New passport fees for 2010 ?
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Passport Book Application Services
The Department is increasing the
application fee for a passport book for
an adult (age 17 and older) from $55 to
$70. The application fee for a passport
book for a minor (age 16 and younger)
will remain at $40. The CoSS estimated
that the cost of processing first-time
passport applications for both adults
and minors is $105.80 based on a
projected FY10 workload of 11.9
million. This cost includes border
security costs covered by the passport
book security surcharge, discussed
immediately below. Because a minor
passport book has a validity of just five
years, in contrast with the ten-year
validity period of an adult passport
book, the Department has decided to
leave the minor passport book
application fee at $40, and allocate the
remainder of the cost of processing
minor passport book applications to the
adult passport application fee.
As described in 22 CFR 51.51(d), this
fee incorporates the costs of meeting the
increased demand for passports as a
result of actions taken to comply with
section 7209(b) of the Intelligence
Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of
2004, Public Law 108–458 (reproduced
at 8 U.S.C. 1185 note). This portion of
the application fee, which is embedded
within the fee and not charged
separately or separately itemized in the
Schedule of Fees, has increased from
$20 to $22 per application based on
increased costs related to new passport
agencies serving border communities.
Passport Book Security Surcharge
The Department is increasing the
passport book security surcharge from
$20 to $40 in order to cover the costs of
increased border security which
includes, but is not limited to, enhanced
biometric features in the document
itself. The passport book security
surcharge is the same for adult passport
books and for minor passport books.
Additional Passport Visa Pages
In the past, the Department provided
extra pages in a customer’s passport, to
which foreign countries’ visas may then
be affixed, at no charge. The CoSS found
that the cost of the pages themselves, of
having the pages placed in the book in
a secure manner by trained personnel,
and of completing the required security
checks results in a cost to the U.S.
Government of $82.48 based on a
projected FY10 workload of 218,000.
Therefore, the Department will charge
$82 for this service.
Passport Card Application Services
The CoSS projected that the cost of
processing first-time applications for
adult and minor passport cards will be
$77.59 based on an FY 2010 workload
projection of 1.56 million cards.
Adjudication costs associated with a
passport card are the same as those
associated with a passport book.
Nevertheless, the card is intended to be
a substantially less expensive document
than the passport book, for the
convenience of citizens who live close
to land borders and cross back and forth
frequently. Therefore, the Department
has decided to raise the adult passport
card application fee from $20 to just $30,
and the minor passport card
application fee from $10 to just $15.
As described in 22 CFR 51.51(d), this
application fee incorporates the costs of
meeting the increased demand for
passports as a result of actions taken to
comply with section 7209(b) of the
Intelligence Reform and Terrorism
Prevention Act of 2004, Public Law
108–458 (reproduced at 8 U.S.C. 1185
note). This portion of the fee, which is
embedded within the fee and not
charged separately or separately
itemized in the Schedule of Fees, has
increased from $20 to $22 for the adult
passport card and from $10 to $15 for
the minor passport card, and is based on
increased costs related to new passport
agencies serving border communities.
The Department is increasing the
application fee for a passport book for
an adult (age 17 and older) from $55 to
$70. The application fee for a passport
book for a minor (age 16 and younger)
will remain at $40. The CoSS estimated
that the cost of processing first-time
passport applications for both adults
and minors is $105.80 based on a
projected FY10 workload of 11.9
million. This cost includes border
security costs covered by the passport
book security surcharge, discussed
immediately below. Because a minor
passport book has a validity of just five
years, in contrast with the ten-year
validity period of an adult passport
book, the Department has decided to
leave the minor passport book
application fee at $40, and allocate the
remainder of the cost of processing
minor passport book applications to the
adult passport application fee.
As described in 22 CFR 51.51(d), this
fee incorporates the costs of meeting the
increased demand for passports as a
result of actions taken to comply with
section 7209(b) of the Intelligence
Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of
2004, Public Law 108–458 (reproduced
at 8 U.S.C. 1185 note). This portion of
the application fee, which is embedded
within the fee and not charged
separately or separately itemized in the
Schedule of Fees, has increased from
$20 to $22 per application based on
increased costs related to new passport
agencies serving border communities.
Passport Book Security Surcharge
The Department is increasing the
passport book security surcharge from
$20 to $40 in order to cover the costs of
increased border security which
includes, but is not limited to, enhanced
biometric features in the document
itself. The passport book security
surcharge is the same for adult passport
books and for minor passport books.
Additional Passport Visa Pages
In the past, the Department provided
extra pages in a customer’s passport, to
which foreign countries’ visas may then
be affixed, at no charge. The CoSS found
that the cost of the pages themselves, of
having the pages placed in the book in
a secure manner by trained personnel,
and of completing the required security
checks results in a cost to the U.S.
Government of $82.48 based on a
projected FY10 workload of 218,000.
Therefore, the Department will charge
$82 for this service.
Passport Card Application Services
The CoSS projected that the cost of
processing first-time applications for
adult and minor passport cards will be
$77.59 based on an FY 2010 workload
projection of 1.56 million cards.
Adjudication costs associated with a
passport card are the same as those
associated with a passport book.
Nevertheless, the card is intended to be
a substantially less expensive document
than the passport book, for the
convenience of citizens who live close
to land borders and cross back and forth
frequently. Therefore, the Department
has decided to raise the adult passport
card application fee from $20 to just $30,
and the minor passport card
application fee from $10 to just $15.
As described in 22 CFR 51.51(d), this
application fee incorporates the costs of
meeting the increased demand for
passports as a result of actions taken to
comply with section 7209(b) of the
Intelligence Reform and Terrorism
Prevention Act of 2004, Public Law
108–458 (reproduced at 8 U.S.C. 1185
note). This portion of the fee, which is
embedded within the fee and not
charged separately or separately
itemized in the Schedule of Fees, has
increased from $20 to $22 for the adult
passport card and from $10 to $15 for
the minor passport card, and is based on
increased costs related to new passport
agencies serving border communities.
There is no definitive answer to this yet. It can go up anytime with in the coming months. In my opinion, the fees will go up on either on April 16th (right after tax due date) or at the end of April.
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We are discussing the increase of fees for US passport books and passport cards. Canada has a dedicated sub-forum.
expresspassport
New Member
The State Department is proposing a fee hike that can increase the cost of applying for a passport from $100 to $135, and renewal cost to $110 from the current $75.
cafeconleche
Registered Users (C)
Weird. I don't see anything about it anywhere.