As an industry leader, Travel Concepts would like to be first to share with you the details about the upcoming change in US Passport fees. Effective tomorrow, July 13th, 2010, a US Passport Book will cost $135 for an adult first-time applicant and $110 for an adult renewal. This is an increase of $25 from the previous fee. Minors under the age of 16 years will cost $105. There are also specific fees for a U.S. Passport Card.
There are many reasons that the U.S. Government has made the decision to approve this fee increase. “Passport application fees enable us to keep up with technology and implement fraud prevention initiatives to protect the United States passport.” The U.S. Passport is recognized worldwide for its security and fraud prevention measures. Passport fees also help US citizens who have experienced some type of crisis situation overseas or have been a victim of crime while traveling.
Adult passports are valid for 10 years and children’s passports (16 and under) for 5 years. For more information regarding this fee increase, visit http://ht.ly/2a8Dd. To make sure you are up-to-date on all travel related news, be sure to become a fan of Travel Concepts on Facebook and Follow us on Twitter at the links below.
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