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How to obtain your Passport . . .Image of U.S. passport

1. Download an application from the State Department website. Or pick one up from International Programs, 300 Strong (www.international.ku.edu/passports), or at your local Post Office (in Lawrence at 7th & Vermont).

2. Get your photos taken when you turn in your application and fee at International Programs. To schedule an appointment, call 864-6161. Photos can also be taken at Walgreens, CVS, AAA as well as several other locations in town. You can also submit your application at the main Lawrence Post Office.


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If you have applied for, but not yet received your passport:  You may check the status of your passport application online.

More information on the passport application process and processing times is available on the U.S. Department of State website at www.travel.state.gov
Please contact your Office of Study Abroad Program Coordinator by email or at 785-864-3742 if you are concerned that your passport will not arrive in time for your participation on your Study Abroad program, or if you have any questions about the information above. 

Information will be generated automatically on the status of your application.  If your program will be departing in two weeks, you may call the National Passport Information Center to request expedited service on your passport.  The number for the National Passport Information Center is 1-877-487-2778.  You will likely have to call many times to get through the automated system and into the queue. You'll know when you've reached the phone queue by the music playing.