Consulate, passport offices hold KMC Joint Passport Outreach Day

Courtesy of 786th Force Support Squadron

Due to the success of last year’s KMC Joint Passport Outreach Day, where more than 400 passport applications and birth registrations were processed, the Frankfurt U.S. Consulate and the KMC passport offices will host another Passport Outreach Day from 9:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. May 15 in Bldg. 2402 on Ramstein.

This event serves as an outreach to provide the KMC with expedited service for passport applications prior to the summer travel 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. Your local USO will also be there to support the event by serving drinks, popcorn and hot dogs.

The Ramstein and Kleber Kaserne passport offices have placed detailed checklists for tourist passports and reports of birth abroad on their websites to help you fill out your applications prior to the event.

Air Force personnel should visit www.ramstein.af.mil/library/factsheets/factsheet.asp?id=17152 and Army personnel should visit www.kaiserslautern.army.mil/Directorates/DHR/passports.html.

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 us minimize your waiting time.

In order to process applications quickly, we ask clients to come prepared with all original documents in order, money order(s) or cashier check(s) and passport photos (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 your servicing banking facility prior to or on Outreach Day. Unfortunately, on-site passport photo or banking services are not possible.

Be advised that the Ramstein and Kleber Kaserne passport offices will be closed May 15. Offices will reopen for regular service May 16.

For questions or to schedule a birth registration appointment, send an email to 786fss.passports@us.af.mil (for Air Force personnel) or dlusagkaiserslauternpassport@eur.army.mil (for Army personnel), or stop by your respective passport office.