Passport Fee Increase

02/12/2008

Passport Fee Increase

Media Note
Office of the Spokesman
Washington, DC
January 29, 2008

New Passport Fee Schedule Starting February 1, 2008

Beginning 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 pre-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.

The fees in the table below do not include the expedite fee for passport needed in less than 30 days. These are the base fee only.

	Current Passport Application Fee	Current Execution Fee	Current Total Fee	New Passport Application Fee	New Execution Fee	New Total Fee
Passport Book Adult	$67	$30	$97	$75	$25	$100
Passport Book Child	$52	$30	$82	$60	$25	$85
Passport Card Adult	N/a	N/a	N/a	$20	$25	$45
Passport Card Child	N/a	N/a	N/a	$10	$25	$35
Passport Renewal	$67	N/a	N/a	$75	N/a	$75