Passports
Passport applications are accepted by appointment only, online or by calling our office at 503-397-3796.
The Columbia County Clerk's office is a passport acceptance agent. . You will need one passport photo and a certified copy of your birth certificate from the state you were born to apply for a passport book or card.
Fees and Requirements
For a passport book:
New passport applications
- for Routine Service, applicants must complete Form DS-11.
- receipt of your routine service passport book can take 7-10 weeks
- fee for children under age 16 is $100.00, payable to the Department of State (checks only) and $35.00 to the County Clerk. This is valid for five years.
- fee for age 16 and over is $130.00, payable to the Department of State (checks only) and $35.00 to the County Clerk. All passport books are valid for 10 years.
- fees are non-refundable.
Passport renewal by mail:
- submit Form DS-82, along with payment for the $130.00 fee, to the US Department of State
- it is recommended that you use a tracking method
Qualifications for renewing passports by mail:
- issue date of the last passport is within 15 years
- applicant was 16 years or older when last the passport was issued
- applicant’s name is the same or name-change documentation can be supplied
- applicant is able to submit their expiring passport
- the expiring passport is undamaged.
Expedited service:
- When requesting your passport application by expedited, please add $60.00 per application.
- NOTE: the fee for Expedited Service does not include overnight delivery. Customers must arrange for overnight delivery to ensure receipt of their passport book. Receipt of expedited passports can take 3-5 weeks.
For a passport card:
U.S. passport cards are not valid for international air travel; passport cards are only acceptable for land and sea border crossings between the U.S., Canada, Mexico, Bermuda and the Caribbean.
- fee for Routine Service, applicants must complete Form DS-11. Receipt of your passport card can take up to 11 weeks.
- fee for children under age 16 is $15.00, paid to the US Department of State (checks only) plus $35.00 to the County Clerk (check or cash). Child passport cards are valid for five years.
- fees for those age 16 years and older is $30.00, paid to the US Department of State (checks only) plus $35.00 to the County Clerk (check or cash). Adult passport cards are valid for 10 years.
- if international departure is in less than two weeks, or a passport is needed for foreign visas, application at a Regional Passport Agency may be advised. A set appointment is required.
Visit travel.state.gov for more information.