Frequently Used Pages

Passport Application

Certified birth certificate issued by the city, county or state
- NOTE: A certified birth certificate has a registrar's raised, embossed, impressed or multicolored seal, registrar’s signature, and the date the certificate was filed with the registrar's office, which must be within 1 year of your birth. Please note that some short (abstract) versions of birth certificates may not be acceptable for passport purposes.
driver's license (or other photo ID)
Provide Two Passport Photos; must be:
- 2x2 inches in size
- Identical
- Taken within the past 6 months, showing current appearance
- Color
- Full face, front view with a plain white or off-white background
- Between 1 inch and 1 3/8 inches from the bottom of the chin to the top of the head
- Taken in normal street attire
- If you normally wear prescription glasses, a hearing device, wig or similar articles, they should be worn for your picture.
application fee (plus expedited fee); do accept credit/debit/checks
- $97 application fee
- $60 expedited fee

old passport
marriage license (or other document about legal name change)
- social security card? only as back-up for name change...
driver's license
two passport photos
application fee (plus expedited fee); do accept credit/debit/checks
- $67 renewal fee
- $60 expedited fee