Adults age 21 or older applying for their first Honduran passport in the United States must appear at a Honduran consular office or participating mobile consulate. The standard application requires a valid Honduran DNI, a printed appointment confirmation, and a money order. A five-year passport costs $60 at a consular office, while a ten-year passport costs $75. Applicants under 21 follow different parental-consent rules and can receive only a five-year passport.[1]
Last verified: June 27, 2026
Important: This is an independent informational page, not a Honduran government or consular website. Requirements can change, so confirm time-sensitive details with the office or official agency handling your service.
Official Appointment: Open the Honduran Consular Services appointment system.[2]
Documents for a First-Time Applicant With a Valid DNI
The official general passport checklist contains three required items: the applicant’s valid Honduran identity card, printed proof of the appointment, and proof of payment. The documents must be presented in person.[3]
| Document | Requirement |
|---|---|
| Honduran DNI | Present the valid original Documento Nacional de Identificación. |
| Appointment confirmation | Print the confirmation generated by the official consular appointment system. |
| Money order | Bring the money order for the exact passport fee. Honduran consular offices in the United States do not accept cash for this service. |
| Marriage certificate | A woman requesting her married surname in the passport must present the original marriage certificate. |
A birth certificate is not part of the standard checklist when the applicant presents a valid DNI. It becomes relevant when the applicant does not have the current identity card or falls under one of the special identity-verification categories.
Five-Year and Ten-Year Passport Fees
| Passport Validity | Consular Office | Mobile Consulate | Age Rule |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 years | $60 | $78 | Available to applicants of any eligible age |
| 10 years | $75 | $97.50 | Available only to applicants age 21 or older |
Payment Method: The official fee schedule requires a money order for applications submitted at Honduran consular offices in the United States. Cash is not accepted. The published national fee page does not identify a single payee name for every office, so follow the payment instruction provided for the selected consulate.
Booking the Passport Appointment
The Honduran Consular Services system is used to select the consulate and passport service. It asks for the applicant’s nationality, identity or passport information, residence details, email address, telephone number, and home address.
- Open the official consular appointment system.
- Select Hondureño as the nationality.
- Enter the 13-digit Honduran identity number without spaces or hyphens. A previous passport number can be used when the system offers that search option, but a first-time applicant will normally use the identity number.
- Select the region, consular office, and passport service.
- Enter the requested personal and U.S. residence information exactly as it appears in the Honduran civil registry documents.
- Select an available date and retain the confirmation.
- Print the appointment confirmation and bring it to the consular office.
The appointment is made through a Honduran government system. Form DS-11, U.S. passport acceptance facilities, and the U.S. Department of State passport application are not used for a Honduran passport.
Applying Without the Current DNI in Hand
The document list changes according to whether the DNI was previously processed or was never requested. A birth certificate by itself does not replace the complete identity-verification requirement.
When the DNI Was Previously Processed
An applicant who previously processed the Honduran identity card but does not have the current card must present an original digitally issued Honduran birth certificate and at least one accepted document containing a photograph. The official checklist specifies that handwritten birth certificates are not accepted.[4]
- Honduran driver’s license
- Honduran Social Security Institute card
- Undamaged expired Honduran passport
- Expired Honduran identity card
- U.S. permanent resident card
- TPS document issued in the United States
The supporting documents must be originals. A photograph or scan stored on a phone does not satisfy an original-document requirement.
When the Applicant Never Requested a DNI
The Honduran passport instructions recognize special conditions for adults who left Honduras as children, never requested an identity card, lack Honduran photo identification, have lived abroad for many years, or are under the custody of a family-reunification agency. These applications receive additional identity review.[5]
Depending on the applicant’s civil-registry record and available evidence, the consulate can request the following original or specifically identified supporting documents:
- Original digitally issued Honduran birth certificate
- Available Honduran document containing the applicant’s photograph
- U.S. permanent resident card or TPS document as official photo identification
- Copy of the Honduran DNI belonging to the applicant’s father or mother
- Sworn declaration from a parent or, when applicable, a relative within the second to fourth degree of blood relationship
The sworn declaration must be issued by a notary in Honduras or a Honduran consular office. It must contain the applicant’s photograph and state that the image belongs to the person requesting the passport. This special documentation is reviewed against the applicant’s information in the Registro Nacional de las Personas; presenting one substitute document does not automatically complete the identity review.
No DNI or Honduran Photo Document: Use the official special-conditions checklist and contact the selected office before purchasing the money order. The consulate must determine which identity evidence applies to the applicant’s RNP record.
Applicants Born in the United States
A person born in the United States to a Honduran parent cannot begin with a passport application unless the birth has been incorporated into the Honduran civil registry. The RNP states that births abroad to a Honduran father or mother can be registered through a Honduran diplomatic or consular office and later incorporated into the national registry.[6]
Once the registration is complete, the applicant should have a Honduran birth certification and identity number. An unregistered U.S. birth certificate establishes the U.S. birth event, but it does not by itself replace Honduran civil registration for passport issuance.
First Passport for a Naturalized Honduran
Naturalized Hondurans have a separate document list. The official instructions require a Honduran identity card; without it, passport issuance does not proceed. The applicant must also present the original naturalization record, the resolution or decree connected to the naturalization, the printed appointment document, and proof of payment.
The official checklist also identifies an additional executive authorization for a naturalized applicant who has lived outside Honduras for more than two years. Because this is a separate nationality-record review, the applicant should use the naturalized-Honduran requirements rather than the standard DNI checklist.
Rules for Applicants Ages 18 Through 20
Honduran consular passport rules place applicants under 21 in a separate category, even though an 18-year-old is treated as an adult for many purposes in the United States. An applicant age 18, 19, or 20 can receive only a five-year passport and must follow the applicable parent-presence or authorization requirements.
- Both parents ordinarily appear with their valid identification.
- An absent parent provides an original authorization issued by a Honduran notary or Honduran consular office.
- The authorization identifies the person permitted to represent the absent parent.
- If a parent is deceased, the applicant presents the original death certificate issued by the responsible authority.
- A person holding parental authority presents the original Honduran family-court resolution establishing that authority.
Names and Civil-Registry Information
The name, date of birth, place of birth, and identity number used in the appointment should match the RNP record. A U.S. driver’s license, marriage record, or immigration document showing a different name does not automatically change the Honduran civil-registry entry.
A woman who wants the married surname printed in the passport must present the original marriage certificate. If the underlying Honduran record contains an error or an unregistered civil event, the consular office can require the record issue to be addressed before the passport data is finalized.
The Consular Visit
- Present the printed appointment confirmation at the selected office.
- Submit the original DNI or the document set corresponding to the applicable identity condition.
- Present the money order for the selected five-year or ten-year passport.
- Complete the in-person identity and passport enrollment required by the consular office.
- Review the personal information shown during the application, especially the spelling of names, date of birth, birthplace, and identity number.
- Keep the application receipt or collection instructions provided by the office.
Printed passport photographs are not included in the current standard adult passport checklist. They should not be confused with the separate salvoconducto requirements, which list two passport-size photographs.
Receiving the Passport
The official consular fee page allows an applicant to request delivery to a home address at the applicant’s responsibility. It currently instructs applicants choosing that option to bring a $6.45 postage stamp. This amount is separate from the passport fee.
The national passport information page does not publish one processing or delivery period for every U.S. consular office and mobile event. The receipt or instructions issued after enrollment determine whether the passport will be collected at the office or mailed and how the applicant will be notified.
Official Sources
- [1] Honduran Ministry of Foreign Affairs — Consular Fee Schedule — Publishes passport prices, validity options, age restrictions, payment method, standard documents, special identity conditions, and mailing-stamp information.
- [2] Honduran Consular Services Appointment System — Official system for selecting the consular office, service, and appointment information.
- [3] General Passport Application Requirements — Official checklist for applicants presenting a valid Honduran identity card.
- [4] Passport Requirements Without a Current Identity Card — Lists the birth certification, accepted photo documents, appointment confirmation, payment evidence, and original-document rule.
- [5] Passport Requirements for Special Conditions — Identifies cases involving applicants who never obtained a DNI, left Honduras as children, lack Honduran photo documents, or require additional identity review.
- [6] Registro Nacional de las Personas — Birth Registration — Explains the registration of children born abroad to a Honduran father or mother and incorporation of the birth into the Honduran civil registry.