Passports

Passport applications will be processed at the Clerks Office BY APPOINTMENT ONLY between 8:00 am and 3:30 pm Monday through Friday. To schedule an appointment, please contact the Clerk's Office at (734) 675-0910.

TO APPLY FOR A PASSPORT

(if this will be your first passport or your last passport was issued over 15 years ago):

• You will need to complete an application (Form DS-11). Applications are available at the Clerks Office or at travel.state.gov/passport. Application should be completed before you arrive for your appointment.
• Provide two (2) passport photos. (Most places where film is processed can print these for you.)
• Present your drivers license or state-issued identification.
• Surrender your original birth certificate and/or naturalization certificate with seal. Seal on certificate must be raised, embossed, impressed, or multicolored. (Certificate will be returned with your passport.)
• Passports require two (2) separate forms of payment:
1. Passport execution fee - $25 (may be cash, check, or money order, payable to Brownstown Township; personal checks are accepted)
2. Passport fee either $75 for Passport book or $20 for a Passport card (check or money order, payable to U.S. Department of State, with applicants full name and date of birth in the memo portion of the check; personal checks are accepted)

Parents or legal guardians must BOTH appear ALONG WITH THEIR CHILD to execute an application for a child who is under age 14. Please see travel.state.gov/passport for more information.

Expedited services are available at additional costs. Please contact the Clerks Office at (734) 675-0910 for more information.

PASSPORT PROCESSING TIMES BOTH STANDARD AND EXPEDITED PROCESSING HAVE INCREASED DUE TO HIGH VOLUMES.

Please visit travel.state.gov/passport for more information.

IF YOU NEED TO RENEW YOUR PASSPORT

You may be eligible to renew your passport by mail using Form DS-82. Form DS-82 is available at the Clerk's Office or at travel.state.gov/passport. This form may be mailed by the applicant and does not require execution by a passport acceptance facility. The passport fee with security surcharge for a renewal by mail is $75 (check or money order, payable to U.S. Department of State).

There are five (5) criteria for using Form DS-82. Please use the following checklist to see if you are eligible to apply with a DS-82:

1. I was at least 16 years old when my most recent passport was issued AND
2. I was issued my most recent passport in the last 15 years AND
3. I use the same name as on my most recent passport; or since my passport was issued, I have had my name changed by marriage or court order and can submit proper documentation to reflect my name change AND
4. I can submit my most recent passport AND
5. It is undamaged.

If you answered NO to any of the 5 statements above, you cannot use Form DS-82. You must apply on a DS-11 and have it executed by a passport acceptance facility. More information about applying for a passport is available at travel.state.gov/passport.