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Update contact and emergency details

Keep the traveler's, guardians' and emergency contact's details current.

About 3 minutes iPhone, Android & the web Parents, guardians & travelers 5 steps

Keep your traveler's contact details current: their cell phone, the guardians' phone numbers and home address, and an emergency contact. It takes a minute, and PassportsGo tells you when something is missing.

Before you start

  • PassportsGo, signed in as the traveler or a parent or guardian.
  1. Step 1

    Open Contact & people

    On your traveler's page (Account on Home), tap Contact & people 1. Needs a quick review and a red number mean something is missing.

    Emma Carter's account page: Contact & people shows a red 2 and Needs a quick review
  2. Step 2

    See what's on file

    The page lists the traveler, Guardian 1 · billing contact, Guardian 2 and the Emergency contact.

    When A few things are missing 1 is at the top, each chip names one, like Emergency contact 2. Tap a chip, or the pencil at the top 3, to add or change details.

    Contact & people: A few things are missing, with Cell phone and Emergency contact chips, Everything is correct and No additional emergency contact, and the traveler's details below
  3. Step 3

    Change the details

    On Edit contact, type over anything that has changed:

    • The traveler's name must match the passport exactly 1. Airline tickets are issued from it.
    • Email addresses are grayed out 2. Passports changes them for you (see below).
    • Fill in what's missing, like the traveler's Cell phone 3.
    Edit contact: a note that the name must match the passport, the traveler's name, a grayed-out email with Email changes — contact us, and the cell phone typed in
  4. Step 4

    Add the emergency contact, then save

    Scroll down to Emergency contact 1 and enter a name and phone number. Guardian 1's phone and the home address 2 are further down. Then tap Save 3.

    What you can change depends on who you are. Only the billing contact (Guardian 1) can change Guardian 1's details and the home address.

    Edit contact scrolled down: an emergency contact, Grace Doyle, with a phone number, then Guardian 1's details and the home address, and Save at the top right
  5. Step 5

    Nothing to add?

    If a missing detail doesn't apply, say so on Contact & people. Tap Everything is correct 1 (for example, when your traveler has no cell phone), or No additional emergency contact 2. Then tap Confirm.

    The reminder goes away. You can still change the details later.

    Contact & people with the Everything is correct and No additional emergency contact buttons

Good to know

How do I change an email address?

Email addresses are how each person signs in, so only Passports can change them. Tap Ask Passports on your traveler's page, or call Passports at 1-800-332-7277.

The traveler's name is grayed out.

From 120 days before departure, only Passports can change the traveler's name, because airline tickets are issued from it. Tap Ask Passports on your traveler's page, or call 1-800-332-7277.

Who can change what?

Guardian 1, the billing contact, can change every section. Guardian 2 can change the traveler's details, the emergency contact, and their own name and phone. Travelers can change their own details and the emergency contact.

Can I change the date of birth?

Not in the app. Tap Ask Passports on your traveler's page, or call 1-800-332-7277.

Still stuck?Call Passports at 1-800-332-7277 (Mon–Fri, 8am–4pm Eastern) or email passportsgo@passports.com. Real people in Worcester, Massachusetts.
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Screens show a sample family and tour — your names, dates and amounts will differ. Checked against the app September 23, 2026.

Still need a hand?

Call us. A real person in Worcester picks up.

Monday to Friday, 8am to 4pm Eastern — and around the clock once your group is on tour. Or email passportsgo@passports.com.