Passport Fee Increase

Press Statement: US Passport Fees to Increase Effective

March 8, 2005

The US Department of State has announced that a new Schedule of fees for Consular Services will become effective March 8, 2005.  Most notably, the new fees include a new security enhancement surcharge of $12.00, which will added to all passport applications received on or after March 8. 

This surcharge was authorized by the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2005, to support enhanced border security.  The Department is in the midst of a multi-year effort to increase border security by strengthening the security of the passport adjudication process and the physical passport itself.  These changes impose a variety of developmental and operating costs on the Bureau of Consular Affairs.

The US Department of State has announced that a new Schedule of fees for Consular Services will become effective March 8, 2005.  Most notably, the new fees include a new security enhancement surcharge of $12.00, which will added to all passport applications received on or after March 8. This surcharge was authorized by the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2005, to support enhanced border security.  The Department is in the midst of a multi-year effort to increase border security by strengthening the security of the passport adjudication process and the physical passport itself.  These changes impose a variety of developmental and operating costs on the Bureau of Consular Affairs.