Free Additional Passport Pages NOW - price will soon go to $82

This "deal" is probably only applicable to a limited number of SDers who travel a lot. The State Department plans to begin charging $82 for adding visa pages to your passport, a whopping infinite increase from the current price of FREE. If you foresee any possibility of filling up your passport, it is worth sending it in now to get the additional pages while this service is still free. My PP was returned to me in about 17 days, so they are pretty quick right now.

Travelers should also note that the passport application fees will be going up significantly in the near future as well, so you might consider getting your passport or renewal now while they are at the old prices.

Hope this helps some fellow SD travelers!

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News release about proposed cost increases for Passports and passport services:
http://travel.state.gov/passport/..._4734.html

Here is a summary of the price increases:


-First-time passport book for adult - increasing from $100 to $135
-Renewal passport book for adult - increasing from $75 to $110
-Passport book for minors - increases from $60 to $105
-Additional visa pages for passport book - from no charge to $82
-Passport card for adult - from $20 to $30
-Passport card for minors - from $10 to $15.