Updated
$15.00
- Printed or digital photos
- Appointment needed
- Separate from the $35.00 acceptance fee
Source: usps.com, read Oct 7, 2026
What USPS includes
- You book an appointment with the online Retail Customer Appointment Scheduler or a lobby self-service kiosk.
- You can book a photo-only appointment, including a digital photo for online renewal.
- Hard copy photos on photo paper work for a new application or renewal by mail; digital photos come on a USB drive for online renewal.
- The digital photo is offered "for a fee" at many locations, and the amount isn't listed.
- Most Post Offices that accept passport applications can take the photo; offices with passport services have set hours.
- The $15.00 is on top of the $35.00 Post Office acceptance fee when you apply in person.
- For a child, book "New Passport with Photo Services": a child's passport can't be renewed.
All from usps.com, read Oct 7, 2026.
What a first passport costs at the Post Office
If you apply in person at a Post Office, you pay USPS the $35.00 acceptance fee, plus $15.00 if it takes the photo, and you pay the State Department's application fee separately. Bring a photo that meets the rules and you skip the $15.00.
Skip the photo fee
The Post Office doesn't sell photo prints. Make the photo free with our passport photo maker and print the 4×6 sheet at Walmart ($0.18), Walgreens ($0.39) or CVS ($0.42), then bring one photo to your appointment. Prices and sources are on the passport photo cost page. Renewing online? The tool saves the digital file, so you don't need the USB.
Questions
Can I walk in for a passport photo at the post office?
USPS says you need an appointment, booked online with the Retail Customer Appointment Scheduler or at a lobby kiosk.
Does every post office take passport photos?
No. Most offices that accept passport applications can, and each sets its own passport hours.
How much is a digital passport photo at USPS?
Not published: USPS says many locations offer it "for a fee". Ask the office when you book.
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