Passport & Visa Services

Plan ahead (at least 8 weeks) when your travel plans require a passport. And if the destination requires a visa, you will need a passport in order to get a visa! If you do not have the proper documents, you will be denied entry.

We take passport photos at our main office, Monday through Friday. We also provide assistance for getting a visa, information for entry and health inoculations, as well as travel advisories for countries all around the world. Contact Witte Travel for pricing and current information.

Effective Feb 1, 2008, U.S. citizens can apply for a traditional Passport, (now called the Passport Book) or the NEW Passport Card. The Passport Card costs less than the Passport Book, but it is not acceptable for air travel. The Passport Card is only good for land and sea crossings between the U.S. and Canada, Mexico, Bermuda and the Caribbean region.

The application form for applying for a new passport has been amended so that applicants can check whether they are applying for a Passport Book, a Passport Card or both. The new application must be used for all persons applying after February 1, 2008. The passport card has the same validity as the passport book: 10 years for adults and 5 years for minors under 16. Also, effective February 1, 2008, there are new forms that must be used for passport renewals, adding pages to a passport book, name changes and parental consent for a minor under 16 to apply for a passport.


Change in the age for parental consent and issuance of passports to minor children:

Effective February 1, 2008, both parents must appear or sign consent forms for a child under 16 to apply for a passport.

Effective February 1, 2008, a parent may request that their minor children's (under 18) names be entered in the U.S. Passport name-check system. Once entered into the system, the program known as the Children's Passport Issuance Alert Program (CPIAP) will notify the parent if a passport application is submitted in behalf of his/her minor child(ren), and will deny the issuance of a passport if there is an appropriate court order on file with the CPIAP.


For more information from the U.S. Government click here.

For information on the Caribbean and Mexico click here.

For information on the NEW U.S. Passport Card - Beginning Feb 1, 2008 - for land and sea crossings click here.