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The United States Government issues a few different types of passports to American citizens. Each type has a specific purpose and requires specific requirements be met in order to obtain it. The information below provides details about the kinds of passports, who they are for and how they can be obtained.

Regular Passport

A regular passport is issued to American citizens and nationals who may or may not be a U.S. citizen. Nationals who are not granted citizenship are those who are born in either American Samoa or Swains Island. The regular passport is often referred to as a tourist passport although it is also used by those who travel for business, study, work and other purposes.

A regular passport book has a blue cover and is issued with the standard 28 pages or non-standard 52 pages. This type of passport has a validity of 10 years when issued to an applicant age 16 or older and 5 years when issued to a minor age 15 or younger.

The diplomatic passport is issued to a Foreign Service officer or to a person having diplomatic status because he or she is traveling abroad to carry out diplomatic duties on behalf of the United States Government. As with an official passport, the diplomatic passport cannot be used for leisure travel. For this reason, diplomats are encouraged to obtain a regular passport before departing the United States for official duties.

Applicants must submit the appropriate application form, supporting documents and a copy of the orders from assigned post. The validity for this type of passport is 5 years. There is no fee for this passport. It must be turned in when tour of duty is over.