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If you require a new passport, a renewal passport, or just aren’t sure, our simple Passport Wizard will assist you in determining your eligibility and gathering the documentation needed to apply.
The only service available for walk-in are those eligible to use form DS-82 for passport renewals, on a limited basis starting November 9. All other citizenship services including passports for minors and citizenship or birth registrations are by appointment only. The U.S. Embassy is closed on all U.S. federal holidays and Ivoirian national holidays. To schedule an appointment, please visit our appointment website.
For requirements and instructions about how to apply for or renew a passport, please visit: https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/passports.html.
The processing time for routine passport renewals is 3-4 weeks. If you are traveling within the next 2 weeks, please see Emergency Passports for further information.
If you already know which forms to complete, you can:
You can fill out the correct form, or find information about your passport status at Travel.State.gov
You must provide one photo with your passport application. All our photo policies apply to both adults and children under age 16. We have a few exceptions to our photo policies for infants.
Find local photographers with experience taking passport photos.
If you are an American citizen with an after-hours emergency, such as the hospitalization, arrest, or death of an American citizen, please call 2249 4450 within Cote d’Ivoire. NOTE: A lost, stolen, or expired passport can only be replaced during normal business hours and does not constitute an after-hours emergency.
Special Issuance Passports
Visit the SIA Web Page – Only accessible by government device. Contact your military acceptance facility.
Returning to the U.S. on an Expired U.S. Passport
If you are overseas and your passport expired on or after January 1, 2020, you may be able to use your expired passport to return directly to the United States until December 31, 2021.
Please call: (+225) 27 22 49 4000
Outside of Office Hours, contact: (+225) 27 22 49 4450
Outside of Côte d'Ivoire: (+225) 27 22 49 4000
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