We need a letter from you requesting the return of your valid passport. Get it notarized at a notary public who witnesses your signature and checks your identity. The letter must include:

• Name of the court or agency which took your passport
• Your full name 
• Date of birth 
• Contact phone number 
• Mailing address
• Social Security Number
• Copy of valid, government-issued photo ID (e.g., driver’s license)

If you are on or have recently completed probation or parole, your probation officer must send us a letter or email that says we can return the passport to you. The letter or email must have the:

• Official letterhead or email address of the probation office,
• Probation officer’s signature,
• Officer’s phone number, government email address, and mailing address, and
• Your scheduled probation completion date

If you completed probation or parole, you may submit a discharge notice or court order ending supervised probation or parole.

Submit both letters by email or mail:

1. Email: PPTReturnRequests@state.gov
2. Mail:

U.S. Department of State
CA/PPT/S/A/RA
44132 Mercure Circle
P.O. Box 1243
Sterling, VA 20166-1243

Email PPTReturnRequests@state.gov to get a status update about your request to return your passport. 

Our office cannot provide an update on the status of your application for a new passport. Go to our Online Passport Status System to get the status for your application.