Renewing Five-Year-Validity Passports

If you are renewing a five-year passport or replacing a limited passport you must apply in person.

• Click here to make an appointment in Taipei.
• Click here to make an appointment in Kaohsiung.   

The following items are required:

1. passport
2. completed application form (DS-11) with Taiwan contact number and address
   Please note—for applicants with no social security number or an unknown social security number, make sure to enter all zeros in the appropriate field when filling out the application online.
3. one 2” x 2” (5cm x 5cm) color passport photos (head size 1” to 1 3/8”) with a white background, taken within the past 6 months
4. US$105 fee, payable by cash (NT$ or US$) or with a major credit card.  Applicants over sixteen applying for their first ten-year passport, and adult applicants whose passports expired more than five years ago must pay a total fee of US$135.
5. If you have changed your name, bring the original or a certified true copy of the court order or marriage certificate.  If you are requesting other changes, include all supporting documentation.
6. Parents of children under sixteen must meet additional requirements, see Children Under Sixteen for more information.

Applicants whose previous U.S. passport expired more than one year ago may be asked to provide additional valid photo ID (showing name in English), such as a Taiwan passport or U.S. driver's license. 

Your passport will be ready in about three weeks and will be sent to you by courier.  Your previous passport will be cancelled and returned to you during your appointment. AIT will not cancel valid visas remaining in the old passport.

If you have an emergency travel need and can provide proof of a paid itinerary for travel in less than one week, you may apply for a limited validity emergency passport which will be issued while you wait. Emergency passports are usually valid for three months (but could be valid for up to one year, depending on the individual circumstances) and cannot be extended. They should be replaced with regular validity passports as soon as possible. Pages cannot be added to emergency passports.

In the case of an emergency, if there are no appointments available in Taipei before your scheduled departure, you may come to AIT to apply for an emergency passport without an appointment Monday through Friday between 8:30 - 11:30 AM and 1:30 - 3:00 PM. We will attempt to assist you as expeditiously as possible. However, applicants with appointments have priority.