| Passport Acceptance
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| The Register of Deeds is a Passport Acceptance Facility under the direction
of the United States Department of State, Seattle Passport Agency, Room
992, Federal Building, 915 2nd Ave., Seattle WA 98174. |
| Passport Hours
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| Monday - Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., however, applications taken
after 3:00 p.m. may not be mailed to the Passport Center until the next
business day. |
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| Traveling to
the Caribbean, Bermuda, Canada, Mexico?? |
| PLEASE TAKE NOTICE -
NEW PASSPORT CARD OPTION JUST ANNOUNCED!!!! |
Travelers will now have the option to apply for a PASSPORT CARD. A Passport
Card is a wallet sized card that can be used to travel between THE UNITED
STATES AND CANADA, MEXICO, BERMUDA, AND THE CARIBBEAN BY LAND
AND SEA ONLY. If you are traveling by AIR you will still
need a Passport Book. The
Passport Card provides a less expensive, smaller, and more convenient alternative
for those who travel to these destinations ONLY and ONLY if you are traveling
by LAND AND SEA.
A PASSPORT BOOK ALLOWS YOU TO TRAVEL ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD WHETHER IT IS
BY LAND, AIR OR SEA.
YOU CAN APPLY FOR BOTH A CARD AND A BOOK AT THE SAME TIME.
BOTH A PASSPORT CARD AND A PASSPORT BOOK ARE VALID FOR 10 YEARS IF YOU ARE
16 OR OVER AND 5 YEARS IF YOU ARE UNDER THE AGE OF 16. |
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| Procedure for New Passport Applications: |
| 1. Passport applicants must fill out Form DSP-11 “Application for
Passport” (copies of this form will be available at the Davison County
Register of Deeds Office or you can download them from http://www.travel.state.gov/passport/forms/forms_847.html under “Print
Passport Applications”. |
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| 2. Applicant must bring proof of U.S. citizenship (such
as a certified copy of a birth certificate) plus proof of identity (such
as a driver’s
license) and two identical photographic portraits 2 x 2 inches in size
with a white background and the circumference of the head can be no smaller
than 1” and no larger than 1 3/8”. |
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3. NEW FEES – EFFECTIVE FEBRUARY 1, 2008
| FEE TYPE |
New Passport Fee |
New Execution Fee |
New FeeTotal |
Passport Book
Age 16 and Over, DS-11** |
$75.00 |
$25.00 |
$100.00 |
Passport Book
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$60.00 |
$25.00 |
$85.00 |
Age 15 and Under, DS-11**
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Passport Book
By Mail, DS-82 |
$75.00 |
N/A |
$75.00 |
Passport Card
Age 16 and Over, DS-11** |
$20.00 |
$25.00* |
$45.00 |
Passport Card
Age 15 and Under, DS-11** |
$10.00 |
$25.00 |
$35.00 |
*The $25.00 Execution Fee is not charged when adults
16 and over with fully valid passport books apply for the passport card
using a DS-82 form.
**DS-11 is the name of the type of form that is needed to apply for a passport.
Davison County Register of Deeds can only accept checks for passport fees and
they are a two part fee as indicated above so you will need to bring your checkbook
with you and if you do not have a checking account, then you will need to bring
money orders. You will need one check for the U.S. Department of State and one
check for Davison County. (The county fees may be paid in cash) At this office
we do not take credit cards nor debit cards. Each passport applied for will need
a separate check for the Passport fee. |
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| 4. When submitting the form (complete with required
proofs and fees), the applicant must swear to an oath of allegiance and
sign the document in
front of the person authorized to accept the application. We need
all parties present upon signing an application and children under
16 must have both parents present or at least one parent with a written
consent from the other allowing the child to receive a passport. (The written
consent form can be obtained from our office or at www.travel.state.gov )
Minors between the ages of 16 and 18 must have written permission from
one parent in order to get a passport, however the parent does not need
to be present. All children must be seen by us before we will send applications
in for issuance. |
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| Response Time: |
The entire procedure for obtaining a Passport Book is about six weeks.
If a Passport Book is needed sooner than that, a $60.00 expedite charge
for special handling will save about two to three weeks and if you pay
for overnight mail more time may be saved. A Passport
Card, however, you
can only apply for starting February 1, 2008 and the Department of State
has informed the public that they will be issued sometime in the spring
of 2008. At the time of posting this web-site the Davison County Register
of Deeds does not know when a Passport Card would be returned to you. (posting
is 1/29/08) For up to date information on this questions, please go to
www.travel.state.gov
Passport Renewals (DS-82 form) or changes may be done by mail. The forms are
available at the web site listed under #1 or you can pick the forms up at the
Davison County Courthouse.
ONCE THE PASSPORT APPLICATION HAS BEEN MAILED IN, IF YOU WANT TO INQUIRE AS TO
THE STATUS OF THE APPLICATION, YOU MUST DIRECT YOUR QUESTIONS TO THE SEATTLE
PASSPORT AGENCY AT 1-877-487-2778 OR IF YOU WANT TO MAKE SURE THE PASSPORT WAS
RECEIVED BY THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE, PASSPORT SERVICES, THEN YOU CAN CHECK
IT ON LINE AT www.travel.state.gov (The register of deeds is not given any type
of notification as to the status of the passports. Once the passport application
is sent in, U.S. Department of State will deal with you directly if they have
questions.)
We hope this information has been helpful to you; if you have any questions,
please feel free to give us a call.
Information on this website could be obsolete;
For up-to-date information please
go to www.travel.state.gov.
Information was completed and posted on davisoncounty.org
on 1/29/2008. |
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| Office Contact
Information: |
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Mailing
Address:
Davison
County
Register
of Deeds
Debra Young
200
East 4th
Ave.
Mitchell, SD 57301
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Telephone:
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605-995-8616
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Fax:
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605-995-8648
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