Passport Services
Can I get a Passport at the Municipal Center?
Yes. Passport applications can be processed in our office between the hours of 9:00 am and 3:00 pm. The Clerk's office has been a certified passport agent since September 2001. We have passport applications, renewal forms and many other forms you may need to obtain or update your passport. We will gladly accept your completed application and forward it to the U.S. Department of State for processing. You now have a choice of getting the traditional passport book, the new passport card or both. You may pick up an application from the Clerk's office or download one from the Internet and bring it to the Town Clerk's office for processing. You may complete your application in advance but do not sign it prior to appearing before the acceptance agent. Please bring in your original birth
certificate (photocopies are not acceptable) or your most recent passport if issued to you while you were an adult. You will need identification; this can be a valid driver’s license. You will also need 2 identical 2 x 2 full-face passport photos; these can be taken here at our office for a $10.00 fee per person. You will also need two forms of payment. First, a check or money order payable to U.S. Department of State for the appropriate application fee and second a payment to the Town of Gorham that can be made with a check, cash or debit card.
Passport Information
PASSPORT APPLICATIONS CAN BE PROCESSED IN OUR OFFICE BETWEEN THE HOURS OF 9:00 AM AND 3:00 PM
The Clerk's office has been a certified passport agent since September 2001. We have passport applications, renewal forms and many other forms you may need to obtain or update your passport. We will gladly process your completed application (do not sign an applicatin until you appear before the acceptance agent) and forward it to the U.S. Department of State for processing. You now have a choice of getting the traditional passport book, the new passport card or both. You may pick up an application from the Clerk's office or download one from the Internet and bring it to the Town Clerk's office for processing. Please click the following link for additional information and to download an application, passport information & application.
Normal processing is within 6 weeks from the date of application. If you have lost your valid passport, you must apply for a new one. Passports are valid for 10 years for an adult (age 16 and over) and 5 years for a minor (age 15 and under).
Applicants need to appear in person for processing. Applications for children under 16 need the permission of both parents and both parents should appear with the child to sign the application. If one parent is unable to appear to sign the application, a notarized statement from the absent parent giving authorization for the child to apply for a passport is acceptable.
If you need your passport in less than 6 weeks, you can have it expedited for an extra charge of $60.00. If you need your passport in less than 3 weeks, you will have to make an appointment with the Boston passport agency to process your application.
You may complete your applicatIon in advance but do not sign it prior to appearing before the acceptance agent. Please bring in your original birth certificate (photocopies are not acceptable) or your most recent passport if issued to you while you were an adult. You will need identification, this can be a valid drivers license. If you have previously had a U. S. passport, you must submit it with your application. If the previous passport is lost, a statement can be completed at time of application for the new one. You will also need 2 identical 2 x 2 full-face passport photos; these can be taken here at our office for a $10.00 fee per person.
You will also need two forms of payment. First, a check or money order payable to U.S. Department of State for the appropriate application fee and second a payment to the Town of Gorham that can be made with a check, cash or debit card.
You now have a choice of getting the traditional passport book, the new passport card or both. For more information on the passport card, please visit www.travel.state.gov
General fees for passports:
Adult Passport Book (16 and over): $110.00
Child Passport Book (15 and under): $80.00
Adult Passport Card (16 and over): $30.00
Child Passport Card (15 and under): $15.00
Expedite fee: $60.00 per person
Acceptance fee: $25.00 per person
Passport photo: $10.00 per person
For children under 16 years of age: The application requires signatures of both parents (do not sign prior to appearing before the acceptance agent). If one parent is not able to appear to submit the application, a notarized statement from the absent parent giving authorization for the child to apply for a passport is needed. Parents need to show the parental relationship. This can be a birth certificate and identification. If a parent has sole custody, they need to show either written consent from the absent parent or legal evidence of sole custody.
If you have any questions, please give call the Town Clerk's office at 222-1670.
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