Installation Passport/Visa/SOFA Office
| U.S. Army Garrison Wiesbaden

Initial and Renewal Checklists

Please note: The Checklist and Passport Application Instructions are required to obtain a passport. 

• Military Official/Diplomatic
  • Required Memorandum Example
    - Must be submitted to the State Dept. and approved prior to appointment
  • Expedited Memorandum Example
• NAF (NAF employees who need to renew their official passports (not local-hire employees) -- require an employment memo from their CPAC office.)
• No-Fee Dependent
• Government Services (GS) Civilian
• DODEA Teachers 

Lost, Stolen or Mutilated

• Checklist

Passport Application Instructions

• Passport Application Instructions

• Initial and renewal CHECKLIST
• Lost, stolen or mutilated CHECKLIST

• Passport application instructions
• DS 3053 Statement of consent for minors under the age of 16 - Only required when both parents cannot be present

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Payment information for Tourist Passports

Due to the passports being processed through the U.S. Consulate in Frankfurt, the ONLY payment that will be accepted will be online payments using pay.gov.

The applicant must print the electronic payment confirmation they receive via email after successfully paying the fee because it needs to be included in the package we are sending to the U.S. Consulate in Frankfurt. No other payment will be accepted.

Payment instructions using DS-82:

• You are a U.S. citizen adult applying outside the United States
• You are renewing a 10-year validity passport book and/or card
• The passport book and/or card were issued less than 15 years ago

DS- 82 payment link: https://www.pay.gov/public/form/start/1156527186/

Payment instructions using DS-11:

• You are applying for U.S. passport for the first time, OR
• You are an applicant who is under the age of 16, OR
• Your previous U.S. passport was either:  issued when you were under the age of 16, issued more than 15 years ago, or lost, stolen, or damaged.
• You lost your valid U.S. passport book or card.

DS-11 payment link: https://www.pay.gov/public/form/start/1274042472

SOFA and Rations cards by appointment only

• Appointments are made online using the appointment scheduler - TimeTap

• SOFA Checklist for restricted country passport
• SOFA Checklist for US or other non-restricted passport - Updated Feb. 2025

Heads up: The 600-77A must be the type that includes a digital signature

SOFA: Active duty proof of SOFA is ID Card and orders. Dependents and Civilians have 90 days to obtain proof of SOFA after arrival. If SOFA expires, you revert to tourist status and again have up to 90 days to obtain a new proof of SOFA.

SOFA STAMPS in No-Fee/Official Passports are the approved solution for dependents and civilians and expire when the passport does. SOFA cards are the work-around, if there is no stamp. The SOFA card is issued to the highest held passport and expires the earliest of end-of-tour, ID card expiration, or passport expiration. It is not transferrable to another passport, and it is illegal to have both a stamp and a card.

Congratulations on the Birth of your child!  Follow the below steps in order to process the Consular Report of Birth Abroad and Passport application.

Step 1: To start the process of the Consular report of birth abroad, go to the following website. Click on MyTravelGov in the upper right hand corner.  At the bottom of the page that opens, click on "GO TO MYTRAVELGOV ACCOUNT LOG-IN."  Click on the icon.  When the page opens, click on create account.  Once you have created the account, you will receive an email to activate the account.  Once the account is activated, you can then apply for the e-CRBA.

In order for your application to process correctly, you will need to provide the Wiesbaden Passport Office email address under Parent 1 (enter exactly "usarmy.wiesbaden.id-europe.mbx.passport-office@army.mil" in your online application when asked for the "Contact Information for Parents."

Please add your personal email address under Parent 2 contact information.

Step 2: Once the Consulate has accepted your application (7–10 business days), the customer needs to contact the Wiesbaden Passport office with the child's full name, date of birth, and application number to schedule an appointment.

Step 3: Please print the below checklist and passport application instructions to properly prepare for your appointment. Bring all required documents from the checklist with you to the appointment.

*NOTE* - Both parents and child must be present at time of appointment.

• REPORT BIRTH ABROAD (CRBA) CHECKLIST - Updated Feb. 2025
• Passport application instructions
• eCRBA information

CRBA questions or appointments: Email usarmy.wiesbaden.id-europe.mbx.passport-office@army.mil