US Consular Outreach Day scheduled for Wednesday

Courtesy of 786th Force Support Squadron

The U.S. Consulate in Frankfurt and the Ramstein and U.S. Army Garrison Rheinland-Pfalz passport offices are scheduled to host a Passport Outreach Day from 9:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Wednesday on Ramstein in Bldg. 2402. Your local USO will also be there to support the event by serving refreshments.

This event will serve as an outreach to provide the Kaiserslautern and Baumholder military communities with expedited service for passport applications prior to the holiday travel season. Consulate representatives will be on-site to accept tourist passport and Consular Report of Birth Abroad applications. Representatives from the Federal Benefits Unit and Immigrant Visa Section will also be available to answer questions related to social security and immigrant visas.

In addition, the consulate will provide a U.S. citizenship and immigration briefing from 10 to 11:30 a.m. at the Hercules Theater, next to the main event building. Anyone interested in finding out more about immigrating to the U.S., maintaining permanent resident status while living overseas or becoming a U.S. citizen is welcome to attend this briefing and get answers directly from the U.S. Consulate.

The Ramstein and USAG Rheinland-Pfalz passport offices have detailed checklists for tourist passports and CRBA on their websites to aid in filling out applications prior to the event.

For access to these documents, visit:

• Air Force personal — www.ramstein.af.mil/library/factsheets/factsheet.asp?id=17152

• Army — www.rp.army.mil/directorates/hr.htm and click on “passports”

The fee for a CRBA 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 or replacing a lost adult passport must pay $135. Payment is due with the application and must be paid by money order or cashier check only (one for each application).

All services will be available on a walk-in basis, with the exception of birth registrations. Contact your servicing passport office to have applicable documents reviewed and to schedule an appointment for birth registration of your newborn.

To process applications quickly, passport officials ask that clients come prepared with all original documents in order, copies of the documents, and money orders or cashier check. On-site passport-photo support will be available at the cost of $8 for six photos. However, it is recommended to obtain photos prior to the event to minimize wait time.

Money orders to cover passport fees can be purchased by military-ID cardholders at the Ramstein Northside Post Office by cash or debit card only or at servicing banking facilities prior to or on Outreach Day, on-site service will not be available. Be advised, tourist passports must be turned in for cancellation and will be returned with the newly issued passport.

The Ramstein, Kaiserslautern and Baumholder passport offices will be closed Wednesday and will reopen for regular service Thursday.

For questions, further instructions or to schedule a birth registration appointment, visit your respective passport office or send an email to on of the following:

• Air Force personnel — 786fss.passports@us.af.mil

• Kaiserslautern Army personnel — usarmy.rheinland-pfalz.imcom-europe.mbx.usag-r-p-passport@mail.mil

• Baumholder Army personnel — usarmy.baumholder.imcom-europe.mbx.passport-and-id-office@mail.mil