Application information for NEW passports.

APPOINTMENT REQUIRED

Standard processing time is 4 to 6 weeks. 

Expedited processing reduces delivery time to 2 to 3 weeks for an additional fee of $60.00, plus overnight delivery fees. 

WHAT YOU NEED FOR YOUR APPOINTMENT:

• • Your original (or certified copy) state-issued birth certificate– document MUST have a raised or embossed seal and both parents’ full names

  • Your driver’s license, state-issued ID card, or another form of photo identification

  • COMPLETED Passport Application Form DS-11 (online), or print and complete by hand, or pick up a form at the library. Black ink required.

  • One passport photo or we can take your photo here at the library ($15.00)

  • A CHECK or MONEY ORDER made payable to the U.S. Department of State

Note: Payment to the U.S. Department of State MUST be made by check or money order. If payment is made by someone other than the applicant, that person must be present and provide a photo ID.

Passport Book Fee

• • • Adult $130.00 (valid for 10 years)

    • Child under 16 $100.00 (valid for 5 years) (minors must always complete a new application, Form DS-11

Passport Card Fee (Cards are only valid for domestic air travel, and land or sea border travel to Canada, Mexico, Bermuda, and parts of the Caribbean. Cards are NOT valid for international air travel.)

• • • Adult $30.00 (valid for 10 years)

    • Child under 16 $15.00 (valid for 5 years)

Processing Fees

• US Department of State mandated fee of $35.00. (This fee can be paid with cash, credit/debit, or check payable to Hamlin Community Library.) If we are taking your photo, these fees can be combined into one payment.