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Americans across the country will soon be able to apply for a limited-edition U.S. passport featuring President Donald Trump’s portrait as part of commemorations marking the nation’s 250th anniversary.

The State Department said Thursday that its 27 passport agencies will begin issuing the documents next month, expanding access beyond Washington, D.C., where they had previously been available only to people applying in person.

Trump is the first living president to appear in a U.S. passport. The nationwide rollout follows other efforts to place Trump’s name or image on prominent public objects and institutions. His portrait appears on a gold-finished commemorative coin produced to celebrate the country’s founding, while proposals have also sought to add his signature to newly printed U.S. paper currency.

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A spokesperson for the White House told Newsweek: "President Trump’s patriotic passport provides yet another great way even more Americans can join in the spectacular celebrations for America’s 250th birthday. From the UFC250 Fight and the Great American State Fair to Freedom250 Grand Prix and this new commemorative passport, President Trump continues to proudly lead a renewal of national pride and patriotism during our historic semiquincentennial celebration."

What Is a Trump Passport?

Officially called the “Patriot Passport,” the commemorative document contains a portrait of Trump on an interior page, placed over a gold reproduction of his signature.

Its cover also differs from that of a standard U.S. passport. “United States of America” appears in bold gold lettering at the top, while “Passport” is printed at the bottom, reversing the layout used on current versions.

A gold laminate American flag appears on the back cover, alongside the number 250 surrounded by stars.

“In response to overwhelming demand, the Department of State is making an additional 250,000 of the special commemorative passports available to the public,” the department said in a statement. “Americans all across the country will now have the opportunity to apply for one of these additional special passports, known as the ‘Patriot Passport.’”

The only presidents currently shown in U.S. passports appear as part of an image of Mount Rushmore: George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Theodore Roosevelt and Abraham Lincoln.

Other pages feature national landmarks and landscapes, including the Statue of Liberty, the Liberty Bell, Independence Hall, the Great Plains, mountains and islands. Passports also include quotations from Martin Luther King Jr. and several former presidents.

Opposition to Trump Passports

Numerous Democratic lawmakers have decried the plan to have Trump on U.S. passports.

In a May 20 letter to Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Democratic Senators Jeff Merkley, Chris Van Hollen, Jacky Rosen and Tim Kaine, together with independent Senator Angus King, urged the department to abandon the design.

“The U.S. passport has never—and should not now—feature an image of a sitting U.S. president,” the senators wrote in the letter published by King’s office.

Van Hollen separately condemned the plan, writing on social media: “It's a scary day in America when an actual King behaves more democratically than the President of the United States,” according to TIME.

California Governor Gavin Newsom mocked the passport by announcing a fictional state driver’s license displaying his own portrait.

"IN HONOR OF CALIFORNIA’S 175TH ANNIVERSARY, WE WILL BE ROLLING OUT A VERY SPECIAL DRIVER’S LICENSE FOR EVERY CALIFORNIAN THIS SUMMER! IT WILL FEATURE A HANDSOME, HIGH-QUALITY PHOTO OF ME, GAVIN C. NEWSOM," Newsom’s press office wrote on X, imitating Trump’s rhetorical style.

Public reaction to the design has also been largely negative. An Economist/YouGov poll conducted from May 1 to May 4 found that 62 percent of Americans disapproved of the commemorative passport, while 14 percent approved. The survey included 1,573 U.S. adult citizens and had an approximate margin of error of 3.5 percentage points.

How to Get Trump Passport

Applicants seeking the commemorative version must attend a passport agency in person on dates identified on the State Department’s passport website, which is listed below.

Where Can I Get A Trump Passport?

The following agencies will offer Trump passports:

Chicago Passport Agency

• Address: 101 Ida B. Wells Drive, 9th Floor
• City: Chicago, Illinois
• Appointments available: Saturday, August 8, 8 a.m.–11 a.m.

Dallas Passport Agency

• Address: 1100 Commerce Street, Suite 1120
• City: Dallas, Texas
• Appointments available: Saturday, August 8, 10 a.m.–12 p.m.

Detroit Passport Agency

• Address: 477 Michigan Avenue, 3rd Floor
• City: Detroit, Michigan
• Appointments available: Saturday, August 8, 8 a.m.–1:30 p.m.

Minneapolis Passport Agency

• Address: 212 3rd Avenue South
• City: Minneapolis, Minnesota
• Appointments available: Saturday, August 8, 8 a.m.–3 p.m.

New Orleans Passport Center

• Address: 365 Canal Street, Suite 1300
• City: New Orleans, Louisiana
• Appointments available: Saturday, August 8, 7:30 a.m.–12 p.m.

Connecticut Passport Agency

• Address: 850 Canal Street
• City: Stamford, Connecticut
• Appointments available: Saturday, August 8, 8 a.m.–11 p.m.

Colorado Passport Agency

• Address: 7245 South Havana Street, Suite B-600
• City: Centennial, Colorado
• Appointments available: Saturday, August 8, 8 a.m.–1 p.m.

Los Angeles Passport Agency

• Address: Ronald Reagan Presidential Library, 40 Presidential Drive
• City: Simi Valley, California
• Appointments available: Monday, August 10, 10 a.m.–6 p.m.

Boston Passport Agency

• Address: 10 Causeway Street, Suite 247
• City: Boston, Massachusetts
• Appointments available: Tuesday, August 11, 8:30 a.m.–1 p.m.

Buffalo Passport Agency

• Address: 111 Genesee Street, Suite 101
• City: Buffalo, New York
• Appointments available: Tuesday, August 18, 8 a.m.–2 p.m.

Western Passport Center

• Address: 7373 East Rosewood Street
• City: Tucson, Arizona
• Appointments available: Tuesday, August 18, 4:30 p.m.–7:30 p.m.

San Francisco Passport Agency

• Address: 450 Golden Gate Avenue, 3rd Floor, Suite 3-2501
• City: San Francisco, California
• Appointments available: Thursday, August 20, 7:30 a.m.–11 a.m.

Western Passport Center

• Address: 7373 East Rosewood Street
• City: Tucson, Arizona
• Appointments available: Saturday, August 22, 9 a.m.–2 p.m.

Charleston Passport Center

• Address: 2000 Bainbridge Avenue
• City: North Charleston, South Carolina
• Appointments available: Saturday, August 22, 9 a.m.–4 p.m.

El Paso Passport Agency

• Address: 303 North Oregon Street
• City: El Paso, Texas
• Appointments available: Saturday, August 22, 7 a.m.–1 p.m.

San Juan Passport Agency

• Address: Torre Norte, Piso 9, Avenida José de Diego, Parada 22
• City: San Juan, Puerto Rico
• Appointments available: Saturday, August 22, 8 a.m.–1:30 p.m.

San Diego Passport Agency

• Address: 401 West A Street, 10th Floor
• City: San Diego, California
• Appointments available: Saturday, August 22, 8 a.m.–12 p.m.

Philadelphia Passport Agency

• Address: 9th and Chestnut Streets, 9th Street entrance, Suite 100
• City: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
• Appointments available: Saturday, August 22, 8 a.m.–12 p.m.

Vermont Passport Agency

• Address: 50 South Main Street
• City: St. Albans, Vermont
• Appointments available: Saturday, August 29, 8 a.m.–3:30 p.m.

Atlanta Passport Agency

• Address: 230 Peachtree Street NW, Suite 1000
• City: Atlanta, Georgia
• Appointments available: Saturday, August 29, 8 a.m.–11 a.m.

Arkansas Passport Center

• Address: 191 Office Park Drive
• City: Hot Springs, Arkansas
• Appointments available: Saturday, August 29, 8 a.m.–2:30 p.m.

Washington Passport Agency

• Address: 600 19th Street NW, 1st Floor, sidewalk level
• City: Washington, D.C.
• Appointments available: Saturday, August 29, 8 a.m.–12 p.m.

Western Passport Center

• Address: 7373 East Rosewood Street
• City: Tucson, Arizona
• Appointments available: Saturday, August 29, 9 a.m.–2 p.m.

Honolulu Passport Agency

• Address: 300 Ala Moana Boulevard, Suite I-330
• City: Honolulu, Hawaii
• Appointments available: Wednesday, September 2, 9 a.m.–1 p.m.

Seattle Passport Agency

• Address: 300 5th Avenue, Suite 600
• City: Seattle, Washington
• Appointments available: Saturday, September 12, 10 a.m.–3 p.m.

Houston Passport Agency

• Address: 1919 Smith Street, 4th Floor
• City: Houston, Texas
• Appointments available: Saturday, September 12, 8 a.m.–10:30 a.m.

Washington Passport Agency

• Address: 600 19th Street NW, 1st Floor, sidewalk level
• City: Washington, D.C.
• Appointments available: Saturday, September 26, 8 a.m.–12 p.m.

National Passport Center

• Address: 207 International Drive
• City: Portsmouth, New Hampshire
• Appointments available: Saturday, September 26, 9 a.m.–3 p.m.

Contact Newsweek editors on this story: Alabama Jackson and Cristina Diciu.

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