Passport outreach day takes place Wednesday

Courtesy of 786th Force Support Squadron

KMC Joint Passport Outreach Day is scheduled for Wednesday.

Due to the success of this spring’s KMC Joint Passport Outreach Day, when more than 650 passport applications, birth registrations and other consular actions were processed, the U.S. Consulate in Frankfurt and the KMC passport offices have agreed to host another Passport Outreach Day from 9:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Wednesday in Bldg. 2402 on Ramstein. This event serves as an outreach to provide the KMC with expedited service for passport applications prior to the holiday season. Consulate representatives will be on site to accept tourist passport and consular report of birth abroad applications.
In addition, representatives from Social Security, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, and Immigrant Visa Services will be available to answer questions related to immigration, naturalization, visas, citizenship and Social Security. The USO will also be on hand to support the event by serving coffee, hot chocolate and popcorn.

The Ramstein and Kleber Kaserne passport offices have placed detailed checklists for tourist passports and reports of birth abroad on their websites to help customers fill out their applications prior to the event (visit www.ramstein.af.mil/library/factsheets/factsheet.asp?id=17152 for Air Force personnel, and www.rp.army.mil/directorates/dhr/passports.html for Army personnel).

The fee for a report of birth and tourist passport for a child is $205. A tourist passport renewal for an adult is $110, and a tourist passport renewal for a minor under 16 is $105. Anyone over the age of 16 applying for the first time must pay $135. Payment is due with the application and must be paid by money order or cashier check only (one per each application).

All services will be available on a walk-in basis, with the exception of birth registrations. Contact your servicing passport office to make an appointment for birth registration of your newborn. This will help to minimize waiting time.

In order to process applications quickly, clients should come prepared with all original documents in order, money order(s) or cashier check(s) and passport photos (available from MOMS or the Kaiserslautern Military Community Center).

Money orders can be purchased by military ID cardholders at the Ramstein Northside Post Office (cash or debit card only) or at the servicing banking facility prior to or on Outreach Day. Unfortunately, on-site passport photo or banking services are not possible.

The Ramstein and Kleber Kaserne passport offices will be closed Wednesday.

For questions or to schedule a birth registration appointment, email 786fss.passports@us.af.mil (Air Force personnel) or usarmy.kaiserslautern.usag.mbx.passports@mail.mil (Army personnel), or stop by your respective passport office.