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When you return home after a major disaster, you may find that your passport is lost or damaged. We understand this is a stressful time and are here to help you replace your passport.
Federal law allows us to waive passport application and file search fees for those who have a lost or damaged passport after certain eligible major disasters. The law says:
You will not qualify for a fee waiver if:
If you are not eligible for a fee waiver, follow the steps on our Apply in Person page.
What makes a passport damaged?
Normal "wear and tear" such as folded pages or a small bend do not count as damage. Damage includes stains from a liquid, a significant tear, unofficial markings on the data page, missing visa pages (torn out), or a hole punch.
| Disaster | Declaration Date | Link to Federal Emergency Managment Agency (FEMA) Website | Passport Application Fee Waiver is Valid Until: | File Search Fee Waiver is Valid Until: |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Severe Storms, Straight-line Winds, Flooding, Landslides, and Mudslides | April 7, 2026 | Disaster 4906 (DR-4906-WA) | April 6, 2029 | October 6, 2027 |
| Mississippi Severe Winter Storm | February 6, 2026 | Disaster 4899 (DR-4899-MS) | February 5, 2029 | August 5, 2027 |
| Tennessee Severe Winter Storm | February 6, 2026 | Disaster 4898 (DR-4898-TN) | February 5, 2029 | August 5, 2027 |
| Disaster | Declaration Date | Link to Federal Emergency Managment Agency (FEMA) Website | Passport Application Fee Waiver is Valid Until: | File Search Fee Waiver is Valid Until: |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alaska Severe Storms, Flooding, and Remnants of Typhoon Halong | October 22, 2025 | DR-4893-AK | October 21, 2028 | April 21, 2027 |
| Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe Severe Storms and Straight-line Winds | October 22, 2025 | DR-4894 | October 21, 2028 | April 21, 2027 |
| Sisseton-Wahpeton Oyate Severe Storm and Flooding | September 11, 2025 | DR-4890 | September 10, 2028 | March 10, 2027 |
| Wisconsin Severe Storms, Straight-line Winds, Flooding, and Mudslides | September 11, 2025 | DR-4892-WI | September 10, 2028 | March 10, 2027 |
| New Mexico Severe Storms, Flooding, and Landslides | July 22, 2025 | DR-4886-NM | July 21, 2028 | January 21, 2027 |
| West Virginia Severe Storms, Straigh-line Winds, Flooding, Landslides, and Mudslides | July 22, 2025 | DR-4884-WV | July 21, 2028 | January 21, 2027 |
| Texas Severe Storms, Straight-line Winds, and Flooding | July 6, 2025 | DR-4879-TX | July 5, 2028 | January 5, 2027 |
| Tennessee Severe Storms, Straight-line Winds, Tornadoes, and Flooding | June 19, 2025 | DR-4878-TN | June 18, 2028 | December 18, 2026 |
| Missouri Severe Storms, Straight-line Winds, Tornadoes, and Flooding | June 9, 2025 | DR-4877-MO | June 8, 2028 | December 8, 2026 |
| Kentucky Severe Storms, Straight-line Winds, and Tornadoes | May 23, 2025 | DR-4875-KY | May 22, 2028 | November 22, 2026 |
| Mississippi Severe Storms, Straight-line Winds, Tornadoes, and Flooding | May 21, 2025 | DR-4874-MS | May 20, 2028 | November 20, 2026 |
| Arkansas Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding | May 21, 2025 | DR-4873-AR | May 20, 2028 | November 20, 2026 |
| Texas Severe Storms and Flooding | May 21, 2025 | DR-4871-TX | May 20, 2028 | November 20, 2026 |
| Missouri Severe Storms, Straight-line Winds, Tornadoes, and Wildfires | May 21, 2025 | DR-4867-MO | May 20, 2028 | November 20, 2026 |
| Oklahoma Wildfires and Straight-line Winds | May 21, 2025 | DR-4866-OK | May 20, 2028 | November 20, 2026 |
| Arkansas Severe Storms and Tornadoes | May 8, 2025 | DR-4865-AR | May 7, 2028 | November 7, 2026 |
| Kentucky Severe Storms, Straight-line Winds, Tornadoes, Flooding, Landslides, and Mudslides | April 24, 2025 | DR-4864-KY | April 23, 2028 | October 23, 2026 |
| West Virginia Severe Storm, Straight-line Winds, Flooding, Landslides, and Mudslides | February 26, 2025 | DR-4861-WV | February 25, 2028 | August 25, 2026 |
| Kentucky Severe Storms, Straight-line Winds, Flooding, Landslides, and Mudslides | February 24, 2025 | DR-4860-KY | February 23, 2028 | August 23, 2026 |
| California Wildfires and Straight-line Winds | January 8, 2025 | DR-4856-CA | January 7, 2028 | July 7, 2026 |
| Disaster | Declaration Date | Link to Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Website | Passport Application Fee Waiver is Valid Until: | File Search Fee Waiver is Valid Until: |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Virginia (Mercer County) Post-tropical Storm Helene | December 9, 2024 | DR-4851-WV | December 8, 2027 | June 8, 2026 |
| Crow Tribe of Montana Severe Storm and Straight-line Winds | November 14, 2024 | DR-4847 | November 13, 2027 | May 13, 2026 |
| Seminole Tribe of Florida Hurricane Milton | November 5, 2024 | DR-4844 | November 4, 2027 | May 4, 2026 |
| New Mexico Severe Storm and Flooding | November 1, 2024 | DR-4843-NM | October 31, 2027 | April 30, 2026 |
| Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe Severe Storm, Straight-line Winds, and Flooding | November 1, 2024 | DR-4842 | October 31, 2027 | April 30, 2026 |
| Havasupai Tribe Flooding | October 25, 2024 | DR-4840 | October 24, 2027 | April 24, 2026 |
| Alaska Flooding | October 16, 2024 | DR-4836-AK | October 15, 2027 | April 15, 2026 |
| Florida Hurricane Milton | October 11, 2024 | DR-4834-FL | October 10, 2027 | April 10, 2026 |
| San Carlos Apache Tribe Watch Fire | October 4, 2024 | DR-4833 | October 3, 2027 |
April 3, 2026 |
| Tennessee Tropical Storm Helene | October 2, 2024 | DR-4832-TN | October 1, 2027 | April 1, 2026 |
| Virginia Tropical Storm Helene | October 1, 2024 | DR-4831-VA | September 30, 2027 | March 31, 2026 |
| Georgia Hurricane Helene | September 30, 2024 | DR-4830-GA | September 29, 2027 | March 29, 2026 |
| South Carolina Hurricane Helene | September 29, 2024 | DR-4829-SC | September 28, 2027 | March 28, 2026 |
| Florida Hurricane Helene | September 28, 2024 | DR-4828-FL | September 27, 2027 | March 27, 2026 |
| North Carolina Tropical Storm Helene | September 28, 2024 | DR-4827-NC | September 27, 2027 | March 27, 2026 |
| Vermont Severe Storms, Flooding, Landslides, and Mudslides | September 26, 2024 | DR-4826-VT | September 25, 2027 | March 25, 2026 |
| Confederated Tribes and Bands of the Yakama Nation Wildfires | September 24, 2024 | DR-4823-WA | September 23, 2027 | March 23, 2026 |
| Georgia Tropical Storm Debby | September 24, 2024 | DR-4821-GA | September 23, 2027 | March 23, 2026 |
| Connecticut Severe Storm, Flooding, Landslides, and Mudslides | September 20, 2024 | DR-4820-CT | September 19, 2027 | March 19, 2026 |
| Illinois Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-line Winds, and Flooding | September 20, 2024 | DR-4819-IL | September 19, 2027 | March 19, 2026 |
| Louisiana Hurricane Francine | September 16, 2024 | DR-4817-LA | September 15, 2027 | March 15, 2026 |
| Pennsylvania Tropical Storm Debby | September 11, 2024 | DR-4815-PA | September 10, 2027 | March 10, 2026 |
| Vermont Severe Storm, Flooding, Landslides, and Mudslides | August 20, 2024 | DR-4810-VT | August 19, 2027 | No longer valid |
| South Dakota Severe Storms, Straight-line Winds, and Flooding | August 15, 2024 | DR-4807-SD | August 14, 2027 | No longer valid |
| Florida Hurricane Debby | August 10, 2024 | DR-4806-FL | August 9, 2027 | No longer valid |
| Missouri Severe Storms, Straight-line Winds, Tornadoes, and Flooding | July 23, 2024 | DR-4803-MO | July 22, 2027 | No longer valid |
| Kentucky Severe Storms, Straight-line Winds, Tornadoes, Landslides, and Mudslides | July 23, 2024 | DR-4804-KY | July 22, 2027 | No longer valid |
| Texas Hurricane Beryl | July 9, 2024 | DR-4798-TX | July 8, 2027 | No longer valid |
| Iowa Severe Storms, Flooding, Straight-line Winds, and Tornadoes | June 24, 2024 | DR-4796-IA | June 23, 2027 | No longer valid |
| New Mexico, South Fork Fire and Salt Fire | June 20, 2024 | DR-4795-NM | June 19, 2027 | No longer valid |
| Florida Severe Storms, Straight-line winds and Tornadoes | June 17, 2024 | DR-4794-FL | June 16, 2027 | No longer valid |
| Oklahoma Severe Storms, Straight-line Winds, Tornadoes, and Flooding | June 14, 2024 | DR-4791-OK | June 13, 2027 | No longer valid |
| Mississippi Severe Storms, Straight-line Winds, Tornadoes, and Flooding | June 10, 2024 | DR-4790-MS | June 9, 2027 | No longer valid |
| Arkansas Severe Storms, Straight-line Winds, Tornadoes and Flooding | May 30, 2024 | DR-4788-AR | May 29, 2027 | No longer valid |
| Iowa Severe Storms | May 24, 2024 | DR-4784-IA | May 23, 2027 | No longer valid |
| West Virginia Severe Storms, Straight-line Winds, Tornadoes, Flooding, Landslides, and Mudslides | May 22, 2024 | DR-4783-WV | May 21, 2027 | No longer valid |
| Kentucky Severe Storms, Straight-line Winds, Tornadoes, Landslides, and Mudslides | May 22, 2024 | DR-4782-KY | May 21, 2027 | No longer valid |
| Texas Severe Storms, Straight-line Winds, Tornadoes and Flooding | May 17, 2024 | DR-4781-TX | May 16, 2027 | No longer valid |
| Massachusetts Severe Storms and Flooding | May 15, 2024 | DR-4780-MA | May 14, 2027 | No longer valid |
| Iowa Severe Storms and Tornadoes | May 14, 2024 | DR-4779-IA | May 13, 2027 | No longer valid |
| Nebraska Severe Storms, Straight-line Winds, and Tornadoes | May 3, 2024 | DR-4778-NE | May 2, 2027 | No longer valid |
| Ohio Tornadoes | May 2, 2024 | DR-4777-OH | May 1, 2027 | No longer valid |
| Oklahoma Severe Storms, Straight-line Winds, Tornadoes, and Flooding | April 30, 2024 | DR-4776-OK | April 29, 2027 | No longer valid |
| Maine Severe Storms and Flooding | March 20, 2024 | DR-4764-ME | March 19, 2027 | No longer valid |
| Rhode Island Severe Storms and Flooding | March 20, 2024 | DR-4766-RI | March 19, 2027 | No longer valid |
| Rhode Island Severe Storm and Flooding | March 20, 2024 | DR-4765-RI | March 19, 2027 | No longer valid |
| Alaska - Wrangell Cooperative Association Severe Storm, Landslides, and Mudslides | March 15, 2024 | DR-4763 | March 14, 2027 | No longer valid |
| California Severe Storm and Flooding | February 19, 2024 | DR-4758-CA | February 18, 2027 | No longer valid |
| Washington Wildfires | February 15, 2024 | DR-4759-WA | February 14, 2027 | No longer valid |
| Michigan Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding | February 8, 2024 | DR-4757-MI | February 7, 2027 | No longer valid |
| Maine Severe Storms and Flooding | January 30, 2024 | DR-4754-ME | January 29, 2027 | No longer valid |
| West Virginia Severe Storms and Flooding | January 30, 2024 | DR-4756-WV | January 29, 2027 | No longer valid |
| Rhode Island Severe Storms, Flooding, and Tornadoes | January 7, 2024 | DR-4753-RI | January 6, 2027 | No longer valid |
| Disaster | Declaration Date | Link to Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Website | Passport Application Fee Waiver Is Valid Until: | File Search Fee Waiver Is Valid Until: |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 Tennessee Severe Storms and Tornadoes | December 13, 2023 | DR-4751-TN | December 12, 2026 | No longer valid |
| 2023 Illinois Severe Storms and Flooding | November 20, 2023 | DR-4749-IL | November 19, 2026 | No longer valid |
| 2023 Georgia Hurricane Idalia | September 7, 2023 | DR-4738-GA | September 6, 2026 | No longer valid |
| 2023 Florida Hurricane Idalia | August 31, 2023 | DR-4734-FL | August 30, 2026 | No longer valid |
| 2023 Alaska Flooding | August 23, 2023 | DR-4730-AK | August 22, 2026 | No longer valid |
| 2023 Illinois Severe Storms and Flooding | August 15, 2023 | DR-4728-IL | August 14, 2026 | No longer valid |
| 2023 Mississippi Severe Storms, Straight-line winds, and Tornadoes (June) | August 12, 2023 | DR-4727-MS | August 11, 2026 | No longer valid |
| 2023 Hawaii Wildfires | August 10, 2023 | DR-4724-HI | August 9, 2026 | No longer valid |
| 2023 Vermont Severe Storms and Flooding | July 14, 2023 | DR-4720-VT | July 13, 2026 | No longer valid |
| 2023 Guam Typhoon Mawar | May 25, 2023 | DR-4715-GU | May 24, 2026 | No longer valid |
| 2023 Florida Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding | April 27, 2023 | DR-4709-FL | April 26, 2026 | No longer valid |
| 2023 Oklahoma Severe Storms, Straight-line Winds, and Tornadoes | April 24, 2023 | DR-4706-OK | April 23, 2026 | No longer valid |