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Printed Date and OMB Fields on DS-11 and DS-82
Compares the footer date strings and header OMB fields displayed on the cited DS-11 and DS-82 PDFs.
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What matters now
- DS-11 and DS-82 print a footer form-number-and-month/year string separate from a header OMB control number and expiration date.
- The DS-11 footer reads "DS-11 04-2025"; the DS-82 footer reads "DS-82 04-2025."
- Both forms' OMB header blocks show an expiration date of 06/30/2028, separate from the footer revision code.
- This comparison reports printed fields only, not form acceptance or DS-11-versus-DS-82 eligibility.
The cited DS-11 and DS-82 PDFs each display a form-number-and-month/year string in the footer and a separate OMB control number with an expiration date in the header.
This original record-reading guide is a general reading aid, not cited evidence. It does not depict a source record; the article text and source links provide the facts.
Key points
- The DS-11 (Application for a U.S. Passport) footer displays “DS-11 04-2025” (DS-11 PDF).
- The DS-82 (Application for a U.S. Passport by Mail) footer displays “DS-82 04-2025” (DS-82 PDF).
- Both forms separately print an OMB control number and an OMB expiration date in the header area, distinct from the footer revision code.
- Both forms also print an estimated completion-time burden figure and an instruction-page count, alongside — not in place of — the version markings above.
DS-11 fields
The DS-11 header displays “OMB Control No. 1405-0004” (DS-11 PDF) and “Expiration Date: 06/30/2028” (DS-11 PDF). Its footer separately displays “DS-11 04-2025” (DS-11 PDF).
The same header section states an estimated time burden, “Estimated Burden: 85 Minutes” (DS-11 PDF), and the form’s instructions are paginated starting from “Instruction Page 1 of 4” (DS-11 PDF). None of these four header/footer elements — the OMB control number, its expiration date, the burden estimate, and the page count — substitute for one another; each appears as its own printed field.
DS-82 fields
The DS-82 header displays a different OMB control number, “OMB Control No. 1405-0020” (DS-82 PDF), and the displayed expiration date is “06/30/2028” (DS-82 PDF). Its footer separately displays “DS-82 04-2025” (DS-82 PDF).
The DS-82’s header also states its own estimated time burden, “Estimated Burden: 40 Minutes” (DS-82 PDF) — a lower estimated burden than the DS-11 form. Its instructions are likewise paginated from “Instruction Page 1 of 4” (DS-82 PDF).
Scope of this comparison
This article reports only the fields displayed in the cited DS-11 and DS-82 PDFs: the footer form-number-and-month/year string and the header OMB control number and expiration date. It does not state whether an earlier DS-11 or DS-82 form is accepted for filing, or who should use either form.