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 southern tier

When & Where:
Saturday, March 8, 2008
Pine City Post Office, 1565 Pennsylvania Ave – 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Trumansburg Post Office, 67 W. Main St. – 1 to 4 p.m.

Saturday, March 15, 2008
Bath Post Office, 101 Liberty St. – 1 to 3 p.m.
Brooktondale Post Office, 456 Brooktondale Rd – 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Elmira Westside Station, 103 Hoffman St. – 1 to 5 p.m.
Hammondsport Post Office, 76 Pulteney St. – noon to 3 p.m.
Ithaca Post Office, 757 Warren Rd. – 12:30 to 4 p.m.
Spencer Post Office, 196 N. Main St. – 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Troupsburg Post Office, 878 Main St. – 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Wednesday, March 19, 2008
Big Flats Post Office, 471 Maple St. – 2 to 6:30 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.