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 1, 2008
Randolph Post Office, 90 Main St. – 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Sunday, March 2, 2008
Jamestown Post Office, 300 E. 3rd St. – noon to 4 p.m.

Sunday, March 9, 2008
Olean Post Office, 102 S. Union St. – noon to 4 p.m.

Saturday, March 15, 2008
Conewango Valley Post Office, 5496 Rte 62 – 9 a.m. to noon
Stockton Post Office, 7254 Rte 380 – 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Tuesday, March 18, 2008
Great Valley Post Office, 6027 Depot St. – 6 to 8 p.m.

Tuesday, March 25, 2008
Ellicottville Library, 6499 Maples Rd. – 6 to 8 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.