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Passport Updates

(Information last updated on July 13, 2010.)

Please note: The Clerk's Office does not schedule appointments for passport applications. Passport applicants should expect longer wait times between the hours of 12 p.m. and 2 p.m.and between 4 p.m. and 5 p.m., as these are the office's busiest times.

PLEASE NOTE: Effective July 13, 2010, Passport fees have increased. Payments made to the Department of State increased and payments made to the application acceptance facility remained the same creating an increase in the total cost of processing a passport. The new fees are listed below.

Please read the ALL OF the following important messages regarding Passport Applications before you click on the link at the bottom of the page for more information regarding applying for a U.S. passport at a Pinellas County Clerk's Office.
  • Passport photos are available in Recording Services for a fee.
  • YOU WILL NEED TWO FORMS OF PAYMENT:
    ONE PAYABLE TO THE +"Clerk of the Court",
    ANOTHER PAYABLE TO THE *"U.S. Department of State."

    (The U.S. Dept. of State only accepts checks or money orders.)
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    FEES effective July 13, 2010:
  • U.S. Passport Book – Valid for Travel by Air, Sea or Land.
    1. Routine Service Passport Book – Adults 16 & Over
      * $110.00 Passport Book Fee
      + $25.00 Clerk of Court Processing Fee
      =$135.00
    2. Routine Service Passport Book– Children 15 & Under
      * $80.00 Passport Book Fee
      + $25.00 Clerk of Court Processing Fee
      = $105.00
    3. Expedite Service Passport Book – Adult 16 & Over
      * $110.00 Passport Book Fee
      * $60.00 Expedite Service Fee
      * $14.96 Express Mail return to applicant from Passport Agency (Per Applicant)
      +$25.00 Clerk of Court Processing Fee
      +$18.30 Express Mail delivery to Passport Agency
      = $ Total depends on number of applicants applying.
    4. Expedite Service Passport Book – Children 15 & Under
      * $80.00 Passport Fee
      * $60.00 Expedite Service Fee
      * $14.96 Express Mail return to applicant from Passport Agency (Per Applicant)
      + $25.00 Clerk of Court Processing Fee
      + $18.30 Express Mail delivery to Passport Agency
      = $ Total depends on number of applicants applying.
  • U.S. Passport Card – Not Valid for Travel by Air. Valid for Land and Sea crossings between the U.S. and Canada, Mexico, Bermuda and the Caribbean Only.
    1. Routine Service Passport Card – Adults 16 & Over
      * $30.00 Passport Card Fee
      + $25.00 (The $25.00 execution fee is not charged when the customer can present a valid Passport Book.)
      = $ Total depends on whether an execution fee is required.
    2. Routine Service Passport Card – Children 15 & Under
      * $15.00 Passport Card Fee
      + $25.00 Clerk of Court Processing Fee (The $25.00 execution fee is not charged when the customer can present a valid Passport Book.)
      = $40.00
  • Beginning January 23, 2007, ALL persons, including U.S. citizens, traveling BY AIR between the United States and Canada, Mexico, Central and South America, the Caribbean, and Bermuda will be required to present a valid passport book, Air NEXUS card, or U.S. Coast Guard Merchant Mariner Document, or an Alien Registration Card, Form I-551, if applicable.
  • MORE INFORMATION: APPLYING FOR A PASSPORT AT THE CLERK'S OFFICE

    More information is available from the U.S. Department of State's website: www.travel.state.gov.
    (The U.S. Dept. of State only accepts checks or money orders.)


    Ken Burke, Clerk of the Circuit Court
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