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City Clerk's Office

Passport Services

For more information about traveling and passports, see the National Bureau of Consular Affairs.

The City Clerk’s Office serves as a passport agency. The office will assist with all passport needs, except photos.

Applications are processed during the following times:

Monday – Friday

9:00 a.m. – noon and 1:30 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.

• Current Fees

  • $75 application fee - check, or money order made payable to the U. S. Department of State (16 and older)

  • $60 application fee - check, or money order made payable to the U. S. Department of State (15 and younger)

  • $25 processing fee per application - check or money order made payable to the City of Chesapeake

• Proof of Citizenship

  • Birth Certificate or previous passport

• Passport Application (DS-11)

  • Application is primarily used if customer is applying for a passport for the first time and is not renewing a passport.

• Passports for Children (DS-11)

  • All children must appear in person. Children 16 years and older will be required to sign their passport application.

  • Children under 16 years of age require both parents or legal guardians signatures on a passport application or documentation of the absence of the second parent.

• Renewal of a Passport

  • A passport can be renewed without the assistance of a passport agency. Form DS-82 needs to be filled out completely and sent to the address found on the application along with the required documentation. Passports can be renewed if they were issued less than 15 years ago, the same name appears on the passport, the most recent passport is attached, and the applicant was over 16 years old when the most recent passport was issued.

  • Children's passports can not be renewed. A new application (DS-11) will have to be completed.

• What to bring with you

  • Two passport photos

  • Evidence of citizenship

  • A form of identification (government issued ID)

  • Payment to accompany the application and processing fee for agency
    (Please do not sign passport applications prior to bringing them in for processing)

  NOTE: The normal processing time for a passport is six weeks. If the passport is needed sooner, an expedited fee of $60, and $32.50 for overnight mailing services will be applied to the reference fees.