Form DS-64: Fill Out Online in 2026

Form DS-64 is the Statement Regarding a Lost or Stolen U.S. Passport Book and/or Card. You use it to report a missing passport when you apply for a new one and cannot turn in the original. A U.S. citizen may not normally hold more than one valid or potentially valid passport book and one valid passport card at the same time. This statement explains why you cannot present your prior document.

The U.S. Department of State places the report in the Consular Lost and Stolen Passport System. This helps stop another person from using your passport and protects your identity from fraud. After a passport is reported lost or stolen, it is no longer valid for travel. If you later find it, you must not use it. The DS-64 passport Form is a report, not a replacement passport application by itself.

You use passport Form DS-64 after your valid U.S. passport book or passport card is lost or stolen. Reporting the loss helps prevent another person from using your passport and helps ensure you do not hold more than one valid passport of each type unless the Department of State allows it.

The report flags and cancels the passport number in Department of State and Customs and Border Protection systems. It also links a future replacement application to the reported loss. If someone tries to use the reported passport to enter the United States, that person may be detained.

You can get a blank Form DS-64 from the U.S. Department of State. It is issued by the Bureau of Consular Affairs, Passport Services, Office of Program Management and Operational Support (CA/PPT/S/PMO).

PDFLeader has a blank DS-64 Form PDF pre-loaded in our browser-based editor, so you do not need to download a template from another source. You can fill out the form and download the completed PDF for future use. PDFLeader does not file or submit Form DS-64 for you.

After completing the DS-64 Form PDF, you can mail it to the designated U.S. Department of State passport processing office listed on the form. You may also report the loss or theft through the State Department’s online portal. An online report cancels the passport within one business day, so do not use this option if you plan to recover and keep using the passport.

If you are applying for a replacement passport, take passport Form DS-64 to a passport acceptance facility and submit it in person with Form DS-11. Do not send the DS-64 lost passport Form separately when the acceptance facility will handle both forms with your application.

U.S. citizens whose valid passport book or passport card was lost or stolen need to complete Form DS-64. Only the passport holder can report the loss or theft. For a minor, a parent or legal guardian may complete the DS-64 passport Form on the child’s behalf. You also need the statement when applying for a new passport if you cannot present the prior valid or potentially valid passport.

The U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Consular Affairs uses the details afterward. It enters the report in the Consular Lost or Stolen Passport System and cancels the document to guard against misuse. Border officials may also flag the passport. A person who tries to use a reported passport book may be detained when entering the United States.

After filling out Form DS-64 in PDFLeader, download the completed form, print it, and add your original handwritten signature and date in black ink. Do not add any other handwritten marks. Electronic and digital signatures are not accepted. Check the latest instructions on travel.state.gov before signing. PDFLeader does not submit the form, so you must handle submission outside our platform.

Before completing passport Form DS-64, have the document type and status ready: U.S. passport card and/or U.S. passport book, and lost or stolen. Gather your last name, first name, middle name, date of birth, place of birth, Social Security number, current address, and contact information. If your name has changed since the passport was issued, provide the name shown on that passport.

For item 2d, note any prior lost or stolen U.S. passport book or card, how many times this happened, the dates, and whether you filed a police report. If you did, give when and where you notified the police. Describe any recovery efforts. For item 2e, state whether this DS-64 passport Form is connected to a new passport application. No supporting document is listed as a required attachment. You must certify the statement, then sign and date it.

Form DS-64 has no fixed deadline. If your valid U.S. passport book or card is lost or stolen, report it to the U.S. Department of State right away.

Timing matters because prompt reporting helps protect you from identity theft and fraudulent use. The State Department’s Online Form Filler Tool can cancel the passport within one business day. Reports sent by mail or made by phone may take several weeks to be received and processed. Do not wait until you apply for a replacement passport.

Form DS-64 is not required when you present your previous passport with your new passport application because it was not lost or stolen. You also do not use this form if the passport is damaged but remains in your possession. Follow the State Department’s process for replacing a damaged passport instead.

If you only want to report a passport as lost or stolen and are not applying for a replacement, you do not need to include Form DS-64 with a new application. Report the loss through an accepted State Department reporting method. If you later apply without the old passport, follow the current instructions for passport Form DS-64 and the replacement application.