DS-160: Passport Information

Official CEAC section: Passport Information

The passport you'll travel with. If it expires within 6 months of your trip, renew BEFORE applying.

What this section asks

1. 1

   Passport Type

2. 2

   Passport Number

3. 3

   Passport Book Number

4. 4

   Issuing Country

5. 5

   Issuing City

6. 6

   Issuing State/Province

7. 7

   Issuance Date

8. 8

   Expiration Date

Where people get it wrong

• → Passport book number is NOT the passport number — it's the 'inventory control number'; 'Does Not Apply' for many countries.
• → Issuing authority = the office that issued it (e.g., 'HMPO'), not the country.