| Emergency Passports can be acquired in a few days | | | | They need to be two inches by two inches. Some |
| if needed. Getting passports quickly is more | | | | passport application locations provide this service. |
| expensive, but if you need your passport fast, it is | | | | One-hour photo locations and drug stores provide this |
| worth the cost. | | | | service. You can make your own using a digital |
| Application Interview: First, make an appointment | | | | camera, printer and photography paper. The |
| with an Acceptance Facility or Passport Agency. | | | | background must be blank and light in color. |
| Contact the State Department online or use the toll | | | | Fees: The standard non-refundable application fee for |
| free number to find a location near you. | | | | a passport is $120. Expedited passport fees start at |
| Documentation: All passport applications require your | | | | $60 don’t include delivery fees. Depending on the |
| personal documentation. Photo identification cards can | | | | provider, delivery fees start at $14.85. Rush passport |
| be a driver’s license, military ID, or state | | | | companies can hasten the process and fees range |
| identification card. Birth certificates, naturalization or | | | | from $100 to $300 per passport. |
| citizenship papers are also needed. Marriage licenses, | | | | Processing: Obtaining an expedited passport through |
| divorce and custody papers are needed if you are | | | | the State Department can take a few days to a |
| applying for a child’s passport. Divorced parents | | | | few weeks. Contact the State Department via the |
| will both need to be present when applying for a | | | | internet or by phone to see if you qualify for special |
| child’s passport. The State Department website | | | | services. |
| lists the documentation required for applications. Make | | | | Few people will need an emergency passport, |
| copies of these documents before your interview. | | | | however in certain circumstances knowing that |
| Photographs: Every passport application requires | | | | emergency passports can be found quickly provides |
| duplicate photographs of your head and shoulders. | | | | peace of mind. |