New Passport Applications

Follow the process detailed below if you are:

renewing a U.S. passport issued over 15 years ago;
renewing a U.S. passport that was issued while you were under the age of 16; or,
a first-time passport applicant over age 16.

Applicants over the age of 16 who have never been documented as a U.S. citizen must first establish their claim to U.S. citizenship.

Please print out only one-sided pages of the application, and submit all of the following in person at the Consulate serving your area.

Completed (but not signed) Form DS-11: Application for a U.S. Passport;
Evidence of U.S. citizenship (ie: previous U.S. passport and original U.S. birth certificate or Consular Report of Birth Abroad certificate)
Evidence of identity (current driver’s license, foreign passport or military ID)
One (1) U.S. sized passport photograph (Note: these are a different size from Samoa passport photographs.).
If applicable, original documentation to support name change or change of other descriptive data (certified photocopies are not acceptable)
Applicable fee.
Self-addressed courier envelope for return of your new and old passports (Note: we are unable to accept Registered Post envelopes to return the documents.)

The application must be signed by the applicant in the presence of a Consular Officer at the Embassy – this requirement cannot be waived.

Services are provided by appointment only, which can be scheduled by emailing ApiaConsular@state.gov or dialing +685 21631 ext 2222.