State Dept Seeks Feedback on Passport Correction Forms Again
Published Date: 2/18/2025
Notice
Summary
If you got a U.S. passport in the last year and need to fix a mistake, change your name, or replace it for a limited reason, this update is for you! The Department of State wants your feedback on the form and process by March 20, 2025. No new fees are mentioned, but they want to make sure the paperwork is clear and easy to handle for about 767,500 people each year.
Analyzed Economic Effects
4 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 3 costs, 0 mixed.
Free Re-application for Recent Passports
If you hold a U.S. passport issued 1 year ago or less, you can use form DS-5504 to correct mistakes, change your name, or get a limited replacement and re-apply for a passport at no cost. The Department estimates about 767,500 people use this form each year.
New Sex-Offender Affirmation Required
The revised DS-5504 includes a new applicant statement requiring you to affirm that you are not required to register as a sex offender, in accordance with International Megan's Law. This affirmation is now part of the Acts or Conditions statement on the form.
Form Now Requests Biological Sex at Birth (M/F)
To comply with Executive Order 14168, the DS-5504 replaces the term "gender" with "sex" and will request the applicant's biological sex at birth as male "M" or female "F". The form's fields and instructions (section 3) were amended to reflect this change.
Paperwork Time Burden for Applicants
The Department estimates 767,500 respondents will complete the DS-5504 each year, with an average time of 40 minutes per response and a total estimated burden of 511,700 hours. Comments on the information collection are requested by March 20, 2025.
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