 worth of postal stamps on the envelope to be returned with the new passport.
• Fill in the “destinatairegeadresseerde" information for both "recommandé"“aangetekend” slips (blue).
• Enclose the registered mail demand with the application, 2 identical 5x5 cm photos, old passport, and completed credit card payment form.
• Send everything to “Office of American Citizen Services - Passport Unit, U.S. Embassy, 25 Boulevard du Régent/Regentlaan 25 - 1000 Brussels”
  Processing time
  

Please allow ten workdays in addition to normal mail time between your home and Brussels.

Photo Requirements

• Two identical unsigned photographs taken within the last six months.
• 2x2 inch.(5x5 cm) square, with the image measured from chin to forehead not less than 1” or more than 1-3/8”.
• Photos should not be cut.
• Non-glossy, non-plastic base paper with a white background. The back must not be waxy or have a coating that lessens adhesive.
• Color; not tinted, with a light background.
• Full-face with both ears showing; without an obscured hairline.
• No dark glasses unless required for medical reasons.
• Normal attire without headgear unless it is a religious observance.
• Attention: for technical reasons no self-printed passport pictures can be accepted by the consulate!
  

Please note that the Consular Section is unable to use the smaller Belgian identification and passport photos. Please make sure that the photos you submit meet State Department requirements.

The consular section has established a list with photographers which can produce passport pictures which fulfil the requirements outlined above. Please click here if you want to consult this list.
Payment

You may pay by credit card. We cannot accept personal checks. To pay by credit card, click here.
Fee

Adult renewal: $ 55 + $12 surcharge = $67