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, replace a lost, stolen, or damaged passport, or add new pages to your existing book.

If you need emergency assistance processing a passport application, please contact my Henderson office.

Passport Fees

For young adults, 16 and over, the passport fee is $75.00, and the passport acceptance fee is $25.00. 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.

Traveling Overseas

Before your trip, you should check with the country or countries you'll be visiting to determine whether or not you will need a visa. A visa is permission to enter a 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 warnings and consular information sheets that provide 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 (including crisis assistance for U.S. citizens living or traveling abroad).

American Embassies and Consulates General

Most U.S. Embassies, Consulates and Diplomatic Missions 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.