• Outbound Assignments
• Officer/Enlisted Promotions
• DEROS Management
• Retirements/Separations
• Student Dependent Travel Orders
• Erly Return of Dependents (initiated with your First Sergeant)

Please visit your CSS to initiate the following items:

• Reenlistments/Extensions
• COT/IPCOT

• Frequent Documents https://www.52fss.com/document-manager/military-personnel/career-development
• Org Box This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Tourist passports for both minors and adults (used for leisure travel)

Dependents overseas are highly encouraged to have both tourist and no-fee passports. No-fee passports are not to be used for leisure travel; they are for official travel only (to be used with PCS or TDY orders). No-fee passports with Status of Forces Agreement (SOFA) are normally required for dependents to PCS out of commercial ports.

Tourist Passport and other fees are as follows:

• Tourist Passport - Adult (Age 16 and older; first or replacement passport if lost/mutilated) $165
• Tourist Passport - Adult (Renewal) $130
• Tourist Passport - Minors (under age 16 and first passport renewal) $135

Read More Tourist Adult Renewal/Name Change (DS-82).

Read More Tourist Initial (DS-11).

Yes, both parents need to be present when applying for passports for children 15 years of age and younger.

If one parent/guardian cannot go with the child to apply for the passport, they can give permission by completing Form DS-3053 “Statement of Consent." You must submit the completed form with the child's passport application. The parent that cannot go with the child must:

• Sign and date Form DS-3053 in the presence of a certified notary public
• Submit a photocopy of the front and back side of the ID that they present to the notary public with Form DS-3053
• The legal office on base can notarize the DS-3053

Is it acceptable for my child’s eyes to be closed in his/her photo?

It is acceptable if an infant's eyes, particularly a newborn's, are not, or are not entirely, open.

**All other children must have their eyes open and looking straight ahead towards the camera.

Please download and carefully review the "Register Your Newborn Guide (CRBA)" by following the link Read More below.

When ready to apply for the Consular Report of Birth Abroad (CRBA) online, visit the MyTravelGov website. The new eCRBA process allows U.S. citizen parents to complete an online CRBA application, upload all required documents, and submit payment prior to scheduling an appointment for acceptance of the original documents at our office. Any passport applications for the newborn can also be processed during this appointment.

NOTE: We highly encourage parents to apply for a tourist and no-fee passport for their newborn, who must be command sponsored and enrolled in DEERS to apply for a no-fee passport. Also, both parents and the baby must be present during the appointment. The $100 fee for the eCRBA will be paid for online after you complete your application. The $135 fee for a tourist passport must be paid for during your appointment at our office.
-- Consular Report of Birth Abroad Online Fee $100

Please be advised Passport Agents are unable to answer the phone if they are conducting an interview. If you call our Passport office at DSN: 452-4448 and do not get an answer, please feel free to email our org box at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

Baby Passports and birth certificate applications (Consular Reports of Birth Abroad) are by appointment only. Please send us an email (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.) to receive the checklist on "How to register your newborn". Upon completion of required documents, we ask that members stop by our office for a review before scheduling an appointment.

No-Fee and Official passports (for official travel on orders only)

Diplomatic passports (documentation from the customer is required)

Who is eligible for an Official or Diplomatic passport?

22 CFR §51.3 states that an official passport is issued to an official or direct hire employee of the U.S. government traveling abroad to carry out official duties. A Diplomatic passport is issued to a Foreign Service Officer or to a person having diplomatic status or comparable status because he or she is traveling abroad to carry out diplomatic duties on behalf of the U.S. government.

May I use my Official or Diplomatic passport for personal travel?

For personal travel, you must use a tourist passport.

Can I have an Official and Diplomatic passport at the same time?

No, you may not hold an official and a diplomatic passport at the same time. If you require another type of special issuance passport for a particular job or assignment, you may be asked to turn in your valid Official or Diplomatic passport to be filed at the Special Issuance Agency.

Please contact your UDM (deployments) or the Passport Office for more details.

What are the SOFA status benefits and responsibilities?

• SOFA is defined as a treaty that sets out the terms under which the members of the force and the civilian component of a foreign NATO-member state are allowed to operate in another NATO state. The SOFA certificate identifies the bearer as a person who is entitled to unrestricted entry and exit from Germany and to benefits, privileges, and protections under the NATO SOFA and the German Supplementary Agreement. These benefits include the exemption from having to register your presence with the German authorities and paying German income tax. You can also purchase certain goods tax-free to include vehicles. The SOFA treaty gives us many benefits, but it also means that we have certain responsibilities. Individuals are responsible for learning and obeying German laws, carrying an official ID card issued by the sending state, registering vehicles with USAREUR, and having a SOFA certificate in their passport to prove their entitlement to live and travel within Germany.

Who is entitled to a SOFA certificate?

• In order to be eligible, you must belong to one of the following categories: U.S. DoD civilians or DoD-sponsored contractors and their family members as well as military dependents accompanying the force. Certain foreign nationals from NATO-sending states employed by the armed forces are also eligible. Local national (German) or foreign employees from countries that are not members of NATO are not entitled to SOFA status.

What documents do I need to receive a SOFA certificate?

• Command-sponsored family members and stateside-hire civilians should receive a SOFA stamp in their no-fee passport before arriving in Germany. The documentation needed for U.S. Forces members to obtain SOFA certificates for their foreign national or non-command-sponsored dependents includes their PCS or TDY orders assigning them to Germany and their dependents’ passports and ID cards. For local hire civilians, contractors, and their family members, an AE Form 600-77A is required from their servicing personnel office or sponsoring agency. In addition, the dependents’ passports and valid ID cards are also required. All family members must be enrolled in the Defense Enrollment Eligibility Reporting System (DEERS). If dependents do not possess a valid ID card (i.e. children under the age of 10), the sponsor will need to provide a DD Form 1172-2 as verification that the dependents are enrolled in DEERS.

If dependents do not possess a valid ID card (i.e. children under the age of 10), the sponsor will need to provide a DD Form 1172-2 as verification that the dependents are enrolled in DEERS.

If you need a SOFA card, please read more below.

How Can I Apply for a Social Security Number?

To apply for a social security number, complete the SS-5-FS (Application for a Social Security Card) and send along with required documents/certified copies to the Frankfurt Consulate.

Consulate Frankfurt Attn:

SSA/FBU Giessener Str. 30

60435 Frankfurt am Main

For more instruction, please click here.

SSN Application

If you have any questions and to request certified copies, contact the passport office at DSN 452-4448.

Mailing your Social Security Number Application

To avoid delays and increase security for return of your documents, we recommend you send applications and certified copies via any registered carrier of your choosing that can provide a tracking number. Please note that mail sent through the Post Office on base may not be tracked.

You are responsible for keeping records of your tracking number.

We do not provide a receipt status or an interim status on submitted applications for a social security number.

SSN Cards are mailed from Social Security headquarters in the U.S. and not the Federal Benefits Unit.

Checking the Status of Your SSN Number Application

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Request by telephone: 069-90-555-1100

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