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The cost of getting a passport will hit $100 starting Friday. The increase is one of several changes affecting citizens traveling outside the U.S.
Saying it needs more money “to cover the cost of providing efficient and secure passport services,” the U.S. State Department said Tuesday that it was raising passport fees from $97 to $100 for adults and from $82 to $85 for children younger than 16. It said renewals, now $67, will cost $75.
In another change, both parents will be required to appear in person — or one parent in person with required documentation — when seeking a passport for a child younger than 16.
