Passport Services

Second Passports

It is the Department of State's general policy that no person is in possession of more than one valid U.S. passport at a time. There is however a small number of cases, involving circumstances outside the control of the passport bearer, in which the issuance of a second passport may be appropriate. For example, the passport needed for current travel purposes is unavailable due to prolonged visa processing delays and neither a change of itinerary nor cancellation of the current passport coupled with issuance of a new passport, is possible or practicable. In a case such as this, a second passport may be issued to the applicant. The application must be accompanied with a written statement indicating the reason for a second passport. The second passport will be limited either in geographic area or in time, allowing travel for the proposed specific itinerary. For additional information, you should contact the Consular Section at the U.S. Embassy in Damascus.