PASSPORTS

Obtaining Additional Pages

If your U.S. passport's visa pages are filling up, but your passport is still valid and in good condition, you may apply for additional pages to be added to your passport. No appointment is necessary, but you must apply in person between 12:30-4 p.m. weekdays.  Please fill in form DS-4085 “Application for Additional Visa Pages” prior to arriving at the consulate general.  You may access form DS-4085 at http://www.state.gov/documents/organization/80120.pdf.  Currently, there is no cost for additional pages.  However, we will need to keep your passport overnight.  Only one set of extra pages (24 pages are in each set) can be added to your passport at a time.  You may have up to two sets of extra pages inserted into your passport. Once this limit is reached, you will need to apply for a new U.S. passport.

Application Requirements

Please submit the following by courier or registered post:

• Your valid ten- or five-year passport;
• Passport Form DS-4085: The instructions on this form are written for individuals applying for a passport within the United States. As applications are processed differently outside the United States, please ignore the submission instructions on pages one and two of this form.  Form DS-4085 must be printed on separate sheets of paper; do NOT print this form on front and back of the same sheet. (Tips on completing the DS-4085);
• Prepaid courier envelope or self-addressed, stamped 9½ X 4 inch envelope so that we may return your current and new passports to you by courier or registered mail.  Courier envelops can be purchased from any India VFS office for INR 169.  All self-addressed, stamped 9½ X 4 inch envelopes must bear INR 54 postage already affixed.
• If applying for a child under the age of 16, you will also be required to follow additional instructions.
• Fees. No fee is charged for this service.

Submit your Application

Please submit your passport application, along with all supporting documents listed above using registered post or a private courier. Your envelope should be sent to the following address:

American Citizen Services Unit
U.S. Consulate General
Paigah Palace, 1-8-323 Chiran Fort Lane
Begumpet, Secunderabad
Andhra Pradesh, 500 003

Alternatively, you may submit your application in person at our office during normal business hours.  We recommend this if you have an emergency need to travel.

Processing Time

In most cases we can process an application for extra pages the same day if submitted in person. If your application cannot be processed the same day it will be processed within 24 hours and you can collect your passport the next day from 12:30 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. If you have submitted your additional pages application by mail, and have enclosed a courier envelope from VFS, we will process your application as soon as we receive it within 24 hours and forward it to the VFS courier service the same day. It may take another day or two for the passport to reach you by courier.

See the State Department website for more information on extra pages.