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Get a Passport On or After Probation or Parole

Learn how to apply for a U.S. passport if you are on or have completed probation or parole. Find out how to get your passport back after a court or law enforcement agency such as the police took it during a criminal matter at a U.S. court.

Getting a new passport and asking for us to return your passport are 2 different processes and depend if your passport is valid or expired.

Apply for a new U.S. passport

Apply in Person for a new U.S. passport and include additional documents if:

Your passport was sent to us by a court or law enforcement agency and it has expired.
You are on or have completed probation or parole.

You must include 1 of these documents with your passport application:

A discharge notice from your probation officer
A letter of termination from your probation officer
A court order ending your supervised probation or parole

Request the return of your valid U.S. passport

Follow the steps to request the return of your passport if:

Your passport was sent to us by a court or law enforcement agency and has not expired.
You are on or have completed probation or parole. ·
We cannot return your passport if it was revoked, expired, or you reported it lost or stolen.

To request the return of your passport, you must send us 2 documents:

Notarized letter requesting return of your passport.
Official letter from your probation officer authorizing the return of your passport.

Your notarized 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 such as a driver’s license

The letter or email from your probation officer must give permission to return your valid passport and include:

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

Email: PPTReturnRequests@state.gov

Mail:

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

It may take up to 8 weeks to process your request. Processing times may vary during the year. If you have been waiting over 8 weeks, email PPTReturnRequests@state.gov to check the status of your request.