[Travelandtourism] Need a passport? It'll cost you more

[Cheryl]

Very good 

Steven Johnson <blinddog3 at charter.net> wrote:

>The book.
>
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>Which one did you get 
>
>Steven Johnson <blinddog3 at charter.net> wrote:
>
>>Thanks Cheryl...that's exactly what I had requested.  Hopefully it 
>>won't take too long.  The price I paid was $136.
>>
>>Steve
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>>Sent: Friday, February 03, 2012 6:29 PM
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>>
>>If you are just going to Canada there is a card traveling outside the 
>>country you need the book
>>
>>Steven Johnson <blinddog3 at charter.net> wrote:
>>
>>>Reese,
>>>
>>>I just applied fort my passport, and with this post, bring a question 
>>>that I hope you and the rest can help with.  I was told that there are
>>>2 kinds of passports.  What are the 2 types, and what are the the
>>advantages to each?
>>>
>>>Thanks,
>>>
>>>Steve
>>>
>>>
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>>>[mailto:travelandtourism-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Reese
>>>Sent: Friday, February 03, 2012 10:19 AM
>>>To: NFB Travel and Tourism Division List
>>>Subject: [Travelandtourism] Need a passport? It'll cost you more
>>>
>>>Need a U.S. passport? The application fee is increasing from $55 to $70.
>>>Planning an international trip? For Americans who still need to obtain 
>>>a passport, or renew an existing one, the price is going up.
>>>
>>>The application fee for a passport has jumped 27 percent to $70, from 
>>>$55, with the passport security surcharge doubling to $40 from $20.
>>>(And don't forget the $25 "execution fee" on top of those costs.)
>>>
>>>And for those frequent travelers to parts abroad, the department now 
>>>charges
>>>$82 - up from zero - to add new pages to a U.S. passport. It says the 
>>>fee is needed to offset the cost of the pages, the time spent affixing 
>>>the pages into the passport book, endorsing the passport and 
>>>performing a quality-control check.
>>>
>>>Those are just a few of a long list of fee increases for the 
>>>department's consular services that were published Thursday in the 
>>>Federal Register. The U.S. State Department said it raised the fees 
>>>after
>>finding that the "U.S.
>>>Government was not fully covering its costs for providing these 
>>>consular services."
>>>
>>>To see the list of current fees or to apply for a U.S. passport, visit 
>>>the State Department's Passport site.
>>>
>>>Of course, you can always avoid all that paperwork and instead visit 
>>>one of the 50 states in the good ol' US of A.
>>>
>>>Reese
>>>
>>>Stay tune for the Saturday night dance party tomorrow live from 7:00pm 
>>>to midnight live on Peachtree Travel Radio. Look for the listen link 
>>>on www.peachtreetravel.net.
>>>
>>>Peachtree Travel
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>>>
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