Passport Requirements

For more information, call (985) 809-8745 
Revised 09/21/2009

Passports Books and Passport Cards:  Customers may apply for a Passport Book, a Passport Card or both.  The Passport Card may only be used for land and sea travel between the United States, Canada, Mexico, Bermuda, and the Caribbean.  Passport Cards are not valid for air travel.

Effective May 1, 2008, Passport Services has notified acceptance agencies that all passport applications must be submitted daily using the U.S. Postal Service. 

In order to meet the pick-up deadline of the post office, the  Clerk of Court recommends that all passport applications be submitted by 3:00 p.m.    Applications accepted between 3:00 and 4:00 p.m. will be mailed the following business day and cannot be expedited that day.

FOR AGES 16 AND OVER:   FORM DS-11

AGES 16 AND OLDER - PASSPORT VALID FOR 10 YEARS

The application must be signed in our presence.

For ages 16 or 17, the child and parent must sign  the application.

If applicant is 16 or 17 years of age and has their own driver's license or another official picture ID, they have to present it.  If they do not have one, the parent can use their ID.

For ages 18 and older, only the applicant signs the application.  Applicant  must  present their own identification.

Cost is check or money order made payable to U.S. Department of State in the amount of $75.00 AND cash, check or money order made payable to the Clerk of Court for processing application in the amount of $25.00. (Plus an additional $10.00 if you wish to have your passport photo taken by the Clerk of Court)

Must have two identical passport photos, which our office can take for you.

Must have a certified copy of your birth certificate or an old passport to send to Passport Services. 

Bring all of this into the Clerk of Court's Office for processing.

AGES UNDER 16 - PASSPORT VALID FOR 5 YEARS (CAN NOT BE RENEWED)

The application must be signed in our presence.

If the applicant is under the age of 16, the child and both parents must sign  the application.

Both  parents must present their driver's licenses or another official picture ID.

Cost is check or money order made payable to U.S. Department of State in the amount of $60.00 AND cash, check or money order made payable to the Clerk of Court for processing application in the amount of $25.00. (Plus an additional $10.00 if you wish to have your passport photo taken by the Clerk of Court)

Must have two identical passport photos, which our office can take for you.

Must have a certified copy of child's birth certificate to send to Passport Services.

Bring all of this into the Clerk of Court's Office for processing.

 RENEWAL:   FORM DS-82

MUST HAVE BEEN 16 YEARS OF AGE OR OLDER WHEN ISSUED TO GET A RENEWAL

Cost is check or money order payable to U.S. Department of State for $75.00

Must have two new passport photos (Clerk's Office will take for fee of $10.00).

Must present old passport.  (In order to renew, it must be less than 15 years from the issue date printed on the passport.  If passport was issued more than 15 years ago, you must complete a new application DS-11.)

Mail above to the address supplied on the DS-82 form.
Note:  Address for standard delivery will vary from address for expedited delivery.

Please note that Renewals and Amendments are not processed by the Clerk of Court's office.

PASSPORT CARDS : 

Passport Cards are not valid for air travel.

Application requirements for Passport Cards are identical to those for Passport Books.

Validity:  Ten years for ages 16 or older, five years for ages under 16.

Cost for first time applicants:
$20 for ages 16 or older (check or money order) payable to U.S. Dept. of State;

$25 (cash or check) payable to Clerk of Court for processing application, $10 (cash or check) 
payable to Clerk of  Court for Passport photos;

$10 for ages under 16 (check or money order) payable to U.S. Dept of State;  $25 (cash or check) payable to Clerk of Court for processing application, $10 (cash or check) payable to Clerk of Court for Passport photos.

  EXPEDITING A PASSPORT APPLICATION:  (Revised 07/16/2009)

Please go to the official passport website:  travel.state.gov for current expedite fees and delivery schedules for regular and expedited passports.