Planning on picking up a passport come April? You’ll be springing a bit more for it—the passport execution fee will increase by $10 starting April 2.

The increase is a result of two studies conducted by the Department of State’s Bureau of Consular Affairs and the U.S. Postal Service. Both found that the current $25 execution fee needed to be raised, as the cost of the service was closer to $35.

With the changes:

  • Adults will now pay $145
  • Children 16 and younger will pay $115
  • Adults will now pay $65 for passport cards to cross the border and enter Canada, Mexico, Bermuda and the Caribbean
  • Children 16 and younger will pay $50.

Smart Tip: To get ahead of the curve and avoid the extra fee, make sure to have your passport renewed before the April deadline—even if you don’t know if or where you will be flying. While the execution fee is changing, the cost of renewing your passport by mail will not be affected by the updated policy. Application fees, which remain the most expensive aspect of passports, are not increasing either.

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