Area Residents Traveling to KC Sportshow Can Apply for Passports

Post Office to Offer Convenient Passport Application Process Each Day at Annual Bartle Hall Event

Kansas City, Mo. – New passport laws that went into effect nearly two years ago require all Americans and foreign nationals to have passports when traveling by air, and when traveling to or from the U.S. and nearby countries, such as Canada and Mexico, the Americas, and Caribbean destinations. So, to help make the passport application process more convenient, the Kansas City, MO Post Office will deliver a special Passport Application Booth, beginning Wednesday, January, 7 through Sunday, January 11 at the 55th Annual Kansas City Sportshow, in the Travel/Resort Area, Booth 552, at Bartle Hall.

Post Office Passport Booth Hours:
Wednesday, January 7th – 5 p.m. to 8 p.m.
Thursday and Friday, January 8th and 9th – 4 p.m. to 8 p.m.
Saturday, January 10th – 11 a.m. to 8 p.m.
Sunday, January 11th – 12 noon to 4 p.m.

Many larger U.S. Post Offices regularly offer passport application service. Travelers can locate the nearest Post Office that offers passport applications by calling 1-800-ASK-USPS (1-800-275-8777) or go to www.usps.com/passport. Customers can also save time by downloading and completing their passport application forms before going to a participating Post Office. PLEASE NOTE: All passport applications must be submitted in person and cannot be made online.

Customers must present the following documentation to apply for a passport for the first time:

Original, raised embossed, birth certificate or an original naturalization certificate (no copies)
State photo identification; preferably a driver’s license
Two identical passport photographs (taken at the Passport Fair for total fee of $15 for both)

Two payment transactions are required (with a completed Passport Application (Form DS-11):

$75.00 to Department of State (check only)
$25.00 to the U S Postal Service (check or cash)

If applying for children under age 14, both parents must be present. If applying for children 14 and over, one parent must be present. Passport applicants can save time by completing the application form before visiting the Passport Fair by going to the USPS Web site at www.usps.com/passport to download a passport application form. PLEASE NOTE: Standard processing takes from four to six weeks. Expedited service will not be provided at the Passport Application Booth.

For more information about the Passport Application Booth at the 55th Annual Kansas City Sportshow, customers are encouraged to call the Kansas City, MO Post Office at 816/374-9762.

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