Generally, the US Passport Service issues a new US passport to persons, who have never had a passport or lost a valid passport. It is also available for individuals, whose passport was issued more than fifteen years ago, whose most recent passport is damaged or mutilated or whose most recent US passport was issued prior to the 16th birthday. In the case of a US passport loss, when traveling abroad, the US Passport Service has some major requirements to receive a new one. What do you need to apply for a new US passport?

1. A certified birth certificate or a naturalization certificate or a passport, issued over fifteen years ago.
2. 2 Passport Size color photos (2x2 with white background).
3. A completed Passport Application Form DS-11 and for those, who have lost a valid passport, a completed Passport Application Form DSP-64. You must submit a photocopy of your completed application DS-11 for inclusion in the FedEx envelope, paper-clipped to the outside of the sealed envelope.
4. The total government fees are one hundred and fifty seven dollars for adults and one hundred and forty two dollars for minors under sixteen years old.
5. Two letters of authorization.
6. A proof of departure date- computer generated flight itinerary from the airline or a travel agency, a copy of an airline ticket or a corporate letter, stating a US departure by private aircraft. Or you must provide a copy of one of the following: a foreign travel plane ticket, a printed travel itinerary, showing a foreign travel or a business letter from the employee if it is a business travel.

You should bring all the documents and materials to the Passport Acceptance Facility, which will verify your identity and sign and seal the documents to the US Passport Service. However, if you choose to use a common US passport processing via the mail or Post Office, the process will take up to six weeks that is inappropriate for a US passport renewal, when traveling.

Special US passport agencies provide the faster terms for a US passport renewal, when you print their online application forms and deliver them together with all the documents, necessary for the Passport Acceptance Facility, informing the agent that you use an emergency US passport renewal at this or that particular agency.

One of such agencies to be mentioned in the first place is Passports and Visas.com, providing among numerous other offers the same day US passport renewal. This is a nationally recognized US Passport and Visa Service by the Washington Post, New York Times and USA Today and ranked number one by the US Passport Service Guide in a survey of forty expediting services. Passports and Visas.com delivers comprehensive step-by-step instructions, information and a US passport application forms online, covering all of your US passport and travel visa application needs. Although additional fees are required to facilitate your US passport renewal, a fast and efficient service is guaranteed.

Participating in a US passport protective plan is also an excellent idea. These protective plans are specially designed to guard a traveler from such a trouble as a passport loss and give him an access to a fast US passport renewal if the loss occurs. A comprehensive protection plan and an access to a fast passport renewal are available on Travisa.com.