Form DS-5520 SUPPLEMENTAL QUESTIONNAIRE TO DETERMINE IDENTITY FOR A U

U.S. Department of State

SUPPLEMENTAL QUESTIONNAIRE TO DETERMINE IDENTITY
FOR A U.S. PASSPORT

OMB CONTROL NO. 1405-0215
Expiration Date: XX/XX/20XX
Estimated Burden: 45 minutes

Please Print Legibly Using Black Ink Only

PLEASE DO NOT USE THIS FORM UNLESS THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE ASKS YOU TO USE IT.

USE OF THIS FORM

This form is completed by the applicant only when specifically requested by a passport agency/center when sufficient evidence of identification
is needed to process your application for a U.S. passport. The applicant has the option to complete the hardcopy form enclosed with the letter
from the passport agency/center or complete a fillable PDF version of the form available from a link as provided in the written request. Please
Note: You must print out the form and submit a hardcopy through the mail to the passport agency/center. You may not submit this
form electronically. In addition to completing this form, you may be asked to provide further documentary evidence to support your identity
claim. Documentary evidence should contain your full name/photograph (with issue date) or full name/signature (with issue date). For more
information on proof of identity, please refer to Instruction page 1 of the DS-11, Application for a U.S. Passport, or visit
travel.state.gov/identification.

IMPORTANT
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All questions must be answered to the best of your knowledge. The more information you are able to provide, the faster we may be
able to process your U.S. passport application. For example, if you are unsure of an exact address, please provide the street, city, and
state if you can recall them. The Department of State will consider all the information derived from the form in its entirety.
Please submit the information and/or documentation requested with this supplemental questionnaire to the requesting passport
agency/center.
If you are unable to provide primary evidence of U.S. citizenship, such as a previously-issued U.S. passport or a certified birth certificate,
please submit secondary evidence. For lists of primary and secondary evidence of U.S. citizenship, go to travel.state.gov/citizenship.
If you don’t know the answer to a question, please write “I don’t know.” If you believe a particular question does not apply to you
or your circumstances, please write “Not Applicable” or “N/A.” The Department realizes that most information for this questionnaire
may be difficult to obtain and will likely come from other sources. The Department will take these factors into account in the passport
issuance process.
If you need more space to respond to a question, please write the rest of your responses on a separate piece of paper.

FOR INFORMATION AND/OR QUESTIONS
For passport and travel information, please visit travel.state.gov. In addition, contact the National Passport Information Center (NPIC) toll-free at
1-877-487-2778 (TDD/TTY 1-888-874-7793) or by email at NPIC@state.gov.

WARNING
False statements made knowingly and willfully in passport applications, including affidavits or other documents submitted to support this
application, are punishable by fine and/or imprisonment under U.S. law including the provisions of 18 U.S.C. 1001, 18 U.S.C. 1542, and/or 18
U.S.C. 1621. Alteration or mutilation of a passport issued pursuant to this application is punishable by fine and/or imprisonment under the
provisions of 18 U.S.C. 1543. The use of a passport in violation of the restrictions contained herein or of the passport regulations is punishable
by fine and/or imprisonment under 18 U.S.C. 1544. All statements and documents are subject to verification. Failure to provide information
requested on this form, including your Social Security number, may result in significant processing delays and/or the denial of your
application.

PRIVACY ACT STATEMENT
AUTHORITIES: Collection of this information is authorized by 22 U.S.C. 211a et seq.; 8 U.S.C. 1104; 22 U.S.C. 2714a(f); 26 U.S.C. 6039E;
Executive Order 11295 (August 5, 1966); and 22 C.F.R. parts 50 and 51.
PURPOSE: We are requesting this information in order to determine your entitlement to be issued a U.S. passport. The collection of the Social
Security number will be used for identity/entitlement to passport verification only and no other purpose unless authorized by law.
ROUTINE USES: This information may be disclosed to another domestic government agency, a private contractor, a foreign government
agency, or to a private person or private employer in accordance with certain approved routine uses. These routine uses include, but are not
limited to, law enforcement activities, employment verification, fraud prevention, border security, counterterrorism, litigation activities, and
activities that meet the Secretary of State's responsibility to protect U.S. citizens and non-citizen nationals abroad. More information on the
routine uses for the system can be found in System of Records Notices State-05, Overseas Citizen Services Records and Other Overseas
Records and State-26, Passport Records.
DISCLOSURE: Providing information on this form is voluntary. Be advised, however, that failure to provide the information requested on this
form may cause delays in processing your U.S. passport application and/or could result in the refusal or denial of your application. Failure to
provide your Social Security number may result in the denial of your application (consistent with 22 U.S.C. 2714a(f)) and may subject you to a
penalty enforced by the Internal Revenue Service, as described in the Warning section of the instructions to this form. Your social security
number will be provided to the Department of the Treasury and may be used in connection with debt collection, among other purposes
authorized and generally described in this section.

PAPERWORK REDUCTION ACT STATEMENT
Public reporting burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 85 minutes per response, including the time required for
searching existing data sources, gathering the necessary data, providing the information and/or documents required, and reviewing the final
collection. You do not have to supply this information unless this collection displays a currently valid OMB control number. If you have
comments on the accuracy of this burden estimate and/or recommendations for reducing it, please send them to: U.S. Department of State,
Bureau of Consular Affairs, Passport Services, Office of Program Management and Operational Support, 44132 Mercure Circle, PO Box 1199,
Sterling, Virginia, 20166-1199.

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U.S. Department of State

OMB CONTROL NO. 1405-0215
Expiration Date: XX/XX/20XX
Estimated Burden: 45 minutes

SUPPLEMENTAL QUESTIONNAIRE TO DETERMINE IDENTITY
FOR A U.S. PASSPORT

RESET

Please Print Legibly Using Black Ink Only

PLEASE DO NOT USE THIS FORM UNLESS THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE ASKS YOU TO USE IT.

Section A: Biographical Information
First

1. Full Name:

Middle

2. Date of Birth:

-

(mm-dd-yyyy)

Last

3. Social Security Number:

-

U.S. City & State or City & Country

4. Place of Birth:

Section B: Family (Living and Deceased)

(Fill in as much information as possible. Attach a separate sheet, if needed.)
Full Name
Place of Birth
Date of Birth

Relationship

(Include maiden name, if applicable)

(U.S. City & State or City & Country)

(mm-dd-yyyy)

Joe Smith Keaton

Anytown, Anystate, USA

12-25-1980

Brother

1. Parent(s)

Current Address

123 Elm St Anytown, Anystate USA

1.
2.
1.

2. Stepparent(s)

2.
1.
3. Sister(s)/
Brother(s)

2.
3.
4.

4. Spouse

1.

Section C: Employment

(Fill in as much information as possible. Attach a separate sheet, if needed.)

1.

Please list your places of employment (if applicable) starting with your last three. If self-employed or a contractor working
remotely, provide your home addresses. If active duty military, provide 4 most recent duty stations.
Company Name & Address

Job Title

City & State

Country

Time Employed

ABC Industries/1001 West Elm Drive

Writer

Anytown, Anystate

USA

2004-2008

Section D: Schools

(Fill in as much information as possible. Attach a separate sheet, if needed.)

1.

Please list all schools that you attended inside and outside of the United States.
Name of School

City

State

Country

Dates of Attendance

Washington Elementary

Anytown

Anystate

USA

08-1990 to 06-1994

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U.S. Department of State

OMB CONTROL NO. 1405-0215
Expiration Date: XX/XX/20XX
Estimated Burden: 45 minutes

SUPPLEMENTAL QUESTIONNAIRE TO DETERMINE IDENTITY
FOR A U.S. PASSPORT
Please Print Legibly Using Black Ink Only

PLEASE DO NOT USE THIS FORM UNLESS THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE ASKS YOU TO USE IT.

Section E: Residences

(Fill in as much information as possible. Attach a separate sheet, if needed.)
1. Please list all your permanent residences starting with the most recent. Temporary residences of less than 90 days may be omitted.
Street

City

State

Zip Code

Country

Time of Residence

123 First St.

Anytown

Anystate

11011

USA

03-1990 to 06-2002

Section F: Signature
I declare under penalty of perjury that all statements made in this document are true and correct to the best of my knowledge.
Signature

DS-5520 XX-20XX

Date

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