The Special Issuance Agency (SIA) issues diplomatic, official, service, and no-fee regular passports. We support getting foreign visas for those traveling on behalf of the U.S. government.
You may not be able to access some links on this page if you are not on a U.S. government computer or device.
Diplomatic passports are for:
We review your employment information, country of travel, job duties, and supervising authority to see if you should get a diplomatic passport.
Official passports are for:
In most cases, military personnel may enter and exit countries in which the United States has a Status of Forces Agreement (example: countries in NATO) by showing military ID card and travel orders. We will issue no-fee, regular passports to eligible family members.
Find information on country requirements in the Department of Defense's Foreign Clearance Guide.
We issue service passports on a limited basis to non-personal services contractors. The contractors must be supporting the U.S. government with travel plans that cannot be accomplished using a regular passport.
No-fee, regular passport books do not need payment. They have a special endorsement showing the travel status of the person holding the passport. We issue these passports to:
Most U.S. passports are regular, fee passports and known as "tourist" passports. These passports are valid for 10 years for adults or five years for children under age 16.
If you cannot access SIA's website, please follow these steps:
Step 1: Get at least one IP number from your federal agency
Step 2: Provide the top-level domain name of your agency (army.mil, state.gov, trade.gov, etc.)
Step 3: Please send the IP address and top-level domain name of your agency to the Special Issuance Agency.