Circuit Clerk's Office

Passports

You may come to the Courthouse to apply for a passport. Please review the criteria below for the items necessary to process your application and review the fees. More information is available on the U.S. Government website at http://travel.state.gov. Forms are available on that site. After all of the paperwork is in order, it takes six (6) to eight (8) weeks for routine applications and about three (3)weeks for expedited service. Our office does not currently process expedited applications. Please refer to the U.S. Government website for information about expediting a passport application.

Please be advised that the flexible accommodation program that has allowed U.S. Citizens to travel by air to Canada, Mexico, Bermuda and countries in the Caribbean with "Official Proof of a Passport Application" and government issued identification will expire September 30. Effective October 1, 2007, all U.S. Citizens traveling by air to Canada, Mexico, Bermuda and the Caribbean countries must present a passport to enter or depart from the United States. U.S. Citizens who departed the country under this travel accommodation prior to October 1, 2007, with a Department of State "Officail Proof of Passport Application" and government-issued identification will be readmitted with these same documents if returning to the United States after September 30, 2007. To see a listing of other important dates and requirements, please click here.
 

TO APPLY FOR A BRAND NEW PASSPORT YOU WILL NEED:

• An Application. (Form DS11)
• Two 2 x 2 pictures.
• A Certified Birth Certificate.
• A valid Photo ID.
• $75.00 in the form of a check or money order, made payable to U. S. Department of State. (If under age 16, this fee is $60.00)
• $25.00 execution fee in the form of a cash or money order, payable to Circuit Clerk. (NO PERSONAL CHECKS)

TO APPLY FOR A PASSPORT WHEN THE PREVIOUS ONE HAS EXPIRED, YOU WILL NEED:

• An Application. (Form DS11)
• Two 2 x 2 pictures.
• The expired Passport or a Certified Birth Certificate.
• A valid Photo ID.
• $75.00 in the form of a check or money order, made payable to U. S. Department of State. (If under age 16, this fee is $60.00)
• $25.00 execution fee in the form of a cash or money order, payable to Circuit Clerk. (NO PERSONAL CHECKS)

TO RENEW A PASSPORT THAT HAS NOT YET EXPIRED, YOU WILL NEED:

• A Renewal Application. (Form DS82)
• Two 2 x 2 pictures.
• Your most recent Passport.
• $75.00 in the form of a check or money order, made payable to U. S. Department of State.