May 03, To help customers who otherwise cannot schedule an appointment for passport service, the following sites take passport applications on a walk-in basis.
Customers have the option of applying for a passport book, good for all international travel or the passport card, which is less expensive but good only for land and sea travel between the U.
Both are good for ten years. Both are good for seven years. Customers wanting both the passport book and card are charged only one processing fee. Payments are accepted via cash, check. Credit cards are acceptable for processing and photo fees only. Travelers are encouraged to apply for a passport several months before they are scheduled to travel overseas.
A passport application is normally processed by the State Department within five to six weeks. However, for an additional fee, the State Department will expedite the application and process it within three business days, and for those who need speedy delivery, the U.
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