Passports

YOU MUST APPLY IN PERSON IF:

• You are a first time applicant,
• Your previous passport was issued before you were 16 years of age, or
• Your previous passport expired more than five years ago.
• You need to renew an adult passport and answered “No” to any of the statements on the DS-82 Renewal form.

YOU NEED TO BRING THE FOLLOWING:

1. DS-11 Application – Mistakes made on the form now require completing a new form. Corrections made with white-out, crossing out the incorrect information, writing the correction on top of the error, etc., are not acceptable.

2. Proof of citizenship

3. Proof of identity

4. One 2″ by 2″ color passport photo*

5. Two checks or money orders

*The library provides passport photos for a $10 fee.

U.S.-BORN

U.S. born persons need an original birth certificate, listing both parent’s names, with a raised seal and filing date from the Bureau of Vital Statistics or city of birth.

Hospital-issued birth certificates and birth certificates issued by the Hudson County Clerk’s Office or the city of Jersey City are not acceptable. If your birth certificate was issued by the Hudson County Clerk’s Office or the city of Jersey City, you must obtain a birth certificate from the New Jersey Bureau of Vital Statistics in Trenton (609-292-4087 or 609-633-2860).

CHILDREN UNDER 16

All minors must be present. Both parents must execute the application and provide ID.

Children under the age of 16 must submit a long form birth certificate, which includes both parents’ names. This is required even if the child has previously had a passport.

FOREIGN-BORN

Foreign-born persons must submit a naturalization certificate.

Foreign-born children of naturalized parents may apply for a U.S. passport, provided the child was under the age of 18 when the parents became naturalized. In that case the child must submit their foreign birth certificate with the parents’ names alongside the parents’ naturalization certificate.

ALL DOCUMENTS MUST BE ORIGINALS. COPIES ARE NOT ACCEPTED.

These are acceptable forms of identification*:

• • Valid State driver’s license
  • Naturalization Certificate
  • Prior U.S. passport
  • Government employee ID
  • Official military card

*IDs issued less than six months prior require additional proof of identity.

PRESENT ONE PASSPORT PHOTO TAKEN WITHIN THE PAST 6 MONTHS.

• • Photo must be 2″ by 2″ in size (no exceptions).
  • It should be front view with a white or off-white, plain background.
  • The applicant must be the only person in the photo.

  *The library provides passport photos for a $10 fee.

CHILDREN UNDER THE AGE OF 16

All minors must be present. Both parents must execute the application and provide ID. Children under 16 must submit a long form birth certificate, which includes both parents’ names. This is required even if the child has previously had a passport.

If one of the parents cannot be present for the application’s execution, the absent parent must fill out a Form DS-3053 in front of a Notary. The applying parent must bring this form, as well as a copy of the front and back of the non-applying parent’s valid ID.

CHILDREN AGES 16 OR 17

One parent should accompany minors ages 16 or 17 unless the minor has a valid driver’s license (not a learner’s permit). If the child’s ID was issued less than six months prior, the parent may show ID and co-sign the application. Birth certificate is required to prove parent-child relationship.

PASSPORT BOOK FEE

This fee must be paid by check or money order payable to the “U.S. Department of State.” One check/money order per application.

Routine processing (4-6 weeks) is $130 for applicants aged 16 and older, and $100 for those under 16.

Expedited processing (2-3 weeks) is an additional $60 per application.

Processing times begin upon receipt of your application at a passport agency or center, not the day you mail your application or apply for a passport at the library. Mail times vary. Plan ahead and apply early. For overnight return of the passport, it is an additional $21.36.

EXECUTION FEE

Cash, check or money order payable to “Bogota Public Library” for $35 per application. You may combine this payment on one check/money order if there is more than one application.

MISCELLANEOUS FEES

Photos are available for $10 and the cost will be added to the execution fee.

Express overnight delivery of an application from the library to the Department of State is available for $31.55. Payment by cash only.

PASSPORT CARD FEE

Routine Processing (4-6 weeks): Applicants age 16 and older: $30 Applicants under age 16: $15

Expedited processing (2-3 weeks) is an additional $60 per application.

PASSPORT CARD RENEWALS

A previous passport book holder, eligible to use Form DS-82, may apply for a passport card as a renewal. First time applicants for a U.S. Passport, and those not eligible to use Form DS-82, should apply for a passport card using Form DS-11.

PASSPORT SERVICES ARE BY APPOINTMENT. CLICK TO SCHEDULE.