You qualify for a new passport if you're 18 or older and meet ONE of these conditions:

• To obtain a certified copy of your birth certificate, contact the office of vital records in the state where you were born. (ej. Health Dept., Clerk of Court)
• If you were born in California or Texas, you must provide the "long form birth certificate" that shows your parents' names.
• You can also request official birth certificates online from services like VitalChek.com

• You may submit a previously issued passport in good condition as proof of citizenship.

If you have been issued a passport but no longer have the passport in your possession, you may request a file search with the U.S. Passport Agency. To do so you must:

• Provide a signed statement requesting a File Search.
• Include an additional personal check or money order made payable to the U.S. Department of State for $150.

If you were born abroad to one or more U.S. citizens, your parents should have registered your birth at a U.S. embassy or consulate, and received a Consular Report of Birth Abroad (Form FS-240) or Certification of Report of Birth( Form DS-1350).

The DS-1350 or a replacement FS-240 can be obtained by writing to:

A written request must be notarized and must include a copy of valid photo identification of the requester. The written request must include:

• Full name of child at birth (plus any adoptive names)
• Date and place of birth
• Full names of parents
• Serial number, if known, of the FS-240 (on those issued after November 1, 1990)
• Any available passport information
• Signature of requester
• Notarized affidavit for a replacement FS-240 (if applicable)