Starting Jan. 1, U.S. travelers will no best be able to appeal added pages in their passports. Instead, they'll acquire to renew their passports entirely.
As if we bare biking to be even added expensive.
Under the accepted system, U.S. travelers who allegation added authorization pages for visas can acquire them added in 24-page packets, which costs $82 (you can appeal up to two packets at one time). But starting in 2016, they'll acquire to appeal a accomplished new authorization for $110, the State Department appear endure month. So even if your authorization isn't abutting to expiring, you'll still acquire to acquirement a new one if you allegation added pages.
The new aphorism was fabricated "to enhance the aegis of the authorization and to acquire by all-embracing authorization standards," according to the State Department statement.
There's still time, of course, to get added pages afore the aphorism goes into effect: The State Department will acquire orders for 24-page acceptance inserts until Dec. 31.
And don't overlook that you can consistently adjustment a bigger, 52-page authorization (as against to the accepted 28-page one) chargeless of allegation if you're applying for the aboriginal time or renewing an asleep one.
Typically, renewing a authorization takes four-to-six weeks, admitting the State Department says that timeframe can alter "depending on the time of year, and casual abrupt affairs such as accustomed disasters." Fear not -- there are means to get a authorization aural a day or two, if you're in a pinch.
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