| United States passport |
Front covers of different United States passport types
|
The polycarbonate data page of a contemporary next generation United States
biometric passport
|
| Type |
Passport |
| Issued by |
Department of State |
| First issued |
1775 (first version)
1926 (booklet)
1981 (machine-readable passport)
December 30, 2005 (diplomatic biometric passport booklet)
2006 (regular biometric passport booklet)[1]
2021 (next generation passport booklet)[2] |
| In circulation |
151.8 million[3] |
| Purpose |
Identification |
| Valid in |
All countries except North Korea[4] |
| Eligibility |
United States nationality |
| Expiration |
Normally 10 years after acquisition for people at least age 16; 5 years for minors under 16[5] |
| Cost |
Booklet: $165 (first), $130 (renewal), $135 (minors)
Card: $65 (first), $30 (when applying for or holder of a valid passport booklet), $30 (renewal), $50 (minor), $15 (minor, when applying for passport booklet)[6] |
| Website |
travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/passports.html/ |
