How Much Does a Passport Cost in Arizona? Fees, Renewals, and Extras

A first-time adult passport book in Arizona costs $165: a $130 application fee paid to the U.S. Department of State plus a $35 acceptance facility fee paid at the location where you apply. The State Department sets those fees nationally, so the price is the same whether you apply at a post office in Tucson or a county clerk’s office in Flagstaff. What changes your total is the type of passport, your age, whether you’re renewing, and how fast you need it.¹

First-Time Adult Fees

Anyone 16 or older applying for the first time (or who isn’t eligible to renew by mail) pays two separate fees at the appointment.

Passport book: $130 application fee + $35 acceptance facility fee = $165
Passport card: $30 application fee + $35 acceptance facility fee = $65
Book and card together: $160 application fee + $35 acceptance facility fee = $195

The book is the standard document and the only one accepted for international air travel. The card is a wallet-sized alternative good only for land and sea crossings into Canada, Mexico, and the Caribbean, and it works as a REAL ID for domestic flights. If flying abroad is on the table, you need the book. Adult books are valid for 10 years.²

Child Fees (Under 16)

Children pay lower application fees but the same $35 acceptance facility fee.

Passport book: $100 + $35 = $135
Passport card: $15 + $35 = $50
Book and card together: $115 + $35 = $150

A child’s passport is valid for five years, not ten, and children can’t renew by mail. Plan on repeating the whole process before they turn 16.¹

Renewal Fees

Renewing by mail costs only the application fee, because you skip the acceptance facility entirely.

Passport book renewal: $130
Passport card renewal: $30
Both renewed together: $160

That’s a $35 savings whenever you qualify. You can renew by mail if your most recent passport was issued when you were 16 or older, was issued within the last 15 years, is undamaged beyond normal wear, has never been reported lost or stolen, and can be submitted with your application. If your name has changed, you’ll need documentation such as a marriage certificate or court order. If you don’t meet all of those conditions, you’ll apply in person as a first-timer and the $35 facility fee comes back. Acceptance facilities should never charge that fee for a mail-in renewal.³

Expedited Processing and Faster Delivery

Standard processing currently runs four to six weeks.⁴ Two add-ons can speed that up, and you can use them together.

Expedited processing: $60 per application, cutting processing to two to three weeks. A family of four would pay $240 in expedited fees alone.
1-to-3 day delivery: $22.05, getting your finished book to you within one to three days of shipment. Not available for passport cards, which go by standard First Class Mail.

An Arizona adult applying for the first time and paying for both add-ons would spend $247.05 total: $130 application fee, $35 acceptance facility fee, $60 expedited fee, and $22.05 delivery fee.¹

For a life-or-death emergency or international travel within days, the State Department runs passport agencies that issue passports by appointment. You can’t walk in.⁵

Small Extras

A compliant passport photo taken within the last six months generally costs $12 to $18 at pharmacies, shipping stores, and some post offices. A few Arizona post offices that accept applications also take the photo on site, saving a stop.

Mail-in renewers pay their own postage to send the application and old passport to the State Department. A trackable shipping option is worth the couple of extra dollars, since your current passport is in the envelope. In-person applicants don’t handle mailing; the acceptance facility does.

Name Changes and Printing Errors

Correcting a State Department printing or data error using Form DS-5504 costs nothing; you’d only pay the $60 expedited fee if you want it back faster.⁶ Name changes are more complicated, and the right form (and fee) depends on when your passport was issued and the circumstances of the change. The State Department’s fee calculator will point you to the correct path.¹

How You Pay

Expect to write two separate payments at an in-person appointment. The Department of State takes personal, certified, cashier’s, or traveler’s checks and money orders for the application, expedited, and delivery fees, made out to “U.S. Department of State.”¹ The $35 acceptance facility fee is paid to the facility itself. Post offices accept credit cards, checks, and money orders for that portion.⁷ Other facilities set their own rules, so call ahead.

One thing worth knowing before you pay: both the application fee and the acceptance facility fee are non-refundable, even if the passport is never issued.¹

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U.S. Department of State. Passport Fees
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U.S. Department of State. Apply for Your Passport as a 16-17 Year Old
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U.S. Department of State. Renew Your Passport by Mail
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U.S. Department of State. Processing Times for U.S. Passports
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U.S. Department of State. How to Get My U.S. Passport Fast
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U.S. Department of State. Name Change for U.S. Passport or Correct a Printing or Data Error
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United States Postal Service. Passport Application and Passport Renewal