Passports

Passports are obtained through the Passport Services Division of the Department of State. Through your local passport acceptance facility, usually at the Post Office, you can apply for a new passport, renew your old one, or do any of a number of things, including replacing a lost, stolen, or damaged passport, or adding new pages to your existing book. Take your court certified birth certificate, a passport application form, two passport photos, a photo ID and the applicable fees to your local passport acceptance facility. They will process your application and forward it to a passport agency. If you need emergency assistance processing a passport application, please contact my Clemmons District Office to coordinate the steps you need to take to ensure the prompt processing of your application.

Clemmons District Office
6000 Meadowbrook Mall, Suite 3
Clemmons, N.C. 27012
Phone: (336) 778-0211
Fax: (336) 778-2290
Toll Free: (866) 677-8968

Passport fees

For young adults, 16 and over, the passport fee is $67.00, and the passport acceptance fee is $30.00. For those persons 15 and younger, the passport fee is $52.00, and the passport acceptance fee is $30.00. The passport renewal fee is $67.00.

Passports in a hurry

Passports usually take 30 to 40 days to issue. For a $60.00 fee (in addition to the original passport fee)--plus the cost of 2-way overnight mail for each application--you can expedite the process and receive your passport in 7 to 10 days. My office is here to help!

Traveling Overseas

Before your trip, you should check with the country or countries you'll be visiting to determine the foreign entry requirements and whether or not you will need a visa. A visa is permission from a country to enter their country and comes in the form of a stamp in your U.S. Passport. You usually have to mail your passport to the Embassy or Consulate of the country you'll be visiting. In planning your trip, allow for plenty of time for the country you are visiting to process your visa application. Also, check the State Department website for travel warning and consular information sheets that provide very helpful information about the country you plan on visiting. The State Department services website also contains very comprehensive information on all the services it provides both stateside and abroad. This includes crisis assistance for U.S. citizens living or traveling abroad, and various travel publications available on-line.

American Embassies and Consulates General

Most U.S. American Embassies and Consulates abroad have information on-line. For those that don't, check the State Department's Key Officers of Foreign Service Posts for addresses, phone and fax numbers for U.S. Embassies and Consulates throughout the world.