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Please use the online application form. Using the online form will expedite the application process.
Passport services are by appointment only (except for Adult Passport Renewal by mail).
Please note that per Embassy security regulation, all persons who wish to appear at the appointment must register their names in the appointment system to be admitted into the embassy/consular agency. If an application will be submitted on behalf of a minor child, both the child and the parent(s) or legal guardian(s) will all need to have appointments to enter the embassy/consular agency.
U.S. Embassy La Paz
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Avenida Arce #2780
La Paz, Bolivia
U.S Consular Agency Santa Cruz
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Avenida San Martin
Edificio Empresarial Equipetrol
Calle G esquina Avenida Salvador (paralela a la Avenida San Martin), Piso 4
Santa Cruz, Bolivia
The Consular Section is closed on Bolivian and U.S. holidays.
Third Party Attendance at Consular Appointments
Generally, immediate family members may accompany passport and CRBA applicants to their appointment interviews at a U.S. embassy or consulate, and all minor children must be accompanied by a parent or guardian. Passport and CRBA applicants also have the option of being accompanied by an attorney at their appointment interview. Attendance by any third party, including an attorney, accompanying an applicant is subject to the following parameters designed to ensure an orderly appointment interview process and to maintain the integrity of the adjudication of the application(s):
Attendees may not engage in any conduct that violates this policy and/or otherwise materially disrupts the appointment interview. Failure to observe these parameters will result in a warning to the attendee and, if ignored, the attendee may be asked to leave the appointment interview and/or the premises, as appropriate. It would then be the applicant’s choice whether to continue the appointment interview without the attendee present, subject to the consular officer’s discretion to terminate the appointment interview. The safety and privacy of all applicants awaiting consular services, as well as of consular and embassy personnel, is of paramount consideration.
Passport Book/Card Pick Up
New Passport books/cards are sent through FedEx. If you applied for your passport book/card at the U.S. Embassy in La Paz or at the Consular Agency in Santa Cruz and requested that your passport book/card be delivered at a specific address, you can expect FedEx to deliver it within 3 working days after receiving a confirmation email stating that your passport has been received. If you stated you wanted to pick up your document from a FedEx office, you can pick it up from FedEx 3 days after receiving the confirmation email. Please note that FedEx will charge you Seventy Bolivianos (Bs.70) upon delivery of the document.
Please call: 216 8000
Outside of Office Hours, contact: 216 8000
Outside of Bolivia: [011](591-2) 216-8000
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