{"id":61559,"date":"2018-03-19T16:56:04","date_gmt":"2018-03-19T16:56:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/viconsortium.com\/?p=61559"},"modified":"2018-03-19T16:56:04","modified_gmt":"2018-03-19T16:56:04","slug":"passport-fees-set-to-increase-april-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/wp.viconsortium.com\/?p=61559","title":{"rendered":"Passport Fees Set To Increase April 2"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Lieutenant Governor Osbert Potter has notified the public that the U.S. Department of State has increased the passport execution fees from $25 to $35, effective April 2, 2018.\u00a0\u00a0The $10 increase in execution fee will only apply to U.S. passport applicants who are required to apply using the DS-11 form in person at the passport acceptance facility, Mr. Potter said. These applicants include:<\/p>\n<ul style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\n<li>Minors<\/li>\n<li>First-time adults (16 years and older)<\/li>\n<li>Applicants who have lost their passport<\/li>\n<li>Applicants that wish to replace a stolen passport<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The $10 fee increase is not applicable to adults that use the DS-82 form to submit renewal applications by mail.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Office of the Lieutenant Governor manages the passport acceptance facilities in the territory.\u00a0\u00a0For more information, call 340-774-4024 in St. Thomas and St. John, and 340-773-6449 in St. Croix.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Lieutenant Governor Osbert Potter has notified the public that the U.S. Department of State has increased the passport execution fees from $25 to $35, effective April 2, 2018.\u00a0\u00a0The $10 increase in execution fee will only apply to U.S. passport applicants who are required to apply using the DS-11 form in person at the passport acceptance [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":24146,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[628,191],"tags":[885,68],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v20.0 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Passport Fees Set To Increase April 2 - V.I. 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