Download the e-Form for fresh or reissue of Passport.
Fill the downloaded e-Form and click the Validate & Save button.
This will generate an XML file which will be required later for uploading in the system.
Upload the XML file through the Upload e-Form.
You qualify to have your passport replaced using a DS-5504 form; this form can only be used to replace limited validity passports (emergency passports) and passports that had an error when they were printed within a year of its issue date.
The forms you print must be clear and sharp, printed in black on white paper, with no holes or perforations, at least medium (such as used in most photocopiers) paper weight.
Do not use paper with a shiny surface.
Thermal paper, dye-sublimation paper, special inkjet paper, and other shiny papers are not acceptable.