Cancellation/Transfer of No-fee Passports

If you need to cancel or transfer your no-fee passport, please contact your passport agent for assistance.

The following information is provided for passport agents regarding the cancellation and transfer of no-fee passports.

• Military passport agents are NOT authorized to cancel a Diplomatic passport for ANY reason.
• Only the U.S. Department of State may cancel a Diplomatic passport.

• Return the uncancelled Diplomatic Passport with a written memo on installation letterhead requesting cancellation. Please provide the following:
  • Name and date of birth of the bearer of the passport
  • Passport number and date of issuance and expiration
  • Address where the cancelled passport should be returned.
• Send passport and memo to:
  U.S. Department of State
  Passport Services
  Special Issuance Agency (CA/PPT/SIA)
  44132 Mercure Cir
  PO Box 1185
  Sterling, VA 20166-1185
  (202) 485-8200

• When you cancel an Official passport, please inform the Department of State of this action by a written memo. The memo on installation letterhead must state that you have cancelled the passport and provide the following information:
  • Name and date of birth of the bearer of the passport
  • Passport number and date of issuance and expiration
• One memo may be used to record the cancellation of multiple passports
• Send memo to:
  U.S. Department of State
  Passport Services
  Special Issuance Agency (CA/PPT/SIA)
  44132 Mercure Cir
  PO Box 1185
  Sterling, VA 20166-1185
  (202) 485-8200

• When you cancel a DoD dependent passport and return it to the applicant, please inform the Department of State by written memo on installation letterhead with the following information:
  • Name and date of birth of the bearer of the passport
  • Passport number and dates of issue and expiration
• Send the memo recording the cancelation to:
  U.S. Department of State
  CLASP Unit (CA/PPT/S/L/LE/CP)
  44132 Mercure Cir
  PO Box 1227
  Sterling, VA 20166-1227

• When transferring a no-fee official or diplomatic passport to another agency please submit:
  • Authorization letter from your agency on official letterhead requesting the passport to be placed in book file
  • DD Form 1056
  • DS-4085
  • And the passport
• Send the memo, DS-4085 and the passport to:
  U.S. Department of State
  Passport Services
  Special Issuance Agency (CA/PPT/SIA)
  44132 Mercure Cir
  PO Box 1185
  Sterling, VA 20166-1185
  (202) 485-8200