Passports

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Nancy Huff, Faribault County Recorder is a Federal Passport Agent.  Office hours are Monday through Friday 8:00am to 4:30pm.  When applying for a passport allow at least ½ hour.

U.S. Passport Book

  • Valid for travel by air, sea or land
  • Valid 10 years for adults – 5 years for minors
  • Cost $100 for adults  -  $85 for minors under age 16
  • Passport book renewal $75 for adults
  • Processing time four to six weeks
  • Expedited fee of $60 reduces processing time to three weeks
  • When expediting you may also need to send and receive your passport by express mail.  Express Mail is an additional fee.

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.
  • Valid 10 years for adults  - 5 years for minors
  • Cost $45 for adults  -  $35 for minors
  • Cost for renewal of a U.S. Passport Book $20 for adults
  • Processing time – currently the Federal Passport Agency is accepting applications for the Passport Card.  Passport Cards will be mailed to applicants in the Spring of 2008. 

You may apply for both the U.S. Passport Book and the U.S. Passport Card at the same time.  Cost for first time applicants:  Adults  $120    Minors  $95

How to apply and what you need

  • Each applicant must appear at our counter in person
  • Certified copy of Birth not signed by a Faribault County Official or a Previous Passport.  (A Hospital Record is not a certified copy of birth)  You will receive your Certified copy of birth and/or your previous passport back after your new  Passport application is processed.
  • Two Identical Color Passport pictures taken within the last 6 months.  To avoid delays we suggest having these pictures professionally taken to meet Federal Passport Requirements.
  • Two separate checks
  • Valid Drivers License, please contact us for other acceptable ID
  

 

Applicants under age 18

  • Check to the Federal Passport Agency must be signed by a parent or guardian.

Applicants under age 16

  • As of February 1, 2008 the passport Two-Parent Consent Law will encompass all  children under the age of 16.  This means that passport agents will require the consent of both parents for children under age 16.

For travel warnings, questions on travel requirements, or to download forms go to:

TRAVEL.STATE.GOV

 

NEVER DESTROY OR MUTILATE A FEDERAL PASSPORT IT IS FEDERAL PROOF THAT YOU ARE A CITIZEN OF THE UNITED STATES.