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Applying
for a U.S. Passport
Age 16 and
older: The passport application fee is $67. The execution fee is
$30. The total is $97 .
Under
Age 16: The passport application fee is $52. The execution fee is
$30. The total is $82 .
The passport
application fee includes the $12.00 Security Surcharge, which became
effective March 8, 2005.
You must present
a DSP-11 application (Download
One)in person at an official acceptance facility (over 2500
courts and 1100 post offices in the United States distribute and
accept these applications - Search
for One). If needed, GroupSource will be glad to mail you one
upon Request.*Once appearing in person,
you will need to present your completed DSP-11 (do not sign until
in the presence of a government official), Two Passport Photos (obtainable
at many locations, such as Kinkos),
your Certified Birth Certificate AND Valid Driver's License . Youth
without driver's licenses and other special cases should review
all other acceptable forms of identification Listed Here. Social Security Cards are not accepted.
Processing
takes a minimum of 25 business days (5-6 weeks, real-time) from
receipt of all "perfectly in order and accepted" information,
but some countries require that your U.S. passport be valid
at least SIX months or longer before the dates of your trip.
Processing will take longer if you are also applying for a visa.
We highly recommend that you view the entry requirements to all
foreign countries Posted Here.
Before traveling
abroad, the U.S. State Department suggests that you make at least
two copies of the identification page of your passport - one to
leave with a friend or relative at home in case of an emergency,
and one to keep with you in the event that it is lost or stolen.
We additionally suggest that those travelling together carry a photocopy
of one other team member's passport, and that group leaders keep
one of everybody's in their carry-on.
* Churches
and organizations that often have need of these applications can
get a stack of them From Here.
Primary Source:
U.S.
State Department
Copyright 1999
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