USPS

Press Release

LOUISVILLE — Post offices in Kentuckiana are offering extended passport acceptance hours this weekend. Fairs serve customers on a first come, first served basis. No appointments are needed, although there is a limited capacity for acceptance.

A local passport fair is being held Saturday, May 11 at The Danville Post office, located at 200 East Main St. will conduct a passport fair from 9 to 11:30 p.m.

The Postal Service suggests travelers check the expiration date on their U.S. passport. Many countries require a passport have as much as six months’ validity remaining for entry.

The fees listed above must be paid with a personal check or money order. There is a $35 processing/acceptance fee and a $15 fee for photos, which can be paid for by cash, personal checks, debit and credit cards or money orders. The Passport Fair offices offer passport photo services.

Travelers are encouraged to apply for a passport several months before they are scheduled to travel overseas. The average time for passport applications and renewals is six weeks. However, for an additional fee, the State Department will expedite the application and process it within three weeks.

To apply for a passport, travelers need to complete Passport Application Form DS-11 (unsigned) and provide one of the following: a U.S. birth certificate from the Department of Vital Statistics (not a certificate of birth) or naturalization papers. Applicants must also show either a valid driver’s license, a previous or current U.S. passport book or card, Certificate of Naturalization, Certificate of Citizenship, military I.D. or a federal, state or municipal government employee I.D. card. Applicants 15 & under must be present with both parents unless consent is given; ages 16 and 17 require only one parent be present.

For appointments during regular passport processing hours, the U.S. Postal Service has made scheduling easier with the launch of the USPS Retail Customer Appointment Scheduler tool (RCAS) at usps.com/scheduler.

For more information about passport application requirements and to download forms, visit the State Department’s travel website at travel.state.gov.

Passport fees

Passport Card

Adults (Age 16 Years and Older): $30

Minors (Under Age 16): $15

Passport Book

Adults (Age 16 Years and Older): $110

Minors (Under Age 16): $80

Passport Card and Book

Adults (Age 16 Years and Older): $140

Minors (Under Age 16): $95