Passport Applications

Passports may soon be required for all air, sea and land travel to or from Canada, Mexico, Central & South America, the Caribbean, and Bermuda.  Applications for passports can now be submitted in the County Recorders Office in many Iowa counties.

What is needed to get a passport?

• The passport application is available online at www.travel.state.gov/passport.
• A certified copy of your birth certificate available from the county/state in which you were born.
• TWO 2 x 2 passport photos available from local vendors.
• Current photo ID, drivers license or other government issued ID.
• Payment in two checks: $25.00 payable to the County Recorder
• The Passport for an adult (16 and over) is $110.00 + $25.00. A Passport for age 15 and under is $80.00 + $25.00. A Passport Card for an adult (16 and over) is $30.00 +$25.00. Age 15 and under, it is $15.00 + $25.00. As passport card is only good for travel by land and sea travel between the US and Canada, Mexico, Bermuda, and the Caribbean. Dept. of State

For additional passport information please contact your local County Recorder or refer to the following web-site:
www.travel.state.gov/passport