DD-Form 1610, Guidance for use in application of special
issuance passport (Effective After November 4, 2024):
- DTS
(Defense Travel System) no longer prints the DD Form 1610, DD Form 1351-2,
and OF 1164.
- Acceptable
Replacements for DoD Passport Program:
- DTS
Authorization Sheet (printed as a PDF via the "Print
Authorization" function)
- DTS
Routing List
Specific Guidance for the DoD Passport Program:
- Acceptable
Documents: The DoD Passport Program will now accept the following two
documents in lieu of the DD Form 1610 for travelers using DTS:
- Travel
Authorization (DTS "Print Authorization" PDF): This
document must contain the "Authorization number" at the
top and displays key trip data like departure/destination points,
accounting classification, and other trip details.
- Routing
List: This document shows the authorization number and the approval
status of the travel authorization .
- Unacceptable
Documents (Generally): DD Form 1610s generated after November
4, 2024, will not be accepted from appropriated funds personnel for
passport and visa processing due to their being manually created outside
of DTS,
- Acceptable
Exceptions: DD Form 1610 generated after November 4, 2024, may
be accepted only from below agencies:
- Guantanamo
Bay Cuba: DoD Travelers still need to provide DD-1610 that has been
manually completed and printed from WHS site to show arrival, departures
and leave to show to Cuban authorities.
- Non-Appropriated
Fund (NAF) Personnel: NAF employees use the "Concur" system
(not DTS). They are authorized to provide a manually created DD
Form 1610 with a digital or CAC signature from their travel authority and
displays the travel details because Concur does not have a display sheet.
The DD form must include travel funding lines and travel requirements.
They must also provide proof of NAF employment (Notification of Personnel
Action), and their salary is not allocated by congress.
- American
Red Cross personnel: must provide a manual DD-1610 with digital or
CAC signature from their travel authority. The Form is maintained at
WHS.MIL and is used to display the travel details.
- U.S.
Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) personnel must provide a manual
DD-1610s with digital or CAC signature from their travel authority. The
Form is maintained at WHS.MIL and is used to display the travel details.
Actionable Steps for DoD Travelers (Using DTS):
- After
November 4, 2024 (and if not an exempt agency): You MUST use the
Travel Authorization (PDF print from DTS) AND the Routing List.
Ensure your Travel Authorization fully identifies approval(verify on the
Routing List) before submitting.
- If
you are prompted to complete the DD-1610, access it from [esd.whs.mil]. (Under
exceptional case and coordinated through PSD
- If
you are working for an exempt agency: You can manually generate from
[esd.whs.mil]. This exception does not include all DoD appropriated funds
employees.
If there are any additional questions please have travelers
contact PSD Customer Service Team for assistance.