Mayor: Michael Udine Vice Mayor: Jared E. Moskowitz Commissioners: Dave Rosenof, Jay D. Smith & Mark Weissman City Manager: Caryn Gardner-Young Parkland City Hall 6600 University Drive Parkland, FL 33067 info@cityofparkland.org		City Hall Hours: Weekdays 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM Building Dept: Weekdays 8:00 AM to 4:30 PM City Hall (Phone) (954) 753-5040 (Fax) (954) 341-5161 Building (Phone) (954) 753-5447 (Fax) (954) 753-8838 Police, Fire & Medical Emergencies: Dial 911 Non Emergency Fire or Police (954) 753-5050 After Hours, Non-Public Safety (Public Works) Non Emergencies: (954) 913-0499

Passport Information
Passport Application Processing By Appointment Monday Through Thursday

Requirements To Obtain A Passport

• Original Birth Certificate (with raised seal) OR Original Certificate of Naturalization OR A previous U.S. passport
  • (Females may be required to provide additional documents for name changes since birth.)
• Picture I.D.
  • Adults: Driver’s License
    Children: School I.D./Driver’s License
• Two (2) checks (or money orders)
  • 1- Payable to the U.S. Department of State
    • $75 per applicant – 16 years of age and over
      $60 per applicant – under age 16
  • 2- Payable to the City of Parkland
    • $25 per applicant
• Two (2) passport photos – 2” x 2” – with a white background

Regular passports are valid for 10 years for individuals 16 years of age and over, and five years for passports executed before a child’s 16th birthday. Routine processing may take approximately 4 to 6 weeks; expedited service, which takes approximately 3 weeks, is available at an additional cost of $60 per applicant (excluding express mail fees).

Children Under 16 Years Of Age:

It is required by law that both parents appear along with their child to execute an application for a child under age 16. If this is not possible, the single applying parent must show proof of sole custody OR the consent of the second parent (through execution of Form DS-3053).

Evidence of the child’s relationship to parents or guardian must be provided (i.e., parents’ names on birth certificates, adoption decrees, etc.).

More detailed information is available at the Department of State website at http://www.travel.state.gov

For Your Information:

Passport applications and other forms are available on the internet at: http://www.travel.state.gov/passport/forms/ds11/ds11_842.html

Print the forms and complete by hand OR complete them online, print them out, and then bring them with you. Save time at the passport office! If you have never before had a passport, use Application for a U.S. Passport (DS-11). If you have already had a passport, use Application by Mail (DS-82) – if issued within the last 15 years, you were 16 years of age or older when issued, your name is unchanged, and you can submit your previous undamaged passport.

Following submission, you may check the status of your application at: http://www.travel.state.gov/passport/get/status/status 2567.html

by providing the last name as shown on the application, the date of birth, and the last four digits of the Social Security Number. For more specific information about your individual situation, you may e-mail the National Passport Information Center at: http://travel.state.gov/passport/about/npic/npic 896.html or call their toll-free number at (877) 487-2778.

Travel tips, country information sheets, travel warnings, consular information sheets, passport and visa information, travel publications, background on international adoption and child abduction issues, information on international legal assistance, and a wealth of general information about passport issuance are available at: http://www.travel.state.gov