Fontana’s Southside Post Office ready for ‘Passport Saturday’ on June 14

FONTANA, CA — For the convenience of Fontana residents and others who may be traveling abroad soon, the U.S. Postal Service will host Passport Saturday on June 14 from 8 am to 1 pm at the Southside Station Post Office, 16731 Santa Ana Ave.

Families will be able to apply for passports on a walk-in basis without taking time off from work or school. No appointments are necessary.

USPS passport acceptance agents will process Passport Book applications and take passport photos. Agents will also accept applications for the new Passport Cards that can be used instead of a passport when they become available this summer for land and sea travel between the United States and Canada, Mexico, the Caribbean and Bermuda.

To obtain a passport for the first time, applicants need proof of U.S. citizenship and a valid form of photo identification such as a driver’s license. A certified copy of a birth certificate (not a California abstract or photocopy) is the best proof of citizenship.

Applicants also need two photographs that can be taken at the passport event. The fee for a Passport Book for first-time adult applicants is $100 and $45 for a Passport Card. The fee for minors under the age of 16 is $85 for a Passport Book and $35 for a Passport Card. An Expedited service fee of $60, plus Express Mail postage, will reduce processing time to less than three weeks from the normal of four weeks. Passport photos are $15 each.

Parents applying for Passport Books for children under the age of 14 must both be present along with the child. For more information on Passport Saturday, contact the Fontana Post Office at 909-350-3466.

For more information on passports, please visit the State Department’s consular website: http://travel.state.gov.

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