As of January 1, 2016, visa page inserts will not be available for U.S. passports at Embassies and Consulates outside the United States. To mitigate the impact of this coming change, the Department of State began issuing 52-page passport books in October 2014, which means more pages in every passport. Embassy Bucharest will issue additional pages until 31 December 2015. Renew your passport early to make sure you have enough blank pages for visa stamps from other countries. Some require two blank pages for entry and exit.
Please use this link to our website for further information Q. I have a valid 28-page standard passport; am I required to replace it? A. No. Your passport is valid until it expires, and is good for travel until all the pages are full. If all the pages are full before your passport expires, you will have to replace it.
Q. If I renew my passport before January 1, 2016, will you automatically issue me with a 52-page passport? A. Yes, all full-validity passports issued at Embassies and Consulates abroad have been 52-page books since October 1, 2014.
Q. Why are VPI being eliminated?A. They pose vulnerabilities to the security of a passport and to the issuance process.
CHILDREN UNDER THE AGE OF 16• If applying for a child under the age of 16, a parent should sign the application form on behalf of the child. The personal appearance of the minor is not required in connection with an application for additional visa pages. Two parent consent is not required for issuance of additional visa pages. At the time of application, the signing parent’s passport should also be submitted.
