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The new adult fee is $110 + $25 acceptance fee if for a new passport, not $135 plus $25 as posted above. Minor/child is $80 plus $25. If renewing and have old passport, you will not need to go to an acceptance agent and pay the fee. Rather you can mail it directly or send to a private expeditor company to submit application and obtain passport. Other fee increases are as follows. The adult passport card increases from $20 to $30, and the passport card for a child increases from $10 to $15 on July 13th. Using an acceptance agent will cost another $25. It should also be noted that the $25 administrative/acceptance fee collected by official passport acceptance agents at post offices and city governments may increase within the year. The Department of State said they would review in the coming year the costs associated with this fee as over 100 different acceptance organizations stated fee is too low. Finally, requesting the Passport Agency to add extra pages to a valid 28-page passport book will cost $82 starting July 13th. Prior to this new rule, it is free so you still have time to add pages to your valid passport book if you anticipate traveling quite a bit in the coming years. Frequent travelers when renewing or getting a new passport can ask for the larger book, 52 pages, at no extra cost. Extra pages are needed by frequent travelers going to countries that require a visa. Rob Smith National Association of Passport and Visa Services "Expedited Services That Are a Code Above The Rest" www.napvs.org