A new passport will now run you $165 and a renewal will cost $130.
Starting Monday, Dec. 27, fees are rising by $20 and the increase applies for all new passports, as well as renewals, according to the State Department. The price hike is needed so officials can “continue to produce one of the most secure travel and identity documents in the world,” the department said on its Twitter TWTR account.
Before the fee hike, an adult paying for a new passport book had to pay $145, comprising a $110 application fee and a $35 acceptance fee. Starting Dec. 27, the total charge will be $165. The fee assessed will depend “on when the application was submitted,” the State Department said, responding to tweet comments. The State Department did not respond immediately to a MarketWatch request for further comment.
Routine processing times for U.S. passports now take eight to 11 weeks. If you want to pay more for expedited processing, the turnaround is five to seven weeks, the State Department says.Of course, the big question is what the appetite — and rules — for international travel looks like as 2022 dawns with the delta and omicron variants upending travel plans for many.
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