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UPDATE PASSPORTS:

The wallet-size passport card is convenient and less expensive than the passport book. However, the U.S. Passport Card cannot be used for international air travel. This new travel document can be used to enter the United States from Canada, Mexico, the Caribbean, and Bermuda at land border crossings or sea ports-of-entry.  You can still use Birth Certificate and picture ID for cruise travel to the Caribbean, however if for some reason you will need to fly back into the US a valid passport is required.  For further information you may visit www.travel.stat.gov

  • Passport Information

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    January 28, 2008
     

    The U.S. Passport Agency announced new rules for the issuance of passport cards and for children under 16 applying for passports.

    New forms allow applying for a passport book and/or a passport card:   

    The application form for applying for a new passport has been amended so that applicants can check whether they are applying for a passport book (the traditional passport), a passport card or both.  The new Application for Passport form DS 11, which is the same number as it has been previously, must be used for all persons applying after February 1, 2008.

    The passport card is not valid for travel by air.  It is valid only for land and sea crossings between the U.S. and Canada, Mexico, Bermuda and the Caribbean region.  The passport card has the same validity as the passport book: 10 years for adults and 5 years for minors under 16.

    Also, effective February 1, 2008, there are new forms that must be used for passport renewals, adding pages to a passport book, name changes and parental consent for a minor under 16 to apply for a passport. 

    Change in the age for parental consent and issuance of passports to minor children:   

    Effective February 1, 2008, both parents must appear or sign consent forms for a child under 16 to apply for a passport.  Formerly, the requirement for both parents to consent was for children under 14.  It is now required for children under 16.

    Effective February 1, 2008, a parent may request that their minor children’s (under 18) names be entered in the U.S. Passport name-check system.  Once entered into the system, the program known as the Children’s Passport Issuance Alert Program (CPIAP) will notify the parent if a passport application is submitted in behalf of his/her minor child(ren), and will deny the issuance of a passport if there is an appropriate court order on file with the CPIAP.

    The new fees for passport cards and passport books are as follows:  

    Fee Type
    New Passport Fee
    New Post Office Fee
    New Total 
     
    		    

     
    Passport Book 16 and over

    $75

    $25

    $100
    Passport Book 15 and under

    $60

    $25

    $85
    Passport Book renewal

    $75

    N/A

    $75
    Passport Card 16 and over

    $20

    $25

    $45
    Passport Card 15 and under

    $10

    $25

    $35
    Expedited Service Fee*

    $60

    N/A

    $60
     
    		      
    *Not available for cards
    		    

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