Passport expired while outside the US

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Yes, you need to bring your birth certificate to the consulate.

Also, check the regulations specific to Mexico. For me, the required process was:

  1. Mail the passport, original birth certificate, and application form to the embassy using a specific courier.

    • No flexibility on this. The embassy was serving many walk-ins by sending them to a counter inside the embassy, where they had the privilege of mailing the materials to the same embassy. The courier was the same and, I assume, the fees.
  2. Wait for e-mail confirmation of the application.
  3. Go to the embassy in person. Solemnly swear that you are whom you claim to be.
  4. They mail your old passport and application to Washington. It gets mailed back together with the new one.
  5. The new passport is mailed to you using the same courier.

Sounds pretty straightforward, but can be a slow process. Getting to step 2 took a month for my friend. In between steps 3 and 4, they lost my application and passport, but did not tell me so. After a month, I got suspicious and visited again, which is an all-day trip. After an hour of investigation, they found my materials inside a desk drawer. They did not even apologize. In the meantime my visa expired and I accrued penalties. Be ready for a little aggravation.

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Per http://travel.state.gov/content/passports/english/passports/renew.html:

From Outside the United States:

  • U.S. citizens residing abroad (except those living in Canada) should renew their passports at the nearest U.S. Embassy or U.S. Consulate. For more information on Applying for a U.S. passport from outside the United States, please click here.
  • U.S. citizens residing in Canada may submit Form DS-82: Application for U.S. Passport by Mail to the address listed on the form.
  • Passports renewed by mail in the United States may only be mailed to United States and Canadian addresses.

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