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New Passport Fee Schedule Starting February 1, 2008Beginning February 1, 2008, the Department of State will institute a new fee schedule for passport services. At this time applicants will also have the option of ordering a new Passport Card, a low cost, limited use (land and sea only) alternative to the Passport Book designed for those living along the border. In addition, the age for which both parents must appear and sign a passport application on behalf of a child will increase from 14 to 16 years old.
Fees are being adjusted to cover the cost of providing efficient and secure passport services including infrastructure, technology and staff. The Passport Execution fee collected by passport acceptance centers and U.S. consular sections abroad is being reduced from $30 to $25. | | Current Passport Application Fee | Current Total Fee | New Passport Application Fee | New Execution Fee | New Total Fee | Passport Book Adult | $67 | $97 | $75 | $25 | $100 | Passport Book Child | $52 | $82 | $60 | $25 | $85 | Passport Card Adult | Not Applicable | Not Applicable | $20 | $25 | $45 | Passport Card Child | Not Applicable | Not Applicable | $10 | $25 | $35 | Adult Passport
Renewal | $67 | $67 | $75 | Not Applicable | $75 |
To protect children from abduction, and to address concerns regarding runaway children, beginning February 1, both parents will be required to personally appear at a passport acceptance facility, passport agency or U.S. consular section abroad with minor applicants under the age of 16 (up from age 14) and sign the application. New forms and new information on applying for a Passport and Passport Card will be available February 1 at http://travel.state.gov/passport. PASSPORT CARDS1. U.S. citizens may begin applying in advance for the new U.S. passport card beginning February 1, 2008, in anticipation of land border travel document requirements. We expect cards will be available and mailed to applicants in spring 2008. 2. The passport card will facilitate entry and expedite document processing at land and sea ports of entry when arriving from Canada, Mexico, the Caribbean, and Bermuda. The card may not/not be used to travel by air. The passport card is by definition a passport and will be considered proof of U.S. citizenship. It will otherwise carry the rights and privileges of the U.S. passport book, and will be adjudicated to the exact same standards. 3. The Department of State is issuing this passport card in response to the needs of border resident communities for a less expensive and more portable alternative to the traditional passport book. However, one need not live along the border to apply. The card will have the same period of validity as the passport book: ten years for an adult, and five for children 15 and younger. The passport application fee is $20 for adults and $10 for minors. First time applicants, minors and others who must appear in person must also pay the $25 execution fee. For adults who already have a passport book, they may apply for the card as a passport renewal and pay only $20. First time applicants will pay at total of $45 for the adult card. Minors will pay $35 total. 4. Further information about applying for a U.S. passport card will be available on travel.state.gov. 5. Please note that production of the card has not begun. We anticipate that it will be available this coming spring with no specific date. EXTENDING TWO PARENT CONSENT RULE TO MINORS UNDER THE AGE OF 16 PASSPORT APPLICANTS (I) on November 19, 2007 a revision of 22 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) part 51 regarding passports was published in final in the Federal Register with an effective date of February 1, 2008. Effective February 1, 2008, passport applicants who are U.S. citizen minors under the age of 16 must appear personally with their parents to establish identity, proof of citizenship and proof of relationship. Previous U.S. passports are not acceptable as proof of minor's relationship to the parent(s)/guardian(s) (but should be submitted with the application per 22 CFR 51.8). (II) You will need to submit one of the following to establish the parental relationship/guardianship: Certified U.S. Birth Certificate (With Parents' Names); or Certified Foreign Birth Certificate (With Parents' Names and Translation, If Necessary); or Report Of Birth Abroad (Form Fs-240) (With Parents' Names); or Certification Of Birth Abroad (Form Ds-1350) (With Parents' Names); or Adoption Decree (With Adopting Parents' Names);or Court Order Establishing Custody; or Court Order Establishing Guardianship. If The Parent(S)'/Guardian's Name(S) Is/Are Other Than That On These Documents, Evidence Of Legal Name Change Is Required.
(III) Each Parent or Guardian Must Submit One of the Following: Valid Drivers License; or Valid Official U.S. Military ID; or Valid U.S. Government ID; or Valid U.S. Or Foreign Passport with Recognizable Photo; or Naturalization/Citizenship Certificate from USCIS with Recognizable Photo; or Alien Resident Card from USCIS.
(IV) (a) Both parents must appear together with the child and (b) One parent may appear and sign if that parent submits the second parent's notarized statement of consent authorizing passport issuance for the child. The form of the consent may be either a notarized DS-3053 "Statement Of Consent: Issuance Of A Passport To A Minor" (currently being revised to reflect that the requirement pertains to minors under the age of 16) or a notarized written statement with the same information on a sheet of paper from the non-appearing parent, or (c) one parent may appear and sign if that parent also submits primary evidence of sole authority to apply, such as one of the following: child's certified U.S. or foreign birth certificate (with translation, if necessary) listing only applying parent; or consular report of birth abroad (form FS-240) or certification of birth abroad (form ds-1350) listing only applying parent; or a court order granting sole custody to the applying parent (unless child's travel or passport application is restricted by that order); or an adoption decree (if applying parent is the sole adopting parent); or a court order specifically permitting applying parent's or guardian's travel with the child or passport application; or a judicial declaration of incompetence of non-applying parent; or a death certificate of the non-applying parent. If none of the above documentation is available, the applying parent/guardian should submit a form DS-3053 Statement of Consent: Issuance of a Passport to a Minor (being revised as noted above to reflect that this requirement pertains to minors under the age of 16).
(V) A third-party in loco parentis applying on behalf of a minor under the age of 16 must submit a notarized written statement or affidavit from both parents or guardians authorizing a third-party to apply for a passport. When the statement or affidavit is from only one parent/guardian, the third-party must present evidence of sole custody ofthe authorizing parent/guardian.
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