Passport applications may be picked up in the Recorder’s office or simply go to the passport website at: www.travel.state.gov  to print the application.  We take applications from 8:00 AM - 4:00 PM, Monday through Friday.  Applications are mailed out daily.

The items needed at the time of application are listed below:

1.       A completed unsigned application. Print legibly in black ink.

2.       Two passport photos which can be taken by the staff at the Recorder’s office at the time that you apply. (Cost $10.00 for 4 pictures)

3.       A certified copy of your birth certificate, previous passport or original naturalization certificate. The birth certificate needs to be issued by the state or county, NOT the hospital.  Notification of Birth Registration forms are not acceptable forms of Citizenship.

4.       Driver’s license or government issued photo ID for the applicant and/or the parents if they are appearing with the minor.

5.       Two checks for each application. Money orders are acceptable. Debit and credit cards are not acceptable and cash cannot be sent in with the application.

6.       Each person applying for a passport must present themselves to the accepting agent, including children.

7.       If applicant is 16 or 17 at least one parent must appear with child, sign the application and show their ID.

8.       If applicant is under 16, both parents must appear with child, sign the application and show their ID.

Marie Krutzfield, the Jones County Recorder, suggests that individuals contact the office, (319) 462-2477, so her staff can go through a passport checklist to ensure that applicants will have all the documentation they need. 

Vital Records

Looking up a Birth, Death or Marriage record constitutes a search, and this office is unable to do that over the phone, as per the Iowa Department of Public Health.  All the vital records are open for public inspection if you come into the office.