What if I only applied for a passport book?
You may receive your newly issued passport and your citizenship documents in two separate mailings. You may wait 8 weeks after receiving your passport before you receive a second mailing with your citizenship documents. The Department of State can send your passport book via a 1–2-day delivery service.
What if I want both a passport book and a passport card?
You can apply for both a passport book and a passport card at the same time on Form DS-11, but you must pay both fees. Please see Passport Card for more information.
What is the difference between a passport book and a passport card?
Passport books are valid for international travel by any means of transportation via land, air, or sea. Passport cards are only valid for travel by land or sea from the Caribbean, Mexico, Bermuda, and Canada. The price of a passport book for individuals 16-years or older is $130, while the passport card costs $30. For minors 15 and younger, the passport book costs $100, and the passport card costs $15. Passport cards have the same validity as the passport book (10 years for adult passports, 5 years for those under 16).
Passport cards can also be used in place of a real ID when flying domestically and can be used in place of a State ID for identification purposes. Passport cards for minors can be used to fly domestically instead of carrying an original birth certificate for the minor.
If I have a valid passport book and I want to only apply for a passport card and not a passport book, do I use the DS82 form, or the DS11 form?
You can apply using the DS82 form only if your previous passport which you must submit with your application is a 10-year passport. This option is recommended for those who do not have any upcoming travel plans.
You can apply using the DS11 form and use another form of evidence of citizenship (such as a certified birth certificate or naturalization form), but you will be required to pay the $35 execution fee for this option. This option is recommended for those who have upcoming travel plans, and required for those who have a 5-year passport.