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Study Abroad

Passports

To travel abroad to almost any other country (including, effective 2007, Canada and Mexico) you will need a passport. You will need to apply for a new passport if you have never had one before, if your passport was issued before your 16th birthday, or if you passport is more than 15 years old. You passport must be valid 6 months from your expected date of return. You can apply for a new passport at the Post Office on Olympic Drive or the UGACard Passport Application Acceptance Facility in Athens.

Start this process early. Due to seasonal changes in the volume of application, it may take more than 6 weeks to get your passport back.

You will need the following to apply for a new passport:

  • A passport application form
  • Proof of citizenship (a certified birth certificate with a raised seal or a previous passport)
  • Proof of identity (previous passport, driver's license or government ID)
  • Two identical 2" x 2" passport photos taken within six months
  • $97 fee (see passport form for payment options)

Renewing Your Passport

If you already have a passport and that passport is your most recent one, it was issued within the past 15 years, and you were over age 16 when it was issued, you may renew your passport by mail.

To do this:
  • Download form " DSP-82: Application For Passport By Mail"
  • Fill it out, sign and date it and attach
    • Your most recent passport
    • Two identical 2" x 2" passport photos taken within six months
    • $67 fee (see passport form for payment options)
    • If your name changed since your previous passport was issued, enclose a certified copy of the court order, adoption decree, marriage certificate or divorce decree specifying another name for you to use. (Photocopies are not acceptable.) If you name has changed by other means, you must apply in person.
If you need your passport in a hurry, you can get an expedited passport. To do this you must either be leaving in less than 14 days, or in two to three weeks and you require foreign visas. This will cost you an extra $60 plus overnight delivery costs each way, and you must show proof of your upcoming departure, such as plane tickets. For more information, visit the U.S. government passport site.

If you need help obtaining a new or replacement passport or a travel visa

DISCLAIMER: This information is provided as a courtesy; UGA does not endorse passport expeditors, but several are available in the Atlanta metro area.
A Briggs works with the U.S. Passport Agency and foreign embassies and consulates to secure passports and travel visas as quickly as 24 hours.

Anyone in the UGA community, that is, students, administrators, faculty, staff and their parents and dependents, who uses the login, will receive a 10% discount on our services.

* No discounting is available on 1-2 day passport service or UK Passports *

Directions to the Olympic Drive Post Office

From UGA take College Station to the bypass and go north (441/129N). There will be a light at Olympic Dr. Turn right. The post office is at 565 Olympic Dr.

Passport Photos

Passport sized photos (2" x 2") can be purchased at the Tate Center, UGACard Passport Application Acceptance Facility weekdays from 9:00 a.m. - 4 p.m. They cost $8.0 for 2 color photos. Additional photos are $6 for 2. They are also available from Kinko's, Wolf Camera & Video and the Olympic Drive Post Office.
 
1324 S. Lumpkin Street, Athens, GA 30602
Phone (706)542-2900 | Fax (706)583-0106
Last updated on Monday, June 20, 2011 2:30 PM