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How To Get Your U.S. Passport Fees Reimbursed Free ($97 adults, $82 children)

I recently wrote about the new requirements this year for everyone to have a passport – even children – this year when you travel out of the country. And we recently created our own U.S. passport photos on the web and filed the application — and found the new US State Department passport application status service…because we really need a vacation!
Although it’s a pain in the neck to fill out the forms, get the photos done, file the application, it doesn’t have to be a pain in the wallet for the $97/adult and $82/child passport application fees…why you ask? Because someone will foot the bill for you!
“Only in America!” you say?….actually, you should say, “Only in the Bahamas!”
If you travel and stay at one of these 20 hotels in the Bahamas, they’ll pay for your passport application fees for up to 4 Passports/room!
- Atlantis Paradise Island
- Best Western Bay View Suites
- British Colonial Hilton
- Comfort Suites Paradise Island
- Dillet’s Guest House
- Graycilff Hotel
- Harborside Resort at Atlantis
- Nassau Beach Hotel
- Nassau Palm Resort
- One&Only Ocean Club
- Orange Hill Beach Inn
- Paradise Island Beach Club
- Paradise Harbour Club & Marina
- Paradise Island Harbour Resort All Inclusive
- Raddison Cable Beach Resort
- Red Carpet Inn
- Sandals Royal Bahamian Spa Resort
- The Cove Atlantis
- Wyndham Nassau Resort
All you have to do is complete the rebate form when you travel on your vacation and mail it in within 30 days! It’s a simple one-page form to get your Passport Fees back.
You say, huh? There’s no free lunch in America? Well, good thing it’s not the USA, it’s the Bahamas! Actually, here’s the fine-print:
- Apply for a new U.S. Passport between December 20, 2006 and March 24, 2007
- Visit Nassau Paradise Island from January 17 through March 31, 2007
- Stay a minimum of 2 nights at any of our 19 member hotels
- Download and fill out the rebate form
- Attach verification documentation to the rebate form:
- Paid hotel receipt in the Bahamas
- Airline boarding pass for all travelers
- Photocopy of U.S. passport photo page for all travelers
- Nassau, The Bahamas airport code = NAS

I love tech, gadgets and the web. Hope you pick-up a useful tip or two here today that helps you use technology to your advantage! Better yet, why not share your own expertise in a comment on a post today to help the other readers that land here for answers!
April 25, 2007 - 5:49 am
Hi Sam! Photos i send on e-mail.
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