Announcements

MEMORANDUM

TO THE UNIVERSITY COMMUNITY

FROM:   Martyn J. Miller
                                               
E-mail: mjmiller@temple.edu
Director Office of International Services

RE: Changes in U.S. Passport Processing

DATE: March 1, 2005

This is to advise you that the United States Passport Services Office has announced the implementation of a new fee associated with applications for U. S. passports, effective March 8, 2005:

All applications submitted to the U.S. Passport Office on or after March 8, 2005, must include a new $12 “Security Surcharge,” in addition to all regular fees currently assessed for this service. According to the U.S. Passport Office, “The security surcharge will fund multiple security enhancements in the U.S. passport.”

For detailed fee information to apply for a U.S. passport, please visit the web site of the U.S. Passport Services Office at http://travel.state.gov/passport/passport_1738.html or the web site of the Office of International Services at http://www.temple.edu/ois/documents/passportfees03082005.pdf.

For further information, please contact this office at the address or number indicated above.