Passport agent in Winona: Vital Statistics Office, 74 W 3rd St, Plaza Square
Passport agent in Chicago: Chicago City Clerks Office, 121 N LaSalle Street, Room 100
Passport agent in Minneapolis: Hennepin County Service Center, 300 S 6th Street
Passport agent in St. Paul: Ramsey County, 15 W Kellogg Blvd, RM 110
Passport agent in St. Paul: Health Department, Vital Records, 555 Cedar Street
For several more locations, go to http://iafdb.travel.state.gov
1. Application
You can pick up a Passport Application in the Study Abroad Office, Saint Mary's Hall, Room 136, or you may download an application by going to http://travel.state.gov/passport/forms/ds11/ds11_842.html. DO NOT sign the application until you are in the presence of a passport agent. The application can either be completed online and printed, or a blank application can be printed. The application must be printed on one-sided pages.
2. Proof of U.S. Citizenship
You need one of the following: a certified birth certificate, previous passport, consular report of birth abroad or certification abroad, naturalization certification, or certificate of citizenship. To secure an official copy of your birth certificate, contact the Office of Vital Statistics of your birthplace. For information on offices in all 50 states, go to http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/howto/w2w/w2welcom.htm
3. Proof of Identity
You must prove your identity with your driver's license or Government ID.
4. Two Passport Sized Photos
Photographs can be professionally done or digitized. If digitized, they must meet the same requirements of all passport photographs. They need to be:
2 x 2 inches in size - identical
Taken within 6 months, showing current appearance
Color
Full face, front view with a plain white or off-white background
1 inch and 1 3/8 inches from the bottom of the chin to the top of the head
Taken in normal street attire
In Winona, photos can be taken at Mays Photo, Sharp One Hour Photo, Walgreens, Walmart and the Post Office.
5. Fees
The application fee is $75.00, and the execution fee is $25. Two separate checks or money orders are required for the passport, no cash.
$75.00 to the U.S. Department of State
$25.00 to the particular office where the passport application is processed
Total $100.00
For an additional fee ($60.00, plus two-way overnight delivery costs), the processing of your passport application can be expedited, taking only 2 weeks. The passport is good for 10 years.
6. Provide Social Security Number
To renew a passport, mail in a padded envelope an application (download an application by going to http://travel.state.gov/passport/get/renew/renew_833.html, two new photos, your old passport, and $75.00 check payable to U.S. Department of State to: National Passport Processing Center, PO Box 90155, Philadelphia, PA 19190-0155.
