$75New 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 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, 2008 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.

Background:  New rules for parental consent were published at 72 Federal Register 64930 (November 19, 2007) and to be codified at 22 CFR Part 51.  New rules for the passport card were published December 31. 2007.  Rules for the adjustments to the fee schedule were published on January 25, 2008.

U.S. citizens residing or traveling in China are reminded to register with the U.S. Embassy or closest U.S. Consulate by entering your travel itinerary and contact information at https://travelregistration.state.gov/ibrs/home.asp. In case of difficulties registering online, please contact the closest U.S. Embassy or Consulate.

U.S. Embassy Beijing:   No. 2 Xiu Shui Dong Jie, Chaoyang District.  tel: 86-10-6532-3431 Email: amcitbeijing@state.gov. Embassy’s website:  beijing.usembassy-china.org.cn. 

U.S. Consulate General Chengdu:  Number 4, Lingshiguan Road, Section 4, Renmin Nanlu, Chengdu 610041, tel. 86-28-8558-3992 Email: consularchengdu@state.gov. 

U.S. Consulate General Guangzhou:   The Consular Section is located at 5th Floor, Tianyu Garden (II phase), 136-146 Lin He Zhong Lu, Tianhe District, tel. (86-20) 8518-7605; Email:GuangzhouACS@state.gov. Guangzhou adoptions Email: GuangzhouA@state.gov

U.S. Consulate General Shanghai:  The Consular Section is located in the Westgate Mall, 8^th Floor, 1038 Nanjing Xi Lu, Shanghai 200041; tel. (86-21) 3217-4650, Email: Shanghaiacs@state.gov. 

U.S. Consulate General Shenyang:  No. 52, 14^th Wei Road, Heping District, Shenyang 110003; tel. (86-24) 2322-1198, Email: ShenyangACS@state.gov