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Passport Updates

(information last updated on May 8, 2009)

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 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.)
    Fees are listed below.
  • Notice from the U.S. Department of State, Effective February 1, 2008:
    • U.S. Passport Book – Valid for Travel by Air, Sea or Land.
    • 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.
  • 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 ABOUT APPLYING FOR A PASSPORT AT THE CLERK'S OFFICE, HERE.

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.)


  Fees for Adults 16 & Over
  • Routine Service Passport Book – Adults 16 & Over
    * $75.00 Passport Book Fee
    + $25.00 Clerk of Court Processing Fee
    =$100.00
  • Routine Service Passport Card – Adults 16 & Over
    * $20.00 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.
  • Expedite Service Passport Book – Adult 16 & Over
    * $75.00 Passport Book Fee
    * $60.00 Expedite Service Fee
    * $14.85 Express Mail return to applicant from Passport Agency (Per Applicant)
    +$25.00 Clerk of Court Processing Fee
    +$17.50 Express Mail delivery to Passport Agency
    = $ Total depends on number of applicants applying.
  • Fees for Children 15 & Under
    NEW REQUIREMENT: Two parent consent required for minors under the age of 16.

  • Routine Service Passport Book– Children 15 & Under
    * $60.00 Passport Book Fee
    + $25.00 Clerk of Court Processing Fee
    = $85.00
  • Routine Service Passport Card – Children 15 & Under
    * $10.00 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.)
    = $35.00
  • Expedite Service Passport Book – Children 15 & Under
    * $60.00 Passport Fee
    * $60.00 Expedite Service Fee
    * $14.85 Express Mail return to applicant from Passport Agency (Per Applicant)
    + $25.00 Clerk of Court Processing Fee
    + $17.50 Express Mail delivery to Passport Agency
    = $ Total depends on number of applicants applying.
  • Ken Burke, Clerk of the Circuit Court
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