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County Clerk's Office
Regional Justice Center
200 Lewis Avenue, 5th Floor
P.O. Box 551601
Las Vegas, NV 89155-1601
Telephone 702-671-0500

County Clerk's Office  
County Commission Division 
 
   Clark County Government Center    
500 S. Grand Central Parkway
1st Floor (next to Development Services)

    Las Vegas, NV 89101   
Telephone  702-455-4431

 

  County Clerk's Mesquite Office                   County Clerk's Laughlin Office
500 Hillside Drive                                            101 Civic Way
     Mesquite, NV  89027                                  Laughlin, NV  89029
     Telephone (702) 346-1867                        Telephone 702-298-1097
                                                          

For directions to our offices, click on the name of the desired location above.

Passport.gif (1716 bytes) TO OBTAIN A UNITED STATES PASSPORT, YOU MUST PRESENT THE FOLLOWING:

  mauve_dot.gif (849 bytes)   Proof of  Citizenship (must present one of the following three options): 

           (1)   Certified copy of Birth Certificate bearing:
                 a. Raised Seal
                 b. File Date, within 1 year of birth
                 c. Name, correctly spelled

                
NOTE: Hospital issued Birth Certificates will not be accepted.  Birth Certificates must be issued by a state or 
                 county agency with the appropriate certification and seal.
 

          ( 2)   Old U.S. Passports may be used in place of a Birth Certificate.  All holders of a previous passport must submit their old passport.  

           (3)  Certificate of Naturalization/Citizenship (for naturalized citizens).

Note:  Effective February 1, 2008, the consent of both parents will be required for minors under the age of 16.

mauve_dot.gif (849 bytes) Children under the age of 16 must also provide proof of parental/guardian relationship (usually done with a birth  
  
certificate or court order) as well as presenting previous U.S. Passports.  If the child has never had a passport before,   
   then the certified copy of birth certificate can be used to provide proof of both citizenship as well as proof of parental 
   relationship.  


mauve_dot.gif (849 bytes) Two (2) Passport Photos, 2x2, color or black and white with a light background, less than 6 months old.

mauve_dot.gif (849 bytes)  Application Fee, which must be paid in the form of check, money order, or cashier's check only, made payable to  
    "U.S. Department of State" (Passport Agency does not accept cash).  See below.

mauve_dot.gif (849 bytes)  Execution fee.  See below.

                                    U.S. PASSPORT CARDS

The passport card will facilitate entry and expedite document processing at the U.S. land and sea ports-of-entry when arriving from Canada, Mexico, the Caribbean, and Bermuda.  The card MAY NOT be used for international air travel.  It will otherwise carry the rights and privileges of the U.S. passport book and will be adjudicated to the exact same standards.  For complete information regarding U.S. Passport cards, click here to be directed to the U.S. Department of State's Passport Card website.

                                                     Fee structure as of  February 1, 2008 

Please note:  Passport fees are set by the U.S. Department of State and not the County Clerk's Office.
When applying,  you pay the passport fee and the security surcharge to the ''U.S. Department of State'' and the execution fee to the facility where you are applying.  

 mauve_dot.gif (849 bytes) Adults and children age 16 and over: U.S. Passport Book: $75.00; U.S. Passport Card: $20.00.  Fees must be made by personal check, money order or cashier's check, payable to "U.S. Department of State."   No cash accepted.
For those wanting return overnight delivery of passports, there is an additional charge of $74.85 for a total of $149.85 for each U.S. Passport Book.  

 mauve_dot.gif (849 bytes) Children under 16 years: U.S. Passport Book: $60.00; U.S. Passport Card: $10.00.  Fees must be made by personal check, money order or cashier's check, payable to "U.S.  Department of State."  No cash accepted.
For those wanting return overnight delivery of passports, there is an additional charge of $74.85 for a total of
$134.85 for each U.S. Passport Book.

 mauve_dot.gif (849 bytes) $25.00 execution fee per application payable to "County Clerk."  For Check Acceptance Policies for the County Clerk, please click on the appropriate link:    Business Checks       or         Personal Checks  

NOTE:  AS OF FEBRUARY  1, 2004, ALL APPLICANTS MUST APPEAR IN PERSON, including minors 16 and under.

Both parents must consent to a passport application.  Consent Forms are required for non-appearing/non-applying parents for passport applications executed on behalf of minors under age 16.  Consent Forms for non-appearing/non-applying parents MUST BE NOTARIZED.

Per the U.S. Passport Agency, ROUTINE SERVICE as of March 26, 2009, is approximately 6 weeks from the receipt of the application.  Please keep in mind that this processing time will likely increase further as we get closer to the second phase of the Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative going into effect on June 1.  The County Clerk's Office is only an acceptance agency. We are not responsible for passports that arrive later than the estimated time posted.  Processing times can vary depending on workload and unforeseen natural disasters.  

  mauve_dot.gif (849 bytes) EXPEDITED FEE SERVICE:  

Those wishing to receive passports sooner may request expedited service  and overnight mail. The additional fee is $60 per application plus $14.85 overnight return delivery per application. If you want the County Clerk's Office to express mail your application to the U.S. Passport Agency, you must bring in a $17.50 stamp per application, obtained from the post office. Per the U.S. Passport Agency, the processing time for EXPEDITED SERVICE, that includes overnight delivery to and from the Passport Agency, is approximately 2-3 weeks door-to-door. If you wish to have this service, the fee MUST be in a money order or check, payable to the U S Department of State. For those requiring passports in less than 3 weeks, application at the Passport Agency is suggested.

  mauve_dot.gif (849 bytes) Birth Certificates and Certificates of Naturalization or Citizenship must be submitted with your Application, however, they will be returned with the new passport.

  mauve_dot.gif (849 bytes) Questions regarding a U.S. passport can be directed to the U.S. Department of State.  Click on the passport icon below to travel there.  Various applications may be obtained through this link also.  Our office does not accept passport renewals by Mail Applications (Form DS-82).  Please use the link below to obtain information on renewal by mail.   

                                                                    Passport.gif (1716 bytes) U. S. Department of State/Passports

PLEASE NOTE:  Hours for passport application acceptance are 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, except for declared holidays for our offices at the Regional Justice Center and the Government Center.  Hours in our branch offices in Laughlin and Mesquite are different.  Please refer to the following for the hours of operation of our branch locations.

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