Springing for a passport book or card?

Several Post Offices offer special March passport acceptance hours to make process easy and convenient

What:
Passport events in the greater Rochester area

When & Where:
Saturday, March 8, 2008
Farmington Branch, 1560 State Rte 332 – 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Dansville Post Office, 116 Main St. – 8 a.m. to noon
Victor Post Office, 21 Framark Dr. – noon to 4 p.m.
Wayland Post Office, 23 E. Naples St. – 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Wolcott Post Office, 6048 Lake Ave. – noon to 3 p.m.

Wednesday, March 12, 2008
North Rose Post Office, 10374 E. Railroad Ave – 9 a.m. to noon

Thursday, March 13, 2008
East Williamson Post Office, 4995 Ridge Rd. – 3 to 7 p.m.

Friday, March 14, 2008
Springwater Post Office, 7886 Main St. – 10:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Williamson Post Office, 6144 State Rte 21 – 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
(Please register at 315- 589-5621)

Saturday, March 15, 2008
Bloomfield Post Office, 2 Elm St. – noon to 3 p.m.
Brighton Station (Roch), 130 Winton Rd. N – 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Canandaigua Post Office, 405 Eastern Blvd. – 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Hamlin Post Office, 133 Railroad Ave. – 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Mt. Morris Post Office, 31 Chapel St. – 9 a.m. to noon
North Chili Post Office, 3235 Union St. – 10:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.

Background:
Customers looking to comply with the Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative for international travel to all countries including Canada, Mexico and the Bahamas may want to apply for a passport book or the new passport card. And several Rochester area Post Offices are trying to make it easy for customers to get them. The upcoming passport events will make it more convenient for families with children under the age of 16 to apply, where both parents need to be present.

The Postal Service recommends that customers visit the passport agency website at www.travel.state.gov to get the list of required documents and a print out of the passport application. A pre-completed passport application expedites the process when the customer gets to the Post Office.

Contact:
Karen Mazurkiewicz at 716-846-2375.

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