11-03-2025
Lebanon County Prothonotary opening on Saturday, March 22 for passport applications
The Lebanon County Prothonotary's office will hold another Passport Acceptance Day Saturday, March 22, for residents looking to apply for a passport.
The prothonotary's office, located that the Lebanon County Municipal Building in Room 104, will be open from 8 a.m. till noon. This is the fifth time the office has hosted a passport day on the weekend for residents.
Prothonotary Barbara Smith said the event receives a lot of positive comments from the public, as keeping the office open on the weekend helps those who have issues during the week like schedule conflicts, work or children in school.
"It's just a walk-in, no appointment necessary," she said, adding that "the entire prothonotary's office will be there, plus someone with the clerk of courts (office) and we'd have two interpreters also for the Hispanic speaking population."
The Lebanon County Sheriff's Office will also be open on March 22 for security purposes to the building, and the office staff will be processing applications for the Pennsylvania license to carry firearms permit.
All residents applying for a passport must appear in person, and bring the following:
A passport application, which is available in the prothonotary's office, filled out in black ink.
An original birth certificate, which includes parents' names and a raised seal, or a naturalization certificate.
An old passport if it has been expired five years or longer.
A driver's license or identification card. Children 15 years and younger need both parents to be present with photo ID, while children who are 16 or 17 need one present to be present with photo ID.
Bring or obtain a passport photo, which can be obtained at the prothonotary's office for a $10 fee.
The following fees apply, and are payable to the U.S. Department of State in the form of a check or money order (cash is not accepted):
A passport book for residents 16 years and older is $130, a passport card is $30.
A passport book for residents 15 years and younger is $100, and a passport card is $15.
There is also $35 processing fee for each application, which is payable to the prothonotary's office. Smith said these fees may be cash, check or money order, and processing fees for multiple passports may be combined into one payment. There is no processing fee for active or retired military personnel.
The processing time for a new passport is 4 to 6 weeks, according to officials. Residents can pay an additional $60 fee for the expedite service, in which a new passport can be processed in 2 to 4 weeks.
Residents with questions about Passport Acceptance Day, or questions about obtaining a passport, can contact the Lebanon County Prothonotary's Office at 717-228-4418.
Matthew Toth is a reporter for the Lebanon Daily News. Reach him at mtoth@ or on Twitter at @DAMattToth.
This article originally appeared on Lebanon Daily News: Passport Acceptance Day returns to the Lebanon Co. offices March 22
