Effective as of Monday, December 27, 2021, the fees for a passport book will increase due to an increase in the security surcharge component of the application for a passport, as the Department of State of the United States generally sets consular fees at an amount calculated to recover the costs to the federal government of the United States of providing the consular service.
Passport Fees to Increase Effective December 27 2021
This fee change reflects steady increases in costs related to passport security since the fee was last updated.
On December 27, we will increase our fees for a passport book by $20 for all customers. Avoid processing delays and submit the correct amount by checking this webpage on the day you apply or renew.
Click here for a file in portable document format of the current — and soon to be old — chart of fees for passports. The current chart of the fees for passports — which will change as of next week and which you can download as a file in portable document format — is shown below.
Click to access Passport%20Fees%20Chart_TSG_JAN2021.pdf
For example, the fee to renew a passport for adults is currently $110.00. Effective as of Monday, December 27, 2021, that fee will increase to $130.00.
The execution fee for United States passports increased by 40 percent — from $25.00 to $35.00 — effective as of Monday, April 2, 2018.
Final Boarding Call
What a nice holiday present the federal government has given to travelers who already do not have enough about which to worry over the past two years.
If you need either a new passport or you need to renew your passport, apply for one as soon as possible to save yourself $20.00 — and remember that if you renew your passport within the United States, please indicate your preference for a 28-page or 52-page book by checking the appropriate box at the top of the form, as the good news is that there is no fee difference for book sizes.
Other articles at The Gate of which passports are a topic include:
- First United States Passport Issued With an X Gender Marker
- You Can Now Change Your Gender On Your Passport — And You Will Be Able to Select From a Third Gender
- You May Enter the United States on an Expired Passport — If…
- Stupid Tip of the Day: Create Your Own Passport Photographs
- Stupid Tip of the Day: One Simple Way to Get Through Passport Control Faster…
- One Way to Expedite Your Passport Renewal Free of Charge — But It is Not Without Risk
- Reader Question: Work Permit in a Passport Which is Almost Full
- Running Out of Pages in Your Passport? Major Policy Change in 2016
- Powerful Passport Used as Toilet Paper?
Photograph ©2019 by Brian Cohen.
