To expedite your New Passport, we will help you get started in the right direction. Don't be overwhelmed. We are here to assist you each step of the way.

First, you will need to gather all of the required information (listed below) and then take them to the nearest Acceptance Agent to seal your documents and then send your package to us via Federal Express. You will need to complete one government form called the DS-11 as well as the LOA Form (which stands for Letter Of Authorization... it authorizes us to process your passport paperwork).

Your Package Checklist:

1. Complete the Universal Passport Order Form. Download it here. To determine our fees, click here for our payment calculator.

2. Complete, download & print 2 copies of the DS-11 Form from the government website. Here is the link: https://pptform.state.gov/FraudAbuseNotice.aspx?form After you submit that you have read the disclaimers on the first page, the second page will have 3 sections. Click “Continue” beneath the option that reads “Apply for a Passport Book”. NOTE: Do NOT sign the application form until a Passport Acceptance Agent instructs you to do so. One copy of this form will go inside the envelope from the Acceptance Agent and the second copy will go outside of the sealed envelope.

3. Complete our LOA (Letter Of Authorization). NOTE: Leave the second blank empty -- it’s where you are authorizing us to handle the submission and pick-up of your passport documents (after they’ve been issued by the passport agency). Get LOA here. * IMPORTANT: Must print and complete 2 copies of the LOA.

4. We need 2 passport photographs. Must be recent, identical and 2x2 inches.

5. We need a proof of your U.S. citizenship. This would be one of the following: ORIGINAL certified copy of U.S. Birth Certificate; or a previous valid U.S. passport; or Report of Birth Abroad (Form FS-240); or Certification of Birth Abroad (Form DS-1350); or Certificate of Citizenship or Naturalization from USCIS. NOTE: A certified birth certificate has a registrar’s raised, embossed, impressed or multicolored seal, registrar’s signature and the date the certificate was filed with the registrar’s office; which must be within 1 year of your birth. Please note that some short (abstract) versions of birth certificates may not be acceptable for passport purposes.

6. We need ONE form of primary identification. This would be either: previously issued & undamaged U.S. passport; Naturalization Certificate; Valid Driver’s License; Current Government ID (city, state or federal) or Current Military ID (for military applicants and dependents).

7. We need a copy of your travel itinerary. A copy of either your airline ticket(s) or flight itinerary will serve as the required proof regarding your departure date.

8. We need your $135 check made payable to the U.S. Dept. of State, as well as a $25 execution fee to the Acceptance Agent. These are government fees. Your payment to Universal Passports & Visas was for the expediting of your passport processing, but the Federal Government still requires their standard fees for a New Adult Passport. NOTE: Please indicate your Date of Birth in the memo field of your check.

9. We need your payment to us. You can do this one of two ways:
⁃ You can pay us Online, by Clicking Here or
⁃ You can mail us a check or provide your credit card information (refer to first step, above, for Universal Passport Order Form). To determine our fees, please use our payment calculator.

10. Take all of these documents to your nearest Acceptance Agent. While at the Agent, inform them that you will be using a courier service (that’s us!). The Acceptance Agent will stamp the envelope before you send it to us. Do not open the envelope after the Agent seals your document. Remember, a second copy of the Form DS-11 will go on the outside of the sealed envelope.

Now, if you are certain that you have followed and completed all of the above steps, gather everything together and head to your nearest Fed-Ex drop off location. Click Here to locate a nearby Fed-Ex drop off location.

Send or hand deliver your package to:

Attn: Passport Processing
Universal Passports & Visas
7515 Greenville Ave., Suite 1010
Dallas, TX 75231
ph: 800-831-2098

For 24-Hour RUSH Service, package MUST be Fed-Ex'ed (using Fed-Ex First) to our Houston Office:

Attn: Passport Processing
Universal Passports & Visas
4617 Montrose Blvd. Suite B230
Houston, TX 77006
ph: 713-739-0010

Be sure to save your Fed-Ex Tracking ID!

(Sorry, but we can’t accept faxed or emailed documents.)