Passports

WHAT TO BRING

All applicants must be present when applying.

1.  Proof of Citizenship*:

• Applicants born in the U.S. : need a certified birth certificate with a raised, embossed, or multicolored seal; showing the full name of the parent(s); signature of Registrar; and a filing date that is within one year of the birth issued from the Bureau of Vital Statistics or the city of birth. Children under the age of 16 must submit a birth certificate even if they previously had a passport.
• Birth certificates issued by Jersey City, NJ require a birth certificate issued by the N.J. Bureau of Vital Statistics in Trenton (609-292-4087 or 609-633-2860).
• State Vital Records Office information is available online through the website of The National Center for Health Statistics at:http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/w2w.htm
• Applicants born outside the U.S. : must submit a Certificate of Naturalization, Certificate of Citizenship, Consular Report of Birth, or a Certification Report of Birth Abroad. 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.

*You will be required to submit these documents with your application. These documents will be returned with your newly issued U.S. passport or in a separate mailing.

2.  Proof of Identity:

• Prior U.S. Passport
• Valid photo driver’s license
• Government photo ID: city, state or federal
• Military photo ID: military and dependents, etc.
• Naturalization Certificate

3. Social Security number is required on all applications.

4.  Passport Fees: A separate check or money order, payable to the U.S. Dept. of State, is required for each application.

• Passport Book Fee for Routine Processing
  Applicants age 16 & over $130
  Applicants under age 16 $100
• Passport Card Fee for Routine Processing
  Applicants age 16 and over $30
  Applicants under age 16 $15
• Expedited Processing: Available at an additional cost of $60 per passport card or book.
• Express Mail: (Optional, but strongly suggested with expedite service) add $19.53 to the check/money order to “US Dept. of State.” (Express mail is not available for passport card)

5.  Acceptance Fee: The $35 acceptance fee may be paid by cash, or check or money order made out to “Roselle Memorial Library.” You may combine multiple payments to the library on one check or money order.

6.  Photos to be used as passport identification.

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