This version of the form is not currently in use and is provided for reference only. Download this version of DD Form 1056 for the current year.
DD Form 1056, Application to Apply for a No-Fee Passport and/or Request for Visa, is a form issued by and used within the Department of Defense (DoD) . The document is used by qualifying military and government officials to apply for No-Fee passports when traveling for government purposes.
The latest version of the form was issued on May 1, 2016 , and is still in use today. An up-to-date DD Form 1056 fillable version is available for download or electronic filing below.
The main aim of the DD 1056 Form - often incorrectly referred to as the DA Form 1056 - is to provide all the information necessary for the initiation of a No-Fee passport or foreign visa.
The official military passport is issued at no cost and is usually referred to as the "No-Fee Passport." This type of passport can be requested by the members of the United States military or government officials, in cases when they need to travel abroad for official government-related purposes.
The first page of the Form DD 1056 includes the official DoD-issued filing instructions. A detailed step-by-step description of all the sections and boxes of the form is available below.
The passport form DD 1056 must me digitally filed - handwritten copies are not accepted. Download the form on to your desktop or mobile device and fill it in using Adobe Acrobat Reader or any other PDF-viewing software.
At this point, the DD Form 1056 is considered complete. The bottom section that contains Boxes 20 through 30 will later be filled out by the receiving agent.