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The Newaygo County Clerk's Office is a designated Passport Application
Acceptance Facility. We will process your passport application and forward it to
Passport Services for an issuance determination. Only Passport Services can make
that determination. We cannot. The
Passport Card is a wallet-size card that can only be used for land and
sea travel between the United States and Canada, Mexico, the Caribbean, and
Bermuda. The card will provide a less expensive, smaller, and more
convenient alternative to the passport book for those who travel frequently to
these destinations by land or by sea. Passport Services anticipates the
card will be available sometime in the spring of 2008; however, U.S. citizens
can apply beginning February 1, 2008.
 Customers
may check the
status of their pending passport applications
online or by calling the
National Passport Information Center
1-877-487-2778.
Application
Process Times
 Visit
the U.S. Department of State web page http://travel.state.gov
for more information.
Requirements to apply for a
NEW passport
(Form DSP-11):
*The
application must be presented in person to the County Clerk's Office.
Proof
of Citizenship:
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Certified birth certificate (issued by a
state or local registrar's office)
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Previously issued passport
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Original Naturalization Certificate
Identification:
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All persons ages 16 years of age or older
must present a valid driver's license or state issued identification card
at time of application.
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All persons
under 16 years of age must be
accompanied by both parents listed on the child's birth certificate.
Parents must present a valid driver's license or state issued
identification card at time of application.
If
only one parent is available, a written (original) statement by the absent
parent giving permission for the child's passport is required at time of
application.
Photographs:
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Two duplicate photographs are required.
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Photographs must meet Passport Services
requirements.
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Photographs must have a white/off-white
background.
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Photographs must be taken within 6 months
of application.
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Photographs can be taken at the County Clerk's
Office - $10.00
Fees:
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Passport fees are payable
to "U.S. Department of State" and MUST BE PAID BY CHECK OR MONEY ORDER
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Passport
Book fees:
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Passport Card fees:
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Processing fee of $25.00 to the Newaygo
County Clerk - cash, check, or money orders are accepted.
Routine
processing
time
is approximately 6 - 10 weeks.
Expedited
processing time is available for an additional
$60.00. Approximate time is 2 weeks.
In-person
application -
If leaving, or needing a passport for a foreign visa, within 2 weeks,
the customer needs to make an appointment at a Regional Passport Agency.
Please call the National Passport Information Center at 1-877-487-2778.
Automated lines to make appointments are available 24 hours a day, 7
days a week. The best time to call is between 8:30 p.m. and 7
a.m., Eastern Time.
Passport RENEWALS by mail
are possible in some instances
(Form DSP-82)
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*To
use the form you must:
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Submit the most recent US passport issued within the past 15 years;
and
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Have been at least 16 years old when the previous passport was issued;
and
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Use the same name as in the previous passport, or be able to present a
certified marriage certificate or court order changing the name.
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Have 2 passport pictures taken within the last 6 months
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