No-Fee Official Passport — Free When Required by Orders
Active-duty service members whose official orders specifically require an official passport for overseas government travel receive it at no cost — DoD covers the fee. The official passport is NOT a tourist passport and is not valid for personal travel. For leave/vacation travel, service members pay the standard tourist passport fee ($130+ for a book).
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"Required by written orders" is the key — not all OCONUS travel requires an official passport; many SOFA-status countries (Germany, Japan, Korea, Italy) let you cross with CAC + orders. Routed through unit S-1 / Admin / MPF. Official passport must often be returned or kept under command control after travel. Veterans do not receive free or discounted tourist passports — standard State Dept fees ap
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