Post Office to Offer Passport Fair

Fort Myers, Cape Coral, FL —Individuals needing to obtain passports have an opportunity to complete the application process during a Saturday passport fair to be held at the Page Field Post Office, 2655 N. Airport Road, Fort Myers, on August 16, between 10:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m. No appointments will be made; applicants will be served on a first-come, first-served basis.

All persons, including newborn infants, are required to obtain passports in their own names. For children under 14, the consent of both parents/guardians is required. Currently, the processing of routine applications is less than four weeks.

A new passport card is in production and facilitates entry at U.S. land and sea ports of entry when arriving from Canada, Mexico, the Caribbean and Bermuda. The card may not be used to travel by air. The Department of State is issuing this passport card in response to the needs of border resident communities for a less expensive and more portable alternative to the traditional passport book.

Individuals participating in the passport fair should bring:

• a completed application available from www.usps.com, (do not sign it until instructed to by the passport clerk)
• proof of identity (a valid permanent state driver’s license, a government ID or military ID, previous passport, Certificate of
• Citizenship or Naturalization Certificate)
  
• proof of U.S. citizenship (previous passport, certified birth certificate issued from the state with a raised, embossed, impressed or multicolored seal and the registrars’s signature and date of certificate filing)
• Social Security Number

Department of State fees vary according to age and type. They must be made by money order, check, bank draft, or cashier’s check made payable to the U.S. Department of State; debit and credit card payment is not available. Charges include:

• the fee for age 16 and under passport book is $60
  
• the fee for those over age 16 for passport book is $75
  
• the fee for those age 16 and under for passport card is $10
  
• the fee for those over age 16 for passport card is $20

The Postal Service charges $25 per application as the processing fee. This may be made in cash, money order, check made payable to the Postal Service, or a debit or credit card.

Should you need to expedite your application, Express Mail service is available at additional costs. The Department of State charges an additional $60 fee for expedited processing, offering two weeks door-to-door service.

Additional information about the passport application process or the passport fair may be obtained by calling 239-277-3352.